Press Release
Department of Education Services Explains Exam Deferral Process
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Students who cannot sit scheduled CSEC examinations due to COVID 19 may defer until the next available sitting in January or June 2023.
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Students who cannot sit scheduled CSEC examinations due to COVID 19 may defer until the next available sitting in January or June 2023.
The Caribbean Examinations Council has postponed the start of the written portion of the 2022 CSEC exams to 23 May, three weeks after the previously scheduled start date of 2 May.
Interview with DES Director Mark Ray, Year 11 gender gap narrows, Clifton Hunter bright spot on exams, and more!
Department of Education Services Director Mark Ray discusses the government’s free laptops initiative and free meals programme in public schools, tackling student learning loss, and more.
After a spike in test scores in 2020, Year 11 exam results for Cayman Islands public high schools in 2021 regressed to previous levels, with only Clifton Hunter beating its marks from 2019.
Education officials have released the Education Data Report for the 2020-2021 academic year. The data indicates that overall student achievement at the end of Years 11 and 12 has exceeded outcomes predicted through the Cognitive Abilities Test administered to students in Year 9.
Students from nine schools across Grand Cayman converged on Clifton Hunter High School to participate in the fourth annual CHHS Mathematics Competition.
Officials are concerned about a video shared on social media that shows a physical altercation between a group of John Gray High School students.
Department of Education Services Director Mark Ray outlines government’s response to COVID, attests to the effectiveness of remote learning in public schools, and states that the unavailability of a number of high school teachers led to the closure of Grand Cayman’s public schools.
Patricia Taylor resigned just one month into her tenure at Prospect.