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MOE to help parents prepare kids for exams
MOE to help parents prepare kids for exams
A "PARENT" unit is being set up by the Ministry of Education to help parents support their children as they prepare for examinations.
October Is Breast Cancer Awareness Month - Breast Self-Exam
A breast self-exam is an early detection tool that uses a combination of physical and visual examinations of the breasts to check for signs and symptoms of breast cancer. The purpose of a breast self-exam is to become familiar with the way your breasts normally look and feel.
BTC Study helps students prepare for national exams
BTC Study helps students prepare for national exams
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company Ltd. (BTC), in partnership with the Ministry of Education and One on One Educational Services Ltd., is providing an expanded virtual education platform to ensure that students are able to continue their studies and prepare for examinations during the COVID-19 pandemic. [...]
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Wilson expresses doubt in exam results
Wilson expresses doubt in exam results
Belinda Wilson.Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) President Belinda Wilson yesterday expressed certainty that national examination results for students sitting Bahamas Junior Certificate (BJC) and Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) tests and student turnout will be worse than they have been in previous years. With [...]
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Former Education Minister: I'm Tempted To Say To Do Away With National Exams
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - After another year of dismal national exam results, former education minister Jeff Lloyd is suggesting we get rid of national examinations, calling them unfair to the system, the teachers, and the students.
Minister defends exam results
Minister defends exam results
Minister of Education Glenys Hanna-Martin said yesterday that Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Dr. Duane Sands' classification of the 2023 BGCSE national exams as "the worst results in history" is "obscenely opportunistic", and "misrepresenting the facts".
Education beyond exams
Education beyond exams
Since Majority Rule in The Bahamas, education has proven to be the great equalizer, propelling untold thousands out of poverty and into prosperity. A strong education system was, and remains, a major priority for government. We have seen the evidence of the benefits that quality education system has provided for our country. It is then ...
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BGCSE exam results worsen
BGCSE exam results worsen
The country again this year recorded poor overall results on national examinations with education officials saying yesterday that a further decline in performance was likely due in part to the substantial learning loss suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic, which exacerbated legacy issues. During a press conference at the Ministry of Education in New Providence, education ...
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EXAMS: DROP IN STUDENTS RECEIVING A TO C GRADES - Minister says BGCSE results show 'much work to do at all levels of the system'
THE number of students who achieved A, B and C grades in BGCSE exams this year dropped compared to 2022, with more students receiving D, E, F an G grades.
Student performance slides in nat'l exams
Student performance slides in nat'l exams
Of the 5,393 candidates from 100 centers, both public and private, who sat the Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) examinations this year, a total of 544 students received a grade of C or higher in five or more subjects.