The Portland-based Fair Prospect High School is celebrating a 33-percentage-point increase in passes in English A in the 2025 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination. The school’s pass rate in the subject jumped to 73 per cent from 40 per cent in the previous year. Fair Prospect High School is one of 56 institutions benefiting under the Ministry of Education,...

The decision by the 2026 Rhodes Scholar, Tiana Dinham, to spearhead a community-based rainwater harvesting project for her native parish, Hanover, is being hailed by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen. Launched in 2025, the project, dubbed the ‘Rainwater Initiative for Sustainability and Empowerment (RISE)’, the Governor-General says her “long-standing dedication” to water safety and access to...

The St. Catherine-based Charlemont High School is on an upward trajectory in Mathematics and exemplary performance in English Language, coming out of the recent Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. Students more than doubled the performance numbers in Mathematics, moving from a 16 per cent pass rate to 36 per cent, while they maintained an 81 per cent pass rate...

When Hurricane Melissa swept across Jamaica on October 28 last year, it left behind a trail of destruction that disrupted communities, damaged infrastructure, and tested the resilience of the nation’s education system. However, amid the challenges, schools are steadily returning to normalcy, thanks to the coordinated efforts of the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information (MoESYI) and its agency,...

With support from the National School Learning and Intervention Plan (NSLIP), the Clarendon-based Kemps Hill High School registered a 32 per cent improvement in English Language, in the 2025 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination. The NSLIP, aimed at improving Mathematics and English Language in high schools, was instituted by the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information to deal...

Schools in western Jamaica are on a path to recovery in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, with repair works progressing across several institutions. Minister of Education, Youth, Skills and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, said that the objective is to reopen all hurricane-affected schools in January. She outlined the extensive coordination required to complete assessments, secure funding,...

Monique Satchwell and Rheana Hagigal are more than just work colleagues. Both young women, Tier Two National Security Operations Centre Analysts at the Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team (Ja-CIRT), recently won first place in the overall team category of the ‘SheSecures’ Jamaica Cybersecurity Competition, beating out dozens of teams from across the country. The competition, which was undertaken in partnership...

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...