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  2. Education in Jamaica - Wikipedia

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    Education in Jamaica is primarily modeled on the British education system. The Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI) [1] finds that Jamaica is fulfilling only 70.0% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to education based on the country's level of income. [2] HRMI breaks down the right to education by looking at the rights to both ...

  3. List of primary education systems by country - Wikipedia

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    Primary education in Costa Rica is required by law for most children in the country between the ages of 6 and 13. Because of this, their literacy is 98% which is one of the highest in Latin America. Primary education starts in first grade and goes through sixth grade. Education is generally free to students.

  4. Grade Six Achievement Test - Wikipedia

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    Grade Six Achievement Test. Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) is Jamaica 's national high school entrance test. It is usually taken in March. [1] with the results are usually released in June. The GSAT replaced the UK 's Common Entrance Examination in 1999. Many critics have long argued for a more analytical approach to standard exams in the ...

  5. Grading systems by country - Wikipedia

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    The choice of grading system at Nigerian schools depends on the institution and sometimes on the faculty of the institution. In addition, grading scales at university-level institutions have changed frequently. Grading scales can be 1 to 8, 1 to 4, or A through G, where A is on a 4.0 scale or on a 5.0 scale.

  6. Academic grading in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Below is the grading system found to be most commonly used in United States public high schools, according to the 2009 High School Transcript Study. [2] This is the most used grading system; however, there are some schools that use an edited version of the college system, which means 89.5 or above becomes an A average, 79.5 becomes a B, and so on.

  7. Holy Childhood High - Wikipedia

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    Holy Childhood High began as a private school in 1937 with 8 pupils (3 boys 5 girls the boys were later transferred to St. George's College) housed in a building near Holy Cross Rectory. Today the school is located at 9 Skibo Avenue Kingston 10, Jamaica, West Indies. The school is operated by the Ministry of Education in Jamaica and receives ...

  8. Metrication in Jamaica - Wikipedia

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    Jamaica started metrication in the 1970s. However, it was not completed until the 2000s. [ 1] Since the 1970s, metric units were introduced into the curriculum of the primary and secondary school systems. The Common Entrance and CXC examinations syllabus use metric units. The Ministry of Education also supports a policy of procuring metric-only ...

  9. Grading in education - Wikipedia

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    Grading in education is the process of applying standardized measurements for varying levels of achievements in a course. Grades can be assigned as letters (usually A to F), as a range (for example, 1 to 6), as a percentage, or as a number out of a possible total (often out of 100). [1]