The Ministry of Education’s P.S.E. report also details the top performing schools in the country. According to the report, the schools are ranked based on a methodology called the School GPA. This is determined by using the number of students who achieved overall grades of A through E and multiplying those numbers by a factor […]
And while those top performing students are celebrating their results, many others not so much. The needle of improvement has not budged over the last ten years of the Primary School Examination. The overall result of the exam has not changed, despite there being minor improvements in some sections of some of the tests. The […]
The Primary School Examination results are in. Today, the Ministry of Education released the full report on how students performed for this year’s P.S.E. – but before we get into the overall performance of the seven thousand, fifteen students who sat this year’s exam – we’ll tell you about the top twenty-five performing students. At […]
Today, the national championship games for primary school track and field were held at the Marion Jones Sporting Complex. Hundreds of children from across the country competed in the many categories in the discipline and after some four hours of running, jumping and throwing, the winners were announced. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane […]
Holy Angels RC School in Pomona, Stann Creek District, has been having a bit of a rough year. In March, health officials closed down one of its school buildings after it became infested with bats, termites, and rats. It was a persistent problem that the school was facing with little to no assistance from the […]
The S.J.C. History Department launched a book on the historical significance of the Black Cross Nurses in Belize. Back in 2013, the high school adopted a student-centered approach of teaching history through its African and Mayan history studies. The aim is to have students learn about different perspectives outside of colonialism and how those movements […]
Three months ago, a school building at Holy Angels RC School was shut down by health officials after the structure became infested with rodents and termites. More than one hundred students were at risk and the school began soliciting funds to refurbish the structure. Much of its plea to the Catholic management fell on deaf […]
Fourth form teachers of Belmopan Comprehensive School today engaged in protest action against the administration of the school. The teachers are up in arms over the decision of the school to allow seventeen students to participate in this year’s commencement exercises. The teachers say that the seventeen students have not successfully satisfied all requirements to […]
A hackathon was held at the Belize Elementary School auditorium this afternoon where six teams comprised of students from first to third forms participated. They identified a number of national issues and environmental problems, including plastic pollution, and came up with practical solutions using principles of STEM. News Five’s Isani Cayetano stopped by and has […]
The University of Belize and the National Oceanography Centre in the U.K. signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday to advance marine science research in Belize. Both entities recognize the crucial role marine science plays in the sustainable use of clean energy, minerals and other resources and the signing formalises an already positive and productive […]
Saint John Vianney Catholic School on Faber’s Road was showered with gifts courtesy of the Sunrise Rotary Club of Belize. Today, the students, faculty and staff were officially given the keys to a newly renovated restroom facility for the middle division students as well as fourteen laptops to add to its computer room. News Five’s […]
An intruder found himself on the compound of Nazarene High School in Belize City this afternoon. He was subsequently subdued by two GSU officers as part of a simulation. The school designed its Security Intruder Tactical Training program in order to teach students what to do if an armed intruder entered the school compound. The […]
In August, first form students across the country will begin to learn much more about Belize. They will be taught about Belize’s transformations and connections, governance and society and origins as part of the broader subject: Belizean Studies. It is a four-year secondary level programme which focuses on the geographical space contained within and culturally […]
Three years ago, Ya’axché Conservation Trust began engaging students from communities within Ya’axché’s focal area, the Maya Golden Landscape, on the importance of biodiversity and conservation through its BioBlitz event. The event was held once more this year under the theme, “Empowering Communities, Conserving Biodiversity, Connecting the World.” The BioBlitz focused on finding and identifying […]
There was a heavy police presence at Holy Redeemer Primary School this morning where officers, including a B.D.F. bomb expert, were combing the grounds for a grenade or a suspected explosive. That’s because someone had posted a threat on social media on Monday that a live grenade would have been planted on the compound today. […]
According to Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, they are actively looking for one person whom they believe can assist with information on the false alarm. He says that charges can be brought against that individual for causing public terror. Holy Redeemer has a population of one thousand, thirty-nine students. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police […]
Holy Angels RC School in Pomona Valley made headlines back in March when it was shut down by health officials because of a major rodent and termite infestation. Since then, the school has been seeking assistance with eradicating the vermin problem and renovating the dilapidated school building. Westrac Ltd. was among the first corporate entities […]
The opening ceremony for the 2019 National Festival of Arts was held today at the Bliss Centre for the Performing Arts. It’s the hallmark event for expressive art lovers, especially teachers and students who worked during and even after classes to secure golden performances that will be showcased during next week. News Five’s Duane Moody […]
Twenty-one-year-old Raymond Fuller is at home recuperating from injuries he received during an attempt on his life last Friday. His injuries were not life-threatening and he was released from the hospital earlier in the week. But tonight, the family and friends of an eleven-year-old boy are still holding on to hope that he will survive […]
The month of May is being celebrated as education month under the theme, “Financial Literacy, a Pathway to a Productive Life.” As the month winds down, there are continued activities across the country to teach children how to save. The District Education Centre in Belize District ended its week with a challenge for four primary […]
An exhibition showcasing the art work of students in the Belize District opened today at the Mexican Cultural Institute. For the second year, the Belize District Education Center partnered with the Mexican Cultural Institute and the National Institute of Culture and History, NICH, to highlight the creative art pieces of children from preschool to tertiary […]
An eleven-year-old student of Saint Luke’s Methodist Primary School in Belize City is clinging to life at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after he was innocently shot while carrying out an errand for his mother. Kyron Green went to buy at a nearby grocery store on Central American Boulevard when a gunman approached and opened […]
Last week, forty-five-year-old teacher Judith Cacho was arraigned for allegedly harming an eight-year-old student. The student, Anthony Adolphus, is accusing Cacho of hitting him in the eye with a ruler on January sixteenth at Queen Square Anglican School. Cacho pled not guilty to the charge and was released on bail. The incident brings to light […]
Earlier in the month, News Five took you to Machakilha Village, a remote community in Toledo District. The story focused on the hardships of students who have to trek for hours and miles in order to attend classes in another village. In the story, News Five accompanied the students as they set out before the […]
Educators across the country are today celebrating Teachers’ Day. In Belize, the day is set aside every year in May to honor and celebrate the contributions of educators at all levels. While last year there was a national event, this year teachers were left to celebrate their day in their own way. Considered the most […]
