In the 2024, when the mathematics pass rate at Edwin Allen High School plummeted to 25.4 per cent, the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information decided to intervene. The decision was made to place the Clarendon-based institution under the National School Learning Intervention Plan (NSLIP), with targeted approaches to improve results. Fast forward to 2025 and the institution is...

The Government of Jamaica continues to demonstrate its commitment to the inclusion and empowerment of children with special needs, through expanded programmes and services. Coordinated through the Special Education Unit (SEU) in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, these initiatives are designed to ensure that every Jamaican child, regardless of ability, has equitable access to quality education, early...

Moments after 22-year-old Tiana Dinham was named Jamaica’s 2026 Rhodes Scholar, she called her mother – on speakerphone. What followed was a moment overflowing with tears and emotion. Her mother screamed, “Oh my God!” 13 times – the words tumbling out in disbelief and joy – before finally catching her breath long enough to say, “I’m so proud of you,...

The Black River High School board and administration are mapping out a path for the safe return of students to the institution, which suffered significant damage during the passage of Hurricane Melissa. The first step was a clean-up day held on Friday (November 14), where parents, students, and other stakeholders came together to clean and clear debris from the school...

Retired Principal, Reverend Dirnella M. Anderson, will be nationally recognised with the Badge of Honour for Long and Faithful Service (BH[L]) in acknowledgment of her 59 years of dedicated contribution to education and community development. She will be conferred with the honour during the Investiture and Presentation Ceremony at King’s House on National Heroes Day, Monday, October 20. “I never...

When Erica Thompson graduated from Charlie Smith High School in Kingston several years ago with 10 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) subjects, she had one goal in mind; to become a teacher at a non-traditional institution like the one she attended. “My aim was not to go to a traditional high school. My aim was to come back to, if...

Police Sergeant Neil Parkes, driven by personal experience and an unwavering commitment to public service, has been awarded the prestigious Chevening Scholarship for 2025, a transformative milestone in his pursuit to modernise Jamaica’s transportation infrastructure. He will be pursuing a Master of Science in Transportation Planning and Engineering at the University of Southampton in England. Sergeant Parkes’ early life was...

In August 2020, young Shavary McFarlane stepped through the gates of Christel House in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, as a grade-two student. Now enrolled in grade seven at the institution’s newly opened high school, both he and his mother, Onica Buchanan, stand as living testaments to the transformative power of a holistic approach to education. Christel House Jamaica currently provides...