Twelve-year-old Adrianna Cover engaged in months of intense preparation for the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination. She had one goal in mind and that was to earn a place at her school of choice – Campion College in Kingston. Not only did Adrianna achieve that goal but she also received the highest score among the 17,175 female students who sat...

State petroleum refinery Petrojam Limited has awarded four scholarships to top performers in the 2024 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations at Greenwich Primary and St. Andrew Primary Schools in Kingston. The recipients are Kaylia Walters and Kevin Nelson from St. Andrew Primary, and Jhennalla Robinson and Johnty Smith from Greenwich Primary. They each received $60,000 towards their tuition annually, a...

The 100-year-old Half-Way Tree Primary School in St. Andrew is continuing its tradition of achieving excellent exam results, with 88 per cent of its students who sat the 2024 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) exams being placed on Pathway One. Of the 170 students who sat the exams, 150 have been placed at the high school of their choice and will...

Students at Waterford Primary School in St. Catherine have performed excellently, with 60 of the 73 students who sat the 2024 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) exams placed on Pathway One and will be attending some of the most prominent high schools. In the PEP exams, children are placed on one of three Pathways, designed to meet their level of competence....

Tracey-Ann Campbell’s determination to assist her daughter to overcome setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has paid off, with the student being declared the 2024 Top Female at the Ginger Ridge Primary School. In an interview with JIS News , the single mother from deep rural St. Catherine said that in grade four, her daughter, Aleya Douglas, was at the...

Shieka Walsh has always been a creative with a passion for entertainment and planning events. “I planned my first birthday party at 12 years old. My mother gave the go-ahead but I did the planning,” she tells JIS News. Years later, when she decided to pursue formal training, she contacted the Vocational Training Development Institute (VTDI) to enquire about programme...

A recent one-off debate between students of the United Learning Centre (ULC) Preparatory School and their counterparts at the Exchange All-Age could be the prelude to a more expansive competition in St. Ann, come next year. The debate, held on the grounds of ULC, was a closely contested one, with the home team (ULC) emerging the winner. Custos of St....

A total of 74 scholarships and grants have been awarded to students to pursue studies at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), by the American Caribbean Maritime Foundation (ACMF). This represents 70 per cent of the number of scholarships and grants (105) awarded by the Foundation for the 2024/25 academic year. The recipients include four foreign students, two from The Bahamas...

The National Education Trust (NET) is looking to strengthen donor partnership and support to benefit the island’s education sector. The entity, which falls under the Ministry of Education and Youth, is charged with mobilising financial and quality resource investments for the advancement of education, in accordance with the Ministry’s strategic objectives. NET partners with public and private stakeholders, nationally, regionally...