Cayman Education News
Education Data Report 2021: Key takeaways and roundup
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This is a summary of key observations gleaned from our series on the Education Data Report 2021.
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This is a summary of key observations gleaned from our series on the Education Data Report 2021.
The regulation, which has been in place since at least 2005, states that subdivisions with more than 400 families should reserve space for a primary school, and with more than 2,000 families should reserve space for a secondary school.
On average, the Cayman Islands government will spend $2,000 per student-rider per year for bus transportation, or $10.86 per student-rider on each school day.
Compared to our regional neighbours, the Cayman Islands has had far smoother sailing in keeping the education system functioning throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Software installed on thousands of laptops issued to public school students tracks online activity and attempts to restrict explicit content in search results, whether the devices are on campus or connected to the internet elsewhere.
We’ve updated our earlier analysis of public school enrolment and capacity to reflect September 2021 student numbers.
The number of students enrolled in Cayman Islands government schools for the 2021/22 school year is essentially the same as it was last year.
A major contributor to morning traffic gridlock is the daily crunch as parents deliver their children to schools in the capital district.
Posting better ratings in most areas since its last full inspection, Tiffany’s Preschool improved its overall grade to ‘Satisfactory’.
It appears that the PACT does not plan to take education in a dramatically different direction than the Progressives. However, the PACT SPS does propose many additional — and ambitious — programmes not contained in the Progressives Manifesto.