IF A child was born in rural Jamaica and attends a public school, he or she is more likely to be performing below average on the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) than a child living in urban centres and attending private school.
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| Students from schools across the island react after receiving GSAT results in previous years. - File Photos |
This is the harsh reality a Gleaner-commissioned study compiled by Johnson Survey Research has revealed.
The analysis of the 2013 GSAT results further exposes the disparity in the quality of education that students at the primary level are receiving in public schools compared to private institutions across the island.
The majority of the primary, all-age, and junior-high schools are lagging behind preparatory schools, which are generally populated by students from higher-income households.
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| Students from schools across the island react after receiving GSAT results in previous years. - File Photos |
Of the top 1,022 institutions that prepared students for the high school entrance exam last school year, only four government-operated schools managed to make it to the top 100, with Retirement Primary in St Ann placing the highest at 49. more
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