DES Releases Start Dates for 2024-2025 Academic Year
The Department of Education Services (DES) has released the dates when Government schools on all three islands, including primary, secondary, the Lighthouse School and the Cayman Islands Further Education Centre (CIFEC), will reopen for regularly enrolled students.
Government primary and high schools, including CIFEC, are scheduled to reopen for all students on Wednesday, 28 August 2024.
Year 12 students enrolled at CIFEC, including those who have not yet been notified of their dual entry status, are required to report to the institution for registration, consultation and guidance based on the first letter of their surname. For the new academic year, CIFEC will be located on the former George Hicks Campus; additional details will be provided regarding the schedule at a later date.
School Orientation for New and Transfer Students
Orientation Day provides new students and their parents with essential information for successful integration into the new learning environment. Parents are required to accompany their children to Orientation Day, which is mandatory for any student entering a government school for the first time.
2024 New Student Orientation Schedules: Primary Schools
| Date | School | Time | Details |
| 27 August | Creek & Spot Bay Primary School | 11:00 am -12:00 pm | |
| East End Primary School | 9:00 am-12:00 pm | ||
| Edna Moyle Primary School | 9:00 am to 10:30 am | ||
| Marie Martin Primary School |
8:30 am-11:00 am 11:00 am-12:00 pm All year 6 Students |
All NEW primary school students must attend orientation accompanied by a parent or guardian. | |
| Joanna Clarke Primary School | 8:30 am-10:30 am | ||
| Lighthouse School |
9:00 am-10:30 am All new Primary & Secondary School Students |
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| Prospect Primary School | 9:00 am-11:00 am | ||
| Red Bay Primary School | 9:30 am-11:00 am | ||
| Theoline McCoy Primary School | 9:00 am-10:30 am | ||
| Sir John A Cumber Primary | 9:00 am-10:00 am | ||
| West End Primary School | 11:00 am-12:00 pm |
2024 New Student Orientation, Examination Release and School Resumption Schedules:
Secondary Schools
John Gray High School (JGHS)
| Date | Time | Activity | Details |
| 26 August | 9:00 am-11:00 am |
Release of Exam Results – Year 11 students |
Year 11 students will meet in the gymnasium to receive their results and initial consultation. |
| 27 August | 8:00 am-1:00 pm |
Orientation of Year 7 students and ALL students new to the school. |
New Students – All students who are newly registered for JGHS. Students will meet in the gymnasium and parents are invited to attend the Welcome Assembly. |
| 28 August | 8:00 am-2:50 pm | Resumption of classes for all students. | All students must attend in full school uniform and bring laptops. |
Clifton Hunter High School (CHHS)
| Date | Time | Activity | Details |
| 26 August | 9:00 AM-11:00 AM | Release of Exam Results – Year 11 students | Year 11 students will meet in the gymnasium to receive their results and initial consultation. |
| 27 August | 8:00 am-1:00 am | Orientation of ALL students new to the school. | New Students – All students who are newly registered for CHHS. |
| 28 August | 7:50 am-2:50 pm | Resumption of classes for all students | All students must attend in full school uniform and bring laptops. |
Layman E. Scott Sr. High School (LSHS)
| Date | Time | Activity | Details |
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21 August |
9:00 AM-11:00 AM |
Orientation of ALL new/transfer students |
New Students – All students who are newly registered for LSHS. |
| 27 August | 10:00 AM-11:30 AM |
Orientation for Dual Entry & Vocational Studies students
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Senior Leaders and a representative from UCCI will meet with students approved for the Dual Entry programme and those repeating subjects (for course selection and registration). |
| 28 August | 8:00 AM |
Resumption of classes for all students |
Students in Years 7-11 must attend in full school uniform and bring laptops. |
To learn more or to access the complete 2024/2025 academic school calendar, visit https://schools.edu.ky/academic-calendar/.
