Press Release
Tertiary Institutions Offer Alternatives for Acceptance Amid CXC Results Delay
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Local tertiary institutions will accept students without CXC results yet, based on recommendations from their schools.
Press Release
Ministry of Education Continues its Roll Out of Public School Meals Programme
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Education Minister Juliana O’Connor-Connolly and other officials toured the canteen facility at UCCI as part of planning for the continued rollout of the school meals programme.
Press Release
Ministry of Education Provides Grants for Education Council Overseas Scholarship Recipients
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Education Council Scholarship recipients newly accepted to study in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom will receive one-time grants of $500 or $1,500 toward costs of obtaining visas.
Press Release
Standard Student Registration Closes; Late Registration Begins
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DES advises parents and guardians that standard student registration is now closed for the 2022/2023 academic year. Late registrations will be accepted in July and August.
Press Release
Early Childhood Assistance Programme Funding Extended Through Summer Months
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ECAP funding is being extended to the months of July and August for children who were approved for the 2021/2022 school year.
Cayman Education News
Red Bay Primary update: More than one year later, misconduct investigation ‘still ongoing’
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More than a year since law enforcement began looking into reports of alleged misconduct toward students at Red Bay Primary School, “The investigation is still ongoing.” In the meanwhile, Ryan Dale has been serving as acting principal in place of longtime principal Vickie Frederick.
Press Release
Deputy Governor announces a new role for Chief Officer Cacho
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Ministry of Education Chief Officer Cetonya Cacho is taking a new role within the Office of the Deputy Governor. Deputy Chief Officer Lyneth Monteith will become acting Chief Officer of Education.
Cayman Education News
Minister of Education: Cayman schools dealing with COVID-related ‘learning loss’
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The COVID-19 pandemic has led to ‘learning loss’ among Cayman Islands students, and local schools are still trying to close gaps in academic progress.
Cayman Education News
Minister of Education: New SEND policy implemented in August 2021
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The Ministry of Education implemented a new policy on Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) at the beginning of this school year, applying to both public and private schools in the Cayman Islands.
Cayman Education News
O’Connor-Connolly: Public Nursery classes still on government’s agenda
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The Cayman government still intends to establish Nursery classes in all public primary schools, starting in Grand Cayman with Red Bay Primary School.