The Ministry of Education and Youth is reporting significant improvements in the results for Jamaican students sitting this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) external tests. The results of the secondary-level exams, which were administered locally by the Overseas Examinations Commission in May and June, will be made available by the Ministry shortly. Speaking...

Attention: Parents of Jamaica The National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ) will be hosting a National General PTA Meeting on Thursday, September 7, 2023 at 7:00PM. Among the topics to be discussed are: • Schools Safety & Security • Teacher Retention • Nutrition • Transportation Zoom Log in details: Meeting ID: 810 9741 2852 Passcode: 589350 Looking forward to your...

Several schools in St. Ann have kicked off the 2023/24 academic year on a very positive note. Among these are Marcus Garvey Technical High School, Ocho Rios Preparatory School, and Ocho Rios High School where the administrators laid the groundwork for the year by providing a nurturing and conducive environment for students to learn and grow. “With renewed energy, innovative...

Three schools in Westmoreland reported a smooth start to the 2023/2024 academic year, which commenced on Monday, September 4. At the Petersfield Infant and Primary School, staff morale and student turnout were high, and the atmosphere hopeful. Acting Principal at the school, Carleen Austin-Williams, told JIS News that the institution, which has an enrolment of 674, saw most of its...

Greater emphasis will be placed on strengthening safety and security measures in schools. Addressing members of the media during a visit to the Windward Road Primary School in Kingston on September 4, for the start of the 2023/24 school year, Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, highlighted several of these measures that are to be implemented. Among these...

Fifty students in Dover, St. Catherine, have received educational supplies, including computer tablets, from the Dover Seventh-day Adventist Church. The supplies were presented to the students on Saturday (September 2), at the church, where awardees from the early-childhood, primary and tertiary levels received their gifts. Former Principal of the Spanish Town Primary School, Marva Guest, who spoke at the event,...

The Ministry of Education and Youth is reporting an increase in the number of students enrolled in the Sixth-Form Pathways Programme for the 2023/24 academic year. This was disclosed by Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe, while speaking on ‘Ask the Minister’, aired on Nationwide News Network on Tuesday (September 5). “Last year’s data show a massive jump from...