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Students of Jessie Ripoll Primary School in Kingston review the schedule for the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations.

Special Accommodations Provided for 508 Students Who Sat PEP Ability Test

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information is reporting that special accommodations were provided for 508 students who sat the Grade Six Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Ability Test last Thursday (February 20). Special accommodations refer to support that is...

Jamaican primary school students smile and pose for the camera

Jamaica Day to Be Observed on February 28

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses the audience at the fourth Jamaica Creative Career Expo held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, on Tuesday (February 25). The Expo was hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and highlighted careers in the creative industry.

Education Minister Highlights Alternative Career Pathways

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (left, front row), and Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Education at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Professor Silvia Kouwenberg (right, front row), cut the ribbon to officially launch the IGNITE Hub at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, in St. Andrew, on February 26. Celebrating the moment are (from left, back row) Dean of the Faculty of Science and Education, Professor Michael Taylor; Director of the School of Education, Dr. Marcia Rainford; Project Conceptualiser and Lecturer in the School of Education, Dr. Tashane Haynes-Brown; Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kasan Troupe; and Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica, Andrew Lee.

$31.3 Million Ignite Hub Launched at UWI

Official flyer for the Social Development Commission (SDC) Club in School Day event, slated for Bucknor Community Centre in Clarendon on Thursday (February 27).

‘SDC Club in School Day’ Slated for Clarendon on Feb. 27

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (left), interacts with participants during Wednesday’s (February 19) launch of the European Union (EU)-Universal Service Fund (USF) student video competition at the EU Delegation Office in Kingston. Sharing the conversation (from second left) are President, St. Hilda’s Diocesan High School’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Club, Deiandra Underhill; Chief Executive Officer, USF, Charlton McFarlane; and Head of Cooperation for the EU Delegation, Aniceto Rodríguez Ruiz.

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EU-USF Student Video Competition Launched

The European Union (EU) in collaboration with the Universal Service Fund (USF) has launched a video competition targeting grades 11, 12 and 13 students in high schools with active information and communications technology (ICT) clubs. Students are invited to create a three-minute video exploring the impact of digital technology on future jobs and how Jamaica’s education system can prepare them...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking to students at Manchester High School recently.

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Gov’t Strengthens Support for Secondary-Level Students

The Government will be developing intervention systems to support at-risk students at the secondary level and improve student retention in its continued thrust to improve educational outcomes. An early warning system will also be developed to identify at-risk students. These initiatives will be pursued under the Jamaica Education Project (JEP), which has been allocated $752 million in the 2025/26 Estimates...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, tables the 2025/26 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on February 13.

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Construction of First STEAM Academy to Commence in Fiscal Year 2025/26

Construction of Jamaica’s first Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Academy will begin in fiscal year 2025/26. A Jamaica 60 legacy project, the institution will be erected on the 22 acres of land reserved for social services at the Greater Bernard Lodge Development in St. Catherine. The works will be done under Phase II of the Education System Transformation...

Restorative Justice Facilitator at the Karen Reid Hyman Restoration Foundation, Bishop Dr. Karen Reid-Hyman (right), makes a presentation to students from José Martí High School, which won the poster competition held as part of the Region 6 Deans of Discipline Youth Forum and Symposium. The event took place on Wednesday (February 12 ) at Cumberland High School in St. Catherine.

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Education Ministry Champions Use of the Arts in Cultivating Peace in Schools

Parents and teachers are being urged to utilise the transformative power of the arts in cultivating peace, discipline and youth empowerment in schools. Director of the Safety and Security in Schools Unit in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Richard Troupe, in making the call, said that “the arts, whether visual art, music, dance, drama or creative writing,...

Custos Rotulorum for Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller (left), arrives at Gordon House on Thursday (February 13), to deliver the Throne Speech during the 2025/26 Ceremonial Opening of Parliament. He deputised for Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen.

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Gov’t Prioritising Enhanced Student Education and Nutrition Support During 2025/26

Improving literacy and numeracy among children, aged eight and under, and enhancing nutrition support programmes across the education system will be among the Government’s priorities during fiscal year 2025/26. Currently, more than 162,000 students benefit from provisions under the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). This was announced by Custos Rotulorum for Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller, while delivering...

Principal, Vocational Training Development Institute (VTDI), Dr. Delize Williams, addresses the VTDI graduation ceremony on Wednesday (February 12) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

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More Than 600 Regional Trainers to Benefit from VTDI Training Programme

More than 600 trainers in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean are poised to benefit from training to be facilitated under a partnership between the Vocational Training Development Institute (VTDI) and the Commonwealth of Learning, for which discussions are under way. Principal of the VTDI, Dr. Delize Williams, made the disclosure while addressing the Institute’s graduation ceremony on Wednesday (February 12)...

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IOJ Stages Free Mathematics Workshops for PEP and CSEC Students

Students and teachers preparing for the upcoming Primary Exit Profile (PEP) and Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations will benefit from two free mathematics workshops. The sessions, scheduled for February 26 and 28, are being organised by the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) through the National Museum, Jamaica (NMJ). Assistant Lecturer in the Mathematics Department at the University of the West...