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These schools aim to prepare students for their primary education and beyond, equipping them with a strong foundation in literacy, numeracy, critical thinking, and social skills. Here are the 10 best preparatory schools in Jamaica in 2023:
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6 lut 2021 · Primary education in Jamaica covers grades 1 to 6 and Junior High, and All-Age schools cover grades 1–9 (Table 5). Primary school grade 1–6 is also offered at religious/private preparatory schools.
The primary school system in Jamaica is quite rigorous as students are assigned a lot of homework daily from as early as Grade 1 (age 5 or 6). Most students have at least two hours of homework to do each day and up to eight hours of homework on weekends.
2015 parents have been given the opportunity to indicate two additional school choices to the standard five that they had in the past. These two additional choices were selected from a cluster of schools that were within a 10 mile radius of students’ primary level attending schools.
The country has a total area of 4,240 square miles (10,990 sq. km) and is situated about 90 miles (145 km) south of the island of Cuba, and 119 miles (191 km) west of the island of Hispaniola, which is home to the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Jamaica is the fifth-largest island country in the Caribbean region.
The Daily Mile is a popular, simple and free initiative that sees children run or jog for 15 minutes every day in their primary and nursery schools.
