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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, makes a point during a press briefing held at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices on June 17 to release the results of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT).

More Than 70% of GSAT Students Placed in Schools of Choice

More than 70 per cent of students, who sat the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) in March 2014, have been placed in the schools of their choice. Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has pointed out that 28,883 of...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), presents educator, Jennifer Hewitt, with her award for 40 years of devoted service to education. Miss Hewitt was among 40 outstanding educators who were honoured during a ceremony for the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for service to education, held on the lawns of Jamaica House, on June 12.

Outstanding Teachers Honoured at Jamaica House

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre); presents former Secretary-General of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association, Dr. Adolph Cameron, with his award for years of service to education. Dr. Cameron, along with 39 other educators, were honoured during the presentation ceremony for the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education, on the lawns of Jamaica House on Thursday, June 12.

PM Praises Nation’s Teachers

The original building constructed by the Government of Jamaica in 1914, to house the Burnt Savannah Primary School, in St. Elizabeth. The building is still being used today to house four classrooms.

Burnt Savannah Primary – 100 Years of Commitment to Education

Deputy Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Richard Lumsden (seated right), along with Principal at Cumberland High School, Dahlia Black (left), sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to implement a Citizenship Incentive Awards Programme, for students at the institution. The signing was held on Monday, June 9, at the St. Catherine institution. Also participating are (from left): Administrator for the Vision 2030 Secretariat at the PIOJ, Nadine Thompson; Communications Specialist, Carmen Miller; and Vice Principal at the school, Maureen Nelson.

PIOJ Signs MOU with Cumberland High for Citizenship Incentive Awards Programme

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Schools to be Used as Performing Arts Centres

The Ministries of Tourism and Entertainment, and Education, have partnered in an engagement that will see several high schools being utilised as performing arts centres. Arising from this, an initial four institutions - Jamaica College and St. Andrew High School in St. Andrew; Guys Hill High School, St. Catherine; and Manchester High School, Manchester - have been selected for improvement...

The nation’s leaders, headed by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (seated centre) and Lady Allen (second right); Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second left); Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left); and Jamaica Teachers’ Association President (JTA), Clayton Hall (right), pose with the 40 educators who received the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education on June 9, at Jamaica House.

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40 Educators to Receive Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation

Forty of the nation’s distinguished educators are to be recognised by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller for their outstanding contribution to the development of Jamaica in the field of Education. The educators will be presented with the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for service to Education, at a ceremony scheduled for the Lawns of Jamaica House on...

Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Grace McLean gives an update on the Ministry’s Textbook Programme at a JIS Think Tank session held today ( June 6) at the agency’s Half Way Tree Road offices.

12 years ago Education

Education Ministry Cuts Textbook Budget By 30 Per Cent

The Ministry of Education has reduced its expenditure on the procurement of textbooks for the 2014/15 academic year by 30 per cent. This has resulted in a decrease in the quantity of replacement books to be purchased. Over $900 million has been allocated to the National Textbook Programme for this financial year, with a projected $88 million to be saved...

Executives of the University of Technology (UTech) with a representational cheque for $500,000, which was presented by First Heritage Co-operative Credit Union to implement a pilot business education and entrepreneurship project in five high schools in the Corporate Area. The cheque was presented at the official launch of the project on Tuesday, June 4, at UTech’s Papine campus in St. Andrew. At second right is: Senior Marketing Officer, First Heritage Co-operative Credit Union, Diana Allen. Members of UTech’s management team from left are: Senior Director, Planning and Projects, Denise Stephenson-Hammil; from the Faculty of Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies: Dean, Dr. Rohan Lewis; Head, School of Technical and Vocational Education, Dr. Leonie Clarke; Programme Director, Business and Computer Studies Programme, Vivia Clarke; and Co-ordinator, Graduate Studies Programme, Dr. Sybil Hamil.

12 years ago Education

UTECH Launches Business Education/Entrepreneurship Pilot Project

The performance of students in business subjects at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) level is expected to be greatly improved with a $500,000 pilot business education and entrepreneurship project. To be implemented in five Corporate Area high schools by September 2014, the project is an initiative of the University of Technology (UTech), through its Faculty of Education and Liberal...

12 years ago Education

Grade 4 Literacy Test Tomorrow

The Ministry of Education will administer the annual Grade 4 Literacy Test (G4LT) and the General Achievement in Numeracy (GAIN), on Thursday and Friday, June 5 and 6. According to the Ministry, 52,804 students will sit the literacy test which consists of three components: word recognition, reading comprehension and writing task; while 43,717 will sit the numeracy test comprising five...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (File)

12 years ago Education

Men Urged to Play a Greater Role in the Lives of Their Children

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is calling on Jamaican men to play a greater role in the lives of their children. “Absentee fatherhood is pulling down Jamaica and it does not matter how much money we get, we will not be able to restore Jamaica, unless we restore family life to its proper order,” the Minister said. Rev. Thwaites,...

Fifth grader at John Rollins Success Primary School in St. James, William Grant ( 2nd right), explains the concept of renewable energy to Principal, Yvonne Miller-Wisdom (2nd left), during the Boys Exposition held at the school. Listening keenly are: William’s classmates, Rahmon Lewis (left), dressed as Avengers action superhero – Ironman; and Samaria Passley. The exposition formed part of the school’s 10th anniversary celebrations, between May 25 and 30.

12 years ago Education

John Rollins Primary Celebrates the Success of Its Boys

As part of activities commemorating its 10th anniversary, John Rollins Success Primary School in St. James, staged its inaugural Boys Exposition, which focused on the institution’s male students. Aptly dubbed – ‘The Boys’ – the exposition, held on May 27, showcased a multi-dimensional presentation of work that the male students have been producing since the start of the school year,...