Tag: exam results
School leaver exam results drop from peak
(CNS): A data report released by the education ministry reflects a decline in external exam results of Year 11 students at government schools over the last three years, with standards in mathematics dropping back to 2017 levels in 2022, despite the significant investment that has been made in public education. The report shows that at […]
Almost 60% of Year 11 students miss 2021 exam targets
(CNS): Students in government schools are making steady progress, according to a report released by the Ministry of Education (MoE). But according to the Data Report for the Academic Year 2020-21, just 40.3% of Year 11 students achieved the national standard target of five or more Level 2 subjects including English and mathematics. (See Level […]
‘Modest’ improvement in school exam results
(CNS): Government officials said “modest gains” were made by Year 11 and 12 high school students in their external examination results this year. By the end of Year 12, 86% of the Class of 2020 had attained Level 2 passes (Grades I, II or III) in English, compared to just over 75% last year. Results […]
DES adjusts Year 12 programme requirements
(CNS): As all students returned to government schools this week, it emerged that COVID-19 has created yet another challenge for education in the Cayman Islands. Year 12 students taking the Dual Entry Programme usually start their final year of compulsory learning based on the results of external exams taken in the summer. But since they […]
Ed department defends decline in results
(CNS): Despite the declines in the overall performance of students in the last academic year, education officials say statistics continue to show a positive trend over time, with increases in some core subject areas. At the high school level, there has been a massive improvement in science since 2014, when just 17.8% of students passed […]
Education boss heads for new learning curve
(CNS): After twenty years working in education in the Cayman Islands, Shirley Wahler is on track for new learning experiences as she heads nearly 3,000 miles south to a new job on the tiny island of St Helena and an entirely different environment. After two decades in the education system here, Wahler is taking early retirement, having […]
Chief education officer to retire
(CNS): Chief Education Officer Shirley Wahler has informed her staff and the ministry that she will be taking early retirement very shortly, having been offered an unexpected opportunity elsewhere that she has decided to accept, CNS has learned. During the seven years that Wahler has led the department, the external exam results of graduating students […]
