June 23, 2026
Top Primary PEP Student Hails from Park Mountain in St. Elizabeth
Eleven-year-old Jasonnia Beadle of Park Mountain Primary and Infant School in St. Elizabeth is Jamaica’s top primary-school student in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination. She scored 394.2 out of…
June 23, 2026
90 Per Cent of PEP Students Placed in School of Choice
Ninety per cent of students who sat the 2026 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination have been placed in a school of their choice. Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information,…
May 22, 2026
4,000 Textbooks Donated to Schools Affected by Hurricane Melissa
Global educational publishing company, Macmillan Education, in partnership with Kingston Bookshop, has donated 4,000 textbooks valued $6 million to schools affected by Hurricane Melissa. The books were officially presented to…
May 22, 2026
Buff Bay Primary Wins 2026 Portland Maths Quiz Competition
Buff Bay Primary School, in Portland, is winner of the 2026 Portland Maths Quiz Competition. The four challengers from Buff Bay faced off against Norwich Primary School in a neck-and-neck…
May 22, 2026
Children Encouraged to Speak About Their Mental Health
Children are being encouraged to build emotional resilience and speak about their mental health, as the Ministry of Health and Wellness expands its effort to provide psychosocial support in schools…