Government schools release key dates for start of school year

School Reopening, New Student Orientation and Exam Result Days

11 August 2020

The Department of Education Services has released a schedule of key dates and important activities for the upcoming start of the new academic year.

These dates mark key activities, such as when each school will reopen for new students and regularly enrolled students, when Year 11 and 12 students will receive their final exam results, and the orientation days for all new and transfer students. These dates are relevant to all government primary and secondary schools on all three islands.

Orientation Days are scheduled to provide new students and their parents with essential information for successful integration into the new learning environment. Parents are required to accompany their children to Orientation Day, which is mandatory to attend by any student entering a government school for the very first time.

2020 School Reopening Dates

Date	Activity	Details
26 Aug	Classes begin on-site and online	All Nursery, Reception, Years 1, 2, 6, 7, 10 and 11 report to school for on-site lessons. Students in Years 3, 4, 5, 8 and 9 will resume online lessons. All Creek and Spot Bay Primary students report to school for on-site lessons.
26 Aug	Classes begin on-site and online	Cayman Brac – Layman E. Scott Snr. High School students in Years 7, 10, 11 and 12 will begin on-site classes; Years 8 and 9 will resume online classes.
26 Aug	Classes begin on-site	Grand Cayman – Lighthouse School (all students).
31 Aug	Classes begin onsite and online	Grand Cayman – John Gray High School, Clifton Hunter High School and Cayman Islands Further Education Centre Years 7, 10, 11 and 12 report to school for on-site lessons. Students in Years 8 and 9 will resume online lessons.
9 Sept	Online students move to onsite lessons	Students moving into Years 3, 4, 5, 8 and 9 will return to school for in-person lessons.

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The orientation sessions, with the exception of Lighthouse School, will take place on-site on 25 Aug. Year 8 and 9 students will attend orientation sessions online on 25-27 Aug. and their in-person classes will resume on 9 Sept. Creek and Spot Bay Primary School is on split sites and all students will return to school on 26 Aug.

2020 New Student Orientation Time Schedules

Primary Schools

Date	Time	School	Details
25 Aug	8:30-11am	Theoline L. McCoy Primary	All NEW primary school students must report on Orientation Day. Parents/guardians must attend. Schools will communicate the online orientation times for Years 3, 4 and 5.
	9:00-10:30am	Creek and Spot Bay Primary
	8:30am to 12pm	East End Primary
	9-10am	Edna M. Moyle Primary
	9-10:30am	George Town Primary
	12-2pm	George Town Primary (All Year 6 students).
	10:30am-12pm	Little Cayman Education Services
	9-11am	Prospect Primary
	9am-12pm	Red Bay Primary
	8:30-10:30am	Savannah Primary
	9-11am	Sir. John A. Cumber Primary
	11am-12pm	West End Primary

The Lighthouse School

Date	Time	Activity	Details
24 & 25 Aug	9am-12pm	Online orientation for primary students (Years 1-6)	Orientation for students already on the register via Zoom. Notification will be sent from the school directly to parents.
25 Aug	9am-12pm	Online orientation for secondary students (Years 7-12)	Orientation for students already on the register via Zoom. Notification will be sent from the school directly to parents.
25 Aug	9an-12pm	Onsite orientation for all new students	Orientation meeting at LHS. Parents/Guardians to accompany their children.
26 Aug	8am	School reopens	For all current/previously enrolled and new students

John Gray High School and Clifton Hunter High School

Date	Time	Activity	Details
25 Aug	8-11am	Orientation for new and transfer students	Only new transfer students and not Year 7 students
26 Aug	8am–2:50pm	Year 7 orientation on campus Year 8 orientation online	On-site orientation for parents and students led by deputy principals and academy senior leaders Orientation via Microsoft Teams
27 Aug	8am-2:50pm	Year 9 students orientation online Year 10 students orientation on campus	Orientation via Microsoft Teams On-site orientation led by deputy principals and academy senior leaders
28 Aug	8am-2:50pm	Year 11 students orientation on campus	On-site orientation led by deputy principals and academy senior leaders
31 Aug	8am-2:50pm	Years 7, 10 and 11 resume lessons on campus Years 8 and 9 resume lessons online.	First full day of classes for Years 7, 10 and 11 Online lessons via Microsoft Teams
9 Sept	8am-2:50pm	Full resumption of lessons on campus for all years. Years 8 and 9 students resume on campus.	All students attend lesson on-site

Important* JGHS students being dropped off by bus or car must report to the gymnasium entrance and NOT the main school entrance until further notice.

Layman E. Scott Sr. High School

Date	Time	Activity	Details
24 Aug	9-10am	Orientation for Year 7 students	Parents and Year 7 students attend orientation session with SMT and homeroom tutors
24 Aug	10–11:30am	Orientation for UCCI Dual Entry and Vocational Studies students	SMT meets with students enrolled in the Dual Entry programme and those re-sitting subjects (for course selection and registration)
25 Aug	10am-12pm	Orientation for new/transfer students	Orientation session with SMT for all new/transfer students
25 Aug	10am-12pm	Online orientation Years 8 & 9	Orientation via Microsoft Teams
26 Aug	8am	Distance learning at home begins for students in Year 8 and 9	Live lessons via Microsoft Teams
26 Aug	8am	School reopens for Years 7, 10, 11 and Year 12 (Vocational Studies students)
31 Aug	8am	Classes begin for UCCI Dual Entry students	First day of classes for UCCI Dual Entry students

9 Sept	8am	School reopens for students in Years 8 and 9	First day in the physical classroom

Cayman Islands Further Education Centre

Date	Time	Activity	Details
26 Aug	8:30am	Class introduction for Year 12 students	Students will come in based on the letter of their last name for consultation and guidance on choosing courses. 8:30–10:30am A-D 12–2pm E-H
27 Aug	8:30am	Class introduction for Year 12 students	8:30–10:30 G-L 12–2pm M-P
28 Aug	8:30am	Class introduction for Year 12 students	8:30–10:30am Q-T 12-2pm U-Z
31 Aug	8am	Classes start for students.

Release of External Exam Results (electronically)

Dates	Year group	Exam Boards
27 Aug	Year 12	UK Boards (Cambridge, BTEC)
25 Sept	Year 12	CXC External Examinations
25 Sept	Year 11	CXC External Examinations