Education

Twelve-year-old Skye Walters has her head in the clouds for all the right reasons, after clinching one of the highest marks in this year’s 11-Plus exam and securing a coveted …

As students continue to struggle with performance and discipline in the classroom, even at the primary level, at least one principal is urging parents to be more involved in their …

Early sitters of Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination (BSSEE) from Wesley Hall Junior School expressed a mix of joy and sadness when the coveted results of the tests came back …

Minister of Educational Transformation Chad Blackman has laid out a plan to overhaul the island’s education system, saying the goal is to make every school, especially those at the secondary …

Barbadian students have achieved their highest English scores in nearly a decade in this year’s 11-Plus exam, but education officials warned Monday that underlying literacy and comprehension challenges—especially among boys—continue …

Cheers echoed through the hallways of St Paul’s Primary School on Monday afternoon as news broke that Javanni Carmichael had emerged as the top-performing boy in this year’s Barbados Secondary …

Kaiya Walcott of Wills Primary School has emerged as the top female and overall performer in this year’s Barbados Secondary School Entrance Examination, commonly referred to as the 11-Plus. With …

In a major step toward expanding access to educational financing, the Student Revolving Loan Fund (SRLF) on Wednesday unveiled its new EduFlex suite of loan products at its Bridgetown headquarters. …

An education expert has pressed for a rethink of plans to merge underpopulated primary schools, warning that closures could hamper efforts to support children with special needs and proposing that …