Topic: Education
UK universities strained as study visa issuance falls 32%
UK universities are facing growing financial pressure as new government data shows study visa issuance fell 32% in the first quarter of 2026.
Careers in education – specialist roles
While many may think of careers in education as pursuing a life as a teacher, there are other roles that offer equally rewarding positions.
Learning opportunities in the Cayman Islands
Furthering your education locally is easy, with a wide range of training opportunities offered by schools and organisations island-wide.
Cayman Finance opens applications for industry internship programme
Up to 50 qualified Caymanian high school students will have an opportunity to take part in Cayman Finances LEAD programme, which would lead to a career in financial services.
Budget focuses on ‘overhauling’ Cayman’s education system
In his Parliamentary Budget Address, Premier André Ebanks said the government will overhaul the education system to address Cayman’s social deficit, the result of years of growth that, he noted, failed to create equal opportunity.
Careers Guide: Teachers – building a nation
Educators shape their students and the Cayman Islands community.
Manifesto watch: Education reform and TVET major party priorities
All three of Cayman’s political parties running in the general election have outlined education as a priority in their platforms.
Opinion: 10 ready-made policies for the next government
Ten ideas for politicians to consider.
Mathematics still a weak spot for Cayman’s students
Fewer than two in five students at government secondary schools in Cayman last year reached the nationally expected standard for Key Stage 4, as underperformance in mathematics continued.
A school without a home: Lifting the curtain on CIFEC’s chaotic first term
As the walls of the old CIFEC campus came tumbling down last month, students and teachers at the troubled school struggled through another day in temporary facilities that concerned parents and advocates warn is not fit for purpose.
New family-run Montessori school opens in West Bay
A West Bay family has opened a Montessori school in the district not only to provide additional classroom spaces for young children in the district, but also to honour the memory of their late parents - Captain Shelby Hydes and his wife Jane.
New education deputy chief officer announced
A new deputy chief officer at the Ministry of Education has been appointed.
The ministry said Jerome McCoy had been acting deputy chief minister since...
Pay increases for principals, deputies and assistant teachers
Principals, deputy principals and assistant teachers at Cayman's public schools are finally getting the pay rises they have been repeatedly promised.
New school term opens 28 Aug.
Government schools on all three islands, including primary, secondary, the Lighthouse School and the Cayman Islands Further Education Centre (CIFEC), will reopen on 28 August.
Rise in education costs fuel inflation in first quarter
Spikes in costs across all levels of education pushed up Cayman's inflation rate during the first quarter of the year, according to the latest data from the Economics and Statistics Office.
Two-thirds of primary school students falling short in reading, writing and maths
Students made some gains in their scores for the 2022-23 academic year compared to a previous education report but struggled in other areas.
New school adds ancient language to modern curriculum
The new CF School, set to open in September next year, will have an unusual compulsory subject on its curriculum - Latin.
Scholarship winner to pursue paediatrics
Micah Leon was named the 2023-24 Government High School Scholar, in the the second year of the scholarship programme.
Gov’t launches local TVET grant for students
Caymanians interested in pursing technical and vocational careers now have the opportunity to receive a grant to further their studies at local institutions.
Opinion: Is our education system offering value for money?
Illiteracy is mostly a word used to describe the lack of education attainment, but apt, in this case, to describe successive Cayman government policies on education.
New private high school planned for George Town
Plans are under way for a new high school that aims to cater for 150-200 students and which could be open in September 2025.
Island Primary Opens for September
A new primary school has opened in Cayman today, offering classes from Reception to Year 6, and will provide another 350-quality school primary spaces to support Cayman’s growing population.
Maths specialists among 137 new educators
In response to years of weak mathematics results in local classrooms, 14 new specialist maths teachers are joining primary schools across the Cayman Islands in the upcoming school year, Education Minister Juliana O'Connor-Connolly has announced.
Education report exposes massive failings
A newly published education report has revealed damning statistics on attainment and attendance in government primary and secondary schools in the Cayman Islands.
UWC Cayman inviting student applications for 2023
UWC Cayman Islands, the local national committee of the global United World Colleges movement, is inviting students to apply for 2023 entry.
Thousands more students pack into Cayman school system
With the potential for Grand Cayman to add more than 2,000 students over the next 10 years, and, in the absence of government plans to significantly expand government school capacity, the big question is: Where are we going to put all the kids?
Better-educated workforce; Caymanians, men lag behind
The Cayman Islands’ population as a whole has become better educated over the past decade, according to the Cayman Islands’ 2021 Census of Population and Housing Report.
UK Stowe Group considering building school in Cayman
The Stowe Group, which runs three non-profit private schools in the United Kingdom, is gauging interest in building a new independent school in Grand Cayman.
Educator ‘Ms Islay’ passes away
Celebrated educator Islay Conolly, better known as 'Ms Islay,' passed away on Sunday at the age of 99.
Half of government school leavers don’t meet expected academic standards
After a rise in exam performance during 2020, results regressed last year, with around half of Year 11 students not reaching the expected standard.
After COVID school closures, Year 6 results suffer
New directors for Inclusion Cayman and Literacy is for Everyone as well as Year 6 exam data feature in our education round-up.
Cayman Islands Further Education Centre (CIFEC) Students Making Strides in the Creative Media
Cayman Islands, 9 March 2022. The start of the broadcast of the 2022 National Children’s Festival of the Arts (NCFA) on CIGTV was a...
Applications Open for Education Council Local Scholarships
Cayman Islands, 1 March 2022. The Ministry of Education (MOE) is now accepting Cayman Islands Government (CIG) Education Council Local Scholarship applications for the 2022/2023...
Layman Scott High School (LSHS) Graduates Urged to be Persistent in their Efforts
On Saturday evening (20 November), a small group of family members, friends gathered at the Aston Rutty Civic Centre to be a part of Layman E. Scott High School's 2021 graduation ceremony held under the theme, 'There Is No End, Only New Beginnings'.
UCCI expands science offerings
Students at UCCI can now pursue a science track focused on environmental and marine science. New courses and a reconfigured science programme are designed to encourage more students to pursue degrees in environmental and marine science, and engineering technology at the University College of the Cayman Islands.
Free public school meal programme launched
A public school programme that ultimately aims to provide free breakfasts, lunches and snacks to all 5,200 public school students, launched last week with the beginning of the new school year.
Closing the divide: Education programme expands into West Bay
An innovative education programme that provides intensive extra tutoring for children from under privileged backgrounds is expanding into West Bay.
Transformation of England’s ‘worst school’ a lesson for Cayman?
The story of how the ‘worst school in England’ was transformed to become one of the country’s best has been highlighted as a blueprint for the Cayman Islands to follow if it wants to integrate schools and raise standards.
Poll: Should government schools be desegregated?
Do you support policies that would allow for the children of Caymanians and the children of expats to mix more freely in the islands' schools?
DES to students: Continue exam prep as normal
The Department of Education Services is advising students to continue their usual examination preparations until regional and international boards provide clarity on this year’s scheduled tests.
Confusion and concern over school holiday extension
The decision to extend the school Christmas break by two weeks has been greeted with a mix of confusion and concern by parents.
Ministry confirms school re-start date pushed back
Cayman's government schools will remain closed for two weeks longer than planned as the holiday break has been extended, Education Minister Juliana O’Connor-Connolly has announced.
Education and opportunity in Cayman: 10 things we have learned
A review of some of the key conclusions and ideas coming out of the Compass' Issues series on education and opportunity in Cayman, from the perspective of those it impacts most – the students themselves.
Ask the Experts – Education in Cayman
On today's roundtable, we tackle the issue of education in Cayman -- what is working, what is not, what are some "big" ideas to help transform and improve schooling in these islands.
69 Cayman CXC exam results under review
Reviews of Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) results are under way, with 69 exam results from Cayman among those being re-examined.
Class of COVID-19: Pandemic is shaping future of Cayman’s graduates
This generation of Cayman Islands students is graduating into a changed world amid the ongoing impact of the pandemic. COVID-19 has brought disruption, anxiety and mental health challenges for young people but it is also shaping a desire to make their world and their island a better place.
Anxiety and hope for class of 2020
Teachers and counsellors at Cayman’s high schools watched their students graduate in the midst of a pandemic with a mixture of anxiety, pride and hope for their futures.
Students getting almost 3,000 laptops
A public-private sector initiative is working to provide 2,850 laptops to public-school students throughout Cayman.
My Cayman 2.0: ‘Higher education can be new economic sector’
In the first of our 'My Cayman 2.0' series of guest columns, economist and former UCCI professor Thomas Phillips makes the case for transformative change in the way higher education is delivered in Cayman.
New principal goes from quarantine to school reopening
Cayman International School's new director Jim Urquhart came straight out of quarantine in July to oversee the final preparations for the start of the new term in August.
YMCA camps helped parents get back to work
More than 500 children have attended YMCA summer camps over the past six weeks, inspiring some confidence over the pending school restart.
The conversation about masks at school
It's one of the most contentious topics for parents and educators alike as Cayman approaches the 2020/21 school year - mask requirements in schools.
Live: Ask the Experts – Back to School
Masks, staggered starts, sanitation -- we know you have plenty of questions as Cayman heads into the 2020/21 school year. So we've lined up...
Higher education key to success in Cayman’s ‘knowledge economy’
The value of higher education is expected to increase dramatically as Cayman seeks to expand its ‘knowledge-based’ economy in the aftermath of COVID-19.
Re-educating Cayman: Economic crash highlights gaps in workforce development
The latest instalment of our Cayman 2.0 series looks at how the pandemic has exposed weaknesses in the island’s education and training system and highlights some of the solutions being proposed by business and education leaders.
Science and tech education could shape Cayman’s future
Glenda McTaggart, education programmes manager for Dart’s Minds Inspired programme, discusses the ripple effects of the coronavirus, and advocates for more technical and vocational training and a greater focus on science and technology in schools.
Ask the Experts: Education in the time of COVID-19
Following the Education Minister's comments last week, we talk about what the next school year may look like. Joining us to discuss education in...
Cayman parents respond to school, work closures
When news broke that all Cayman schools would close for six weeks, from 16 March to 27 April, parents were immediately on alert.
Funds available for early childhood programme
The Ministry of Education is accepting applications for the Early Childhood Assistance Programme for the next school year.
Put more resources into education
Cayman’s educational system appears to have a fatal flaw.
I am an American tourist and occasional visitor to the Cayman Islands. I quickly noticed that...
Clifton Hunter High School progress is weak
Clifton Hunter High School continues to register weak progress according to a recent follow-up inspection by the Office of Education Standards.
In the initial inspection,...
Educators shine at Golden Apple Awards
It was a poignant moment at Saturday’s Golden Apple Awards when Glenn Whewell commandeered the microphone at the end of a speech by Jennifer Artuch, who had just been named the top high school teacher in a private school.
Column: ‘Privatisation’ is what makes charter schools great
Do the math, and it’s clear that a majority of publicly funded services are now delivered by private or-ganisations.
Letter: Teaching is a noble, necessary calling
All teachers make great sacrifices in their lives, time and income, all only to give.
EDITORIAL — Why care about school inspections?
The new school inspection framework sets appropriately high expectations. Now it is up to us to reach the bar.
Trade school
Today's editorial cartoon.
EDITORIAL – Skilled trades offer students a path to success
Mr. Myles is to be commended, and his efforts supported – particularly by parents and educators who influence young people’s choices and who may be unaware of today’s job market realities.
Column: What parents in the college admissions scandal got wrong
Without good measures of what makes a college good, we fall back to the power of popularity and exclusivity. The more applications a school gets and the more students it rejects, the better it seems.
McAfee: Education is a public good
With the understanding that an educated populace is a country’s most important resource and that developing human potential is arguably the most significant responsibility of every society, UNESCO is calling on “governments and all partners to make universal quality education a leading priority.”
Emba: Ivy League mania warps students and colleges alike
The story is appalling, and it appeared at a moment when it is clear that our obsession with elite education is out of control. America’s deification of schools like Harvard, Princeton and Yale distorts everything in their orbit – and far too much is.
EDITORIAL – Education 102: A ‘re-introduction’ to Cayman’s schools
In first world countries, this sort of information falls into the category of “old news” (or “not news”) because the figures typically are well-known and readily available to the public. In Cayman – well …. Suffice to say that our reporter Mark Muckenfuss put his phone book, Rolodex and records searching ability to good use.
Educational pitch
Today's editorial cartoon.
