‘Revised Transition Plans’ For Some Students
The Ministry of Education announced “revised transition plans for Year 8 and M2 students for September 2025,” noting that “current M2 students will not physically move to the senior school site in 2025″ and “will remain at their respective middle school sites and complete a Y9 Senior programme.”
A Government spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Education has announced the revised transition plans for Year 8 and M2 students for September 2025.
“The Minister of Education, Senator, the Hon. Crystal Caesar, emphasised the collaborative nature of the decision-making process, stating that this follows her meeting on 28 January with the senior school leadership teams from CedarBridge Academy, The Berkeley Institute, and Sandys Secondary Middle School. This meeting was a crucial step in reviewing their progress and assessing their readiness for September 2025, and it was a testament to the collective commitment to the students’ education.”
Minister Caesar stated, “The senior school teams are working on the essential tasks of completing Signature Learning Programmes [SLP] courses for S4 students for 2025, preparing for incoming S1 students for September 2025 – who are currently M3 students and preparing for both internal and external examinations in the next few months.”
The Minister emphasised, “This complexity of these critical tasks has created some unreadiness. The senior school teams have been working long hours to accomplish these demands. I appreciate their time and commitment.
Minister Caesar continued, “Following the meeting on 28 January, the Commissioner of Education facilitated meetings with parish primary school principals from Francis Patton and Purvis Parish Schools, middle and senior school principals, the Department of Education and the Education Reform Unit.
The following changes were agreed:
- “Current M2 students will not physically move to the senior school site in 2025. However, they will remain at their respective middle school sites and complete a Y9 Senior programme. These students will be on track and have the credits necessary to transition to Year 10 Senior School in September 2026.
- “Year 8 students at the Parish schools will transfer to a middle school site in September 2025 to complete the Y9 Senior programme.
Minister Caesar added, “The Middle School Principals have provided sound leadership around the changes and are prepared to lead and ensure a successful Y9 Senior programme at their respective sites.”
Minister Caesar concluded, “I have carefully listened to the concerns and insights of school leaders, teachers, and parents. Understanding that this transition impacts students and families directly. The Department of Education leadership team is now prepared to meet with the 20 parents of current Year 8 students from Francis Patton and Purvis Parish Schools and 222 parents of the current M2 students from Dellwood, Sandys and Whitney to share the framework and logistics for Y9 students for September 2025.
“The parent presentations include information on the components of the Y9 program and address questions raised by parents to date. The presentations are tailored to meet the needs of each parent group. The meetings will take place today, Tuesday, 11 March.
“We recognise that parents and students have many questions, and we are committed to keeping school communities informed. These are the first meetings, and a second one will be arranged before the end of the school term.”
As above parent, we did not agree to this! You have given no options, you have just changed decisions and then included the schools, and left the affected parish primary schools last to be informed when they should have been first, directly after the high schools because they are being affected the most!
There was no “collaboration”, this ministry has lied to us from the beginning. We were made false promises and as a result bought into the Year 8 Parish school/ signature program and have had the rug pulled from under us. They had us going on senior school tours just a few months ago and had us go through the whole registration process. Had we been given the facts our children could have already been acclimated to whatever middle school they chose after leaving year seven. This ministry cannot be trusted!