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,...

As Jamaica rebuilds in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, which devastated the western end of the island in October 2025, the Save our Boys and Girls Foundation has taken aim at reducing learning loss in severely affected communities, with the launch of a programme dubbed, ‘School in a Box’. The humanitarian assistance project, which is being delivered in collaboration with...

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,...

For education officials in Region 4, ‘Bouncing Back Better’ has become more than a slogan, it is the guiding framework for how schools, parents and communities are responding to learning loss, following the disruption caused by Hurricane Melissa on October 28. Regional Director for Region 4 (Westmoreland, St. James and Hanover), Dr. Michele Pinnock, told JIS News that the Region’s...

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,...