The Ministry of Education (MoE) last month in a circular to teachers, announced changes to the policies that guide subjects offered in grades 10 and 11 in secondary schools.
Among the changes are that students about to sit the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations are not to be restricted from writing any subject they select as along as their SBA is of an acceptable standard.
The MoE has also established guidelines for the creation of streams and streaming of students into Grade 10. It stated that secondary schools must ensure that each stream offers Information Technology (IT) and/or Electronic Document Preparation and Management (EDPM), a foreign language, and a Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) subject.