GSAT Results Available June 9
For the first time in five years, boys outperformed girls in Language Arts in this year’s sitting of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT). The …
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Ministry Ramps up School Feeding Programme
Starting this September the Ministry of Education will be providing free breakfast daily to 138,000 children, or 70 per cent of the cohort in early …
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Development Workshops for Math Teachers
More than 200 teachers of Mathematics in primary schools are to benefit from a series of development workshops, geared at enhancing competence in the subject. …
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Performance and Behaviour Improved in Six High Schools
A five-year, $100 million investment in six non-traditional high schools, by the Mutual Building Societies Foundation (MBSF), is now reaping rich rewards in the institutions. …
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85 Per Cent Mastery in Literacy By 2015 – Education Minister
Jamaica is expected to achieve the target of 85 per cent mastery in literacy among Grade Four students by 2015. This was disclosed by Minister …
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Universities Urged to Consider Non-Academic Achievements
Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission (J-TEC), Maxine Henry-Wilson, is insisting that reform of the tertiary education system must include …
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$615 Million for Infrastructural Works at Schools
The Government is to spend $615 million this fiscal year to undertake various infrastructural works at several educational institutions across the island. The funds have …
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Renewed Focus by HEART/NTA on Regional Vocational Training
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says there is renewed focus by HEART Trust/NTA to provide vocational training for persons in other Caribbean countries and …
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Education Ministry Improving Numeracy Among Boys
The Ministry of Education is implementing strategies aimed at improving the performance of boys in numeracy, and enabling them to be more focused on Mathematics. …
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New High School to be Opened in Mandeville
A new high school will be opened in Mandeville later this year, two primary schools will be expanded and infrastructural works will be completed at …
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All in Place for GSAT Sitting
The Ministry of Education has advised that all is in place for the 2014 sitting of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) on Thursday, March …
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Hundreds of Students Attend Mathematics EXPO
Hundreds of students, from the pre-primary to tertiary level, converged on the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, today (March 13), where they experienced …
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UWI to Award Bursaries to Students with Disabilities
Beginning September 2014, the University of the West Indies (UWI) will award five bursaries, valued at $50,000 each, to five students with disabilities enrolled at …
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Education Ministry to Stage Math Expo
Over 6,000 students from 200 learning institutions across the island are expected to gather at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus on …
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Education Minister Calls on Communities to Protect Schools
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev Ronald Thwaites, is urging communities to ensure that schools and their equipment are protected, so they can serve for generations. …
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Students Urged to Use Marcus Garvey as Inspiration
Students are being encouraged to apply to their own lives key lessons from Caribbean giants such as National Hero, the Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, …
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Weakness in Home Life Impedes Education – Minister Thwaites
Education Minister, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has pointed to weakness in students’ home life as one of the greatest impediments to the education system. …
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Expanded Early Childhood Institutions Opened in Westmoreland
The expanded Westmoreland Early Childhood Resource Centre and the Torrington Early Childhood Centre were opened by Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, on February …
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$14.9 Million Contract Signed for Expansion of Belmont Academy
The Belmont Academy in Westmoreland is to benefit from expansion works, following the signing of a $14.9 million contract for the construction of five additional …
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Education Minister Invites CLI to Help
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has extended an invitation to Choose Life International (CLI) to partner with the Ministry, in providing counselling and …
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