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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 ...
Wolmer's Schools closely resemble British schools of the 1950s more than those today, a trend that can be noted of the entire Jamaican schooling system. Wolmer's Boys' and Girls' have been deemed some of the top schools in the Caribbean and performs well in exit examinations (CSEC/CAPE), especially in the Sciences and Mathematics.
The following is a list of education ministers of Jamaica since adult suffrage (1944). Jehoida McPherson (1945–1949) Joseph Malcolm (1950–1951) L. L. Simmonds (1951–1953) Edwin Allen (1953–1955) Ivan Lloyd (1955–1957) Florizel Glasspole (1957–1962) Edwin Allen (1962–1972) Florizel Glasspole (1972–1973) Eli Matalon (1973–1974)
Jamaica ( / dʒəˈmeɪkə / ⓘ jə-MAY-kə; Jamaican Patois: Jumieka [dʒʌˈmie̯ka]) is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At 10,990 square kilometres (4,240 sq mi), it is the third largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola —of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. [11] Jamaica lies about 145 km (90 mi) south ...
Knox College is a grant-aided secondary institution. It remains today as the only secondary co-educational boarding school in Jamaica. Most students come from the surrounding districts and towns. However, a significant number of students are from other parishes throughout the island. With seven grades (7-13) and up to seven streams, Knox ...
Edna Manley College of Visual and Performing Arts. G. C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sports. Jamaica Bible College. Jamaica Theological Seminary. Management Institute for National Development. Mel Nathan College. Midland Bible Institute. United Theological College of the West Indies. Vector Technology Institute.
The overall goal is to make Jamaica a significant player in the arena of information technology. In 2009, Jamaica launched Vision 2030, a national development plan that aims to put Jamaica in a position to achieve developed country status by 2030. National Outcome 11 is a "Technology-Enabled Society", to create a more prosperous economy.
Jamaican Movement for the Advancement of Literacy. The Jamaican Movement for the Advancement of Literacy, established in 1974, is a government body in Jamaica, an offshoot of the American National Literacy Board. [1] It has specific goals regarding improving literacy rates in Jamaica. [2]