PEP to be conducted over five days in 2019
The Ministry of Education has announced the five days on which the inaugural Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations will be conducted in 2019. “Based on suggestions that we got to move the Perform...
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Reid's PEP results 'ripped to shreds' by Green's admission
The results of the mock examination for the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) that was undertaken by some 37,500 students in June, is much worse than was previously stated by the Ministry of Education. An...
PEP Mock Exam: Only 22% of pupils had satisfactory results in science
Only 22 per cent of students who sat the mock Primary Exit Profile (PEP) exam in June had a satisfactory result for science, according to Education Minister, Senator Ruel Reid. “Science was our gre...
Segment of PEP postponed to bring students up to task
After the results of the mock exam that were done in June were made public last week, and following consultations with the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), the Ministry of Education has decided to...
'Mock exam results show PEP students lack critical thinking skills'
The Ministry of Education is admitting that more work will have to be done on students who will be sitting the Primary Exit Profile (PEP), specifically in the area of critical thinking skills. The ...
PNP sounds warning over PEP
The People's National Party (PNP) has warned that the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) is destined for failure if the Government continues its implementation in what the Opposition party describes...
Schools were instructed to tell parents not to buy GSAT books - Reid
Education Minister Ruel Reid says schools were advised that Grade Six Assessment Test (GSAT) work books should not be purchased for the new academic year amid the introduction of the Primary Exit Prof...
A view from the outside: Is Jamaica ready for PEP?
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PEP will fail, warns new JTA president
The Primary Exit Profile (PEP), the replacement for the Grade Six Achievement Test (GAST) is destined to fail! That’s the dire warning from the newly-installed President of the Jamaica Teachers Ass...
GSAT results on Thursday
Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) results will be available for schools that can access the information electronically by 6:00 am on Thursday, according to Minister of Education and Youth Ruel Reid. ...