Department of Education Services (DES) Releases Start Dates for New Academic Year

18 August 2022, 05:30 AM

Education

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.

All Government primary schools are scheduled to reopen for all students on Thursday, 25 August 2022.

All Government high schools, including CIFEC, are scheduled to reopen for all students on Tuesday, 30 August.

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 on 25 and 26 August 2022, as per the schedule outlined below.

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.

2022 New Student Orientation Schedules

Primary Schools

Date	Time	School	Details
24 August	Creek & Spot Bay Primary School	9:00 AM – 10:30 AM	All NEW primary school students must attend orientation accompanied by a parent/guardian.
	East End Primary School	8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
	Edna Moyle Primary School	9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
	George Town Primary School	8:30 AM – 10:30 AM
	Joanna Clark Primary School	8:30 AM – 10:30 AM
	Lighthouse School	9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
	Prospect Primary School	9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
	Red Bay Primary School	9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
	Theoline McCoy Primary School	8:30 AM – 10:30 AM
	Sir John A. Cumber Primary School	9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
	West End Primary School	11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

John Gray High School (JGHS)

Date	Time	Activity	Details
25 August	8:00 AM - 11:00 AM 8:00 AM - 2:50 PM	Induction of new Year 8-10 students Induction of Year 7 students	Students will meet in the gymnasium and parents are invited to attend the Welcome Assembly.
26 August	8:00 AM - 2:50 PM	Year 8 & 9 orientation	All students in Years 8 & 9 must attend and bring laptops.
29 August	8:00 AM - 2:50 PM	Year 10 & 11 orientation	All students in Years 10 & 11 must attend and bring laptops.
30 August	8:00 AM - 2:50 PM	Resumption of classes	For all current/previously enrolled and new students.

Clifton Hunter High School (CHHS)

Date	Time	Activity	Details
25 August	9:00 AM - 11:00 AM	Induction for new Year 7-10 students	Year 7 students who attended Taster Day are not required to attend.
26 August	7:55 AM - 2:50 PM	Years 7 & 11 students only
29 August	7:55 AM - 2:50 PM	Years 7 & 11 only
30 August	7:55 AM - 2:50 PM	Resumption of classes	For all current/previously enrolled and new students.

Layman E. Scott Sr. High School (LSHS)

Date	Time	Activity	Details
25 August	10:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Orientation of ALL Transfer students	Orientation for transfer students ONLY.
26 August	10:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Orientation for Dual Entry & Vocational Studies Students	UCCI Dual Entry Students complete registration. Vocational Studies students complete registration. Collection of CXC/IGCSE results subject to CXC’s release of results.
30 August	8:00 AM - 2:45 PM	Resumption of classes	For all current/previously enrolled and new students.