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Spot Valley High School students perform the traditional folk dance, Gerreh, during the ‘Justice Fi All A Wi – Justice Day in School’ event, staged by the Ministry of Justice, at the institution in St. James on Friday (June 20).

Students Encouraged to Embrace Discipline

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, has charged students to uphold discipline as a key ingredient in ensuring success in their academic and personal lives. “You can be good at singing, good at sports, good at everything, but most importantly,...

Pilot publication of Primary Exit Profile (PEP) School Results for Ascot Primary, which details the performance of the school.

PEP Results Publication to Assist All Primary Schools

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (left, front row), congratulates Primary Exit Profile (PEP) students, during Friday’s (June 20) PEP Press Conference at the Ministry’s Heroes’ Circle offices in Kingston. Sharing in the celebration are (from left) Acting Chief Education Officer, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle; Deputy Chief Education Officer in the Exam and Assessment Administration Services Branch, Maryah Ho Young (partly hidden); President, Jamaica Independent Schools’ Association (JISA), Tamar McKenzie; and Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kasan Troupe.

Jamaica on Course to Meet PEP Proficiency Target for 2030

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses Friday’s (June 20) Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Press Conference, at the Ministry’s Heroes’ Circle offices, in Kingston.

89.5% of PEP Students Placed in School of Choice

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, aboard one of the new compressed natural gas (CNG) buses, procured for the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC). Mr. Vaz was on site for the arrival at Kingston Wharves on Thursday (June 19).

First Set of Rural School Buses to Arrive Next Week

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Andrew Holness, greets students at the Jeffrey Town Primary School in St. Mary on June 18. The Prime Minister announced that the school is to get a new campus.

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Jeffrey Town Primary School to Get New Campus

Students and staff at the Jeffrey Town Primary School in St. Mary are to engage in teaching and learning in a more comfortable and modern environment, following the announcement of the construction of a new campus for the institution. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who visited the school on June 18, told the students that a multipurpose...

Executive Director of the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ), Donna Powell Wilson, addresses a JIS Think Tank, today (June 18).

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Community Colleges Offer Myriad Teaching and Learning Opportunities

Aspiring tertiary students are being encouraged to see Community Colleges as an opportunity and not just a viable option. Executive Director of the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ), Donna Powell Wilson, said this is due to myriad teaching and learning opportunities that can be accessed through community colleges in Jamaica. “Our institutions are strategically positioned across the island,...

Senior Education Officer in the Curriculum Unit of the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Novelette McLean-Francis, addresses Wednesday’s (June 18) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

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Reading Workshops for Teachers June 23-July 1

Early grade reading teacher-training workshops are set to commence on June 23 and end on July 1. This is in preparation for timetabled reading, which will be reintroduced for grades one to three students at the primary level, in September 2025. Senior Education Officer in the Curriculum Unit of the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Novelette McLean-Francis, shared that the aim...

Local and foreign stakeholders who toured the Sav Inclusive Academy in Westmoreland, on Friday, June 13.

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Sav Inclusive Academy to Add Grade Six in Upcoming School Year

The Savanna-la-Mar (Sav) Inclusive Academy in Westmoreland is to expand its academic offering with the introduction of a grade-six class in the upcoming school year. Chairman of the Academy, Peter Rose, who made the disclosure during a special tour of the institution on June 13, told JIS News that this development will allow students who entered the school as three-year-olds...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses Wednesday’s (June 18) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

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PEP Results to Be Released June 20

Results of the Grade Six Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination will be released on Friday, June 20. Addressing Wednesday’s (June 18) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, advised that results will be made available to schools at 11:00 a.m., and then to parents at 1:00 p.m....

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (right), converses with members of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF), during the Ministry’s Social Justice Tour at Norman Manley High School in Kingston on Friday (June 13).

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Justice Minister Encourages Students to Embrace Peaceful Conflict Resolution

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is encouraging students to embrace peaceful conflict resolution as a means to settle disputes that may arise." “There will always be conflicts between you and your friends, between you and others, but you can work it out. You don’t have to fight it out,” he emphasised. Mr. Chuck was speaking during the Ministry’s Social Justice...