The public is informed that the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture is extending the registration deadline for children to enter the school system for the 2020-2021 academic year.

All parents with students attending schools in the Territory are asked to complete the Remote Learning Assessment Survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/bvihomeschool.

Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Mrs. Carolyn Stoutt Igwe, is strongly encouraging parents to complete the Remote Learning Assessment Survey which was previously circulated.

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture is conducting a survey to gather information about remote learning access in the Territory.

The public is reminded that the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture is accepting registration for children to enter primary schools for the 2020-2021 academic year. 

The public is invited to submit poems for the BVI National Commission for UNESCO’s World Poetry Day Competition.

The public is reminded that all private and public schools, pre-schools, day care centres and extra-curricular activities are mandated to be closed until Monday April 6.

Parents, students and teachers are informed of the following changes to grading, exams and other learning tools.

In January, 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of the new Coronavirus disease in Hubei Province, China to be a public health emergency of international concern.