Should parents pay for extra lessons?

February 22nd, 2011

Okay, here is the problem, your child attends a school that begins at 7 am. and ends at 12 noon, how does the teacher cover all the content in the various subjects?  The solution is that the teacher offers extra lessons! The GSAT examinations which determine where a child will be placed for high school will be held [...]

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Government says No to Mandatory C.X.C. payments!

August 27th, 2010

Parents have another hurdle to overcome this academic year.  Education Minister Andrew Holness has announced that students who sit the C.X.C subjects: Math, English, Information Technology and a Science subject, will not automatically benefit from a Government subsidy. Instead, students will have to attain a certain performance average for grades 10 and 11 to qualify [...]

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A Bleak future for University Students?

August 18th, 2010

Are you planning to further your education?  Do the costs for a tertiary education seem far above what you can afford?   Well I have further depressing news for you. The costs are going to increase significantly sooner rather than later.   The government has stated that the portion of tuition that it currently pays will be [...]

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