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Last year nearly half of graduates received a diploma that the government considers to be equivalent to a ‘middle school’ qualification — and that can be obtained by scoring ‘straight Fs’ on external exams.
Education Minister Juliana O’Connor-Connolly recently announced the arrival of 2,640 student laptops and the continued roll-out of the Department of Education Services’ connectivity programme in conjunction with schools.
Sixteen public school students made the Caribbean Secondary Education Council merit list for their exemplary performance in four subjects in the 2020 examinations.
Education Minister Juliana O’Connor-Connolly embarked on a three-day ministerial tour of some government schools on Grand Cayman in mid-May.
The Ministry of Education announces that the 2021 sitting of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate Examinations will commence on Monday 28 June, a slight delay from the previously announced 14 June 2021 start date.
Minister of Education Juliana O’Connor Connolly announces the arrival of 2,640 laptops for distribution to primary school students across the Cayman Islands.
Reports of “alleged misconduct towards students of the Red Bay Primary School” have sparked an investigation by police and the Department of Children and Family Services.
Juliana O’Connor-Connolly has been named Minister of Education for Premier Wayne Panton’s PACT government, following 4 years in the position with the former Progressives-led government.
Some public school teachers are reporting a decline in student performance and behaviour this year, following last spring’s COVID-19 lockdown.
Lyneth Monteith has been appointed as the Deputy Chief Officer with responsibility for Education Policy and Planning, within the Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports, Agriculture & Lands.