January 17, 2018
Education Minister Wants Infant Department in Every Primary School
JIS: Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says he intends to establish an Infant Department at each primary school that is currently operating without one. Speaking with…
January 17, 2018
Additional Support for Jack’s Hill Primary
JIS: The Jack’s Hill Primary School in rural St. Andrew is to benefit from additional support from the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has…
January 17, 2018
Gov’t Provides Counselling, Relief Supplies in Wake of Fire
JIS: The Government is providing counselling and relief supplies for children and staff of the Walker’s Place of Safety in Kingston, following a massive fire Monday night (January 15) that claimed…
January 15, 2018
Grade Four Test results in rural schools show literacy surpassing numeracy
OBSERVER: The percentage mastery figures for the better-performing rural schools across 12 parishes in the 2017 Grade Four Literacy and Numeracy tests are highlighted below. Schools with very low school and grade…
January 15, 2018
Literacy, numeracy results show girls outmastering boys
OBSERVER: A total of 232 private schools with a sitting population of 4,365 students had 89.1 per cent mastery in the 2017 Grade Four Numeracy exams, compared to 64 per cent…