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August 1, 1862 – Rev. Robert Gordon was appointed as the first black Headmaster of the school. 1867 – Wolmer’s ceased to be a Grammar School, becoming an Elementary School. 1894 – Wolmer’s returned to Grammar (High School) status, upon the recommendation of The Jamaica Schools’ Commission. The Boys’ and Girls’ Divisions were ...
On 12 April 2022, Williams reported to parliament that the government had spent $1.8 billion to militate against learning loss across the education sector resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. [28] She reported in May 2022 that daily school attendance was almost back to the pre-pandemic level of 75 per cent.
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 ]
Dana Morris Dixon is a Jamaican politician from the Labour Party, who has served as a member of the Senate of Jamaica since May 2023. [1] She was Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister and had direct oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation. In 2024, she was appointed Minister of Education, Youth and Information. [2]
Maxine Antoinette Henry-Wilson, CD (born February 1, 1952) is a Jamaican educator and politician, representing the People's National Party (PNP). She served as minister of education from 2002 to 2007.
Education in Kingston, Jamaica (1 C, 9 P) M. ... Sixth form This page was last edited on 28 December 2019, at 21:51 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
The following is a list of education ministers of Jamaica since adult suffrage (1944). [1] [2] 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 ...
Ronald George Thwaites (born February 12, 1945) is a Jamaican attorney-at-law and politician, representing the People's National Party (PNP). He was Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Kingston Central, serving from 1989 to 2002, and again from 2007 to 2020.