Education in Jamaica

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Roco Jimnez Fernndez de Cabo


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Education system in Jamaica is modeled onthe British system.

Education is compulsory for ages 6 to 11. Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture

Rev Ronald Thwaites


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Total 88 %

Male 84,1 %

Female 91,5 %Primary 99 %

Literacy rate in

Jamaica

Literacy rate in Chile

88 % 98,6 %


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Early Childhood Education Primary Education

Secondary Education Tertiary Education


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Is concerned with the development ofchildren up to age 5.

Infant schools Infant departments in primary schools Nursery Kindergarten


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Addresses the basic educational needs ofstudents and prepares them for Secondary

Education. Children between the ages of 6 to 11. Compulsory and free. Grade Six Achievement Test at the end of

Grade 6.


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Grade Examinations

Grade 1 Readness Inventory

Grade 3 Assessment Test in Math and Language

Grade 4 Literacy Test

Grade 6 Achievement Test in Math, Language, SocialStudies, Science and Communication Task. (GSAT)

At the end of Grade 6, the students make a list of 5 schools theywish to attend, and based on their results from the GSAT they

are placed on a school from their list.


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Lower School Grades 7-9 (Forms 1-3) Spanish and French as second languages.

At Grade 9 they begin to take Biology, Chemistry and Physics

individually. Upper School Grades 10-11 (Forms 4-5)

Students are free to create their own curricula which mustinclude Math and English.

They can choose from 6 to 10 subjects.

Other subjects include: History, Geography, Agriculturalscience, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Spanish, French,Accounting, Principles of Business, Information Technology,Religious Education, Technical Drawing, Art, Theater Arts andabout 21 others.


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Is offered to students at grades seven toeleven, in the areas of craft, arts, agriculture,

business, home economics and industrialarts.


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Is an optional, two years long, advanced postsecondary program, at the end of which

students write the CAPE (CaribbeanAdvanced Proficiency Exams).


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Is provided through five universities and avariety of community colleges.

Universities are typically the only degreegranting institutions. The main accreditation body is

University Council of Jamaica.


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Although there have been significantadvances in education in Jamaica, the

existing systems continue to face severeshort- comings. Underprivileged children in rural and poor

urban areas particularly suffer from unequalaccess to quality education.

The attendance rates are low which leads tounderachievement.

Education in Jamaica

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