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Primary Exit Profile (PEP) - Jamaica

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1

Ability Test Reasoning Fundamentals

Master verbal analogies, classification, numerical sequences, and logical reasoning puzzles that make up the non-curriculum Ability Test component.

15
hours
2

Mathematics Curriculum Review

Strengthen whole number operations, fractions, decimals, percentages, metric measurement, perimeter, area, and geometry problem-solving.

25
hours
3

Language Arts Comprehension & Conventions

Practice literary and informational passage comprehension, grammar rules, parts of speech, punctuation, and contextual vocabulary.

20
hours
4

Science & Social Studies Mastery

Review human body systems, Caribbean ecosystems, weather, physical forces, Jamaican civics, national heroes, and Caribbean geography.

20
hours
5

Timed Practice & Performance Tasks

Complete full-length practice tests across all subjects, review multi-step word problems, and refine evidence-based writing for performance tasks.

10
hours
Estimated total study time
90 hours
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Age
Education
Students sit the Curriculum-Based Tests and Ability Test in Grade 6 for placement into secondary school for Grade 7; Performance Tasks are administered across Grades 4, 5 and 6.
Additional Requirements
  • •Students must be enrolled in a Jamaican primary school and registered for PEP through their school.
  • •PEP is administered by teachers during regular school hours and cannot be completed at home.
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Reflects the current Primary Exit Profile structure and the National Standards Curriculum administered by the Ministry of Education and Youth.

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PEP Exam Details

Primary Exit Profile (PEP) - Jamaica

Administered by Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Jamaica (Exam & Assessment Administration Services Branch)

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No simple pass or fail mark. Grade 4, Grade 5 and Grade 6 results contribute 10%, 20% and 70% of a 400-point placement score that, with parents' seven school choices and the places available, determines secondary-school placement.
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There is no fee for students attending Jamaican public primary schools to sit the Primary Exit Profile; it is administered by teachers during regular school hours as part of the national assessment programme.
Exam Fee
Study time: Practise across all four curriculum subjects plus verbal and quantitative reasoning using the National Standards Curriculum and Ministry past-paper style items; regular short practice through Grades 5 and 6 is more effective than last-minute cramming.

Exam Content Breakdown

Based on the official Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Jamaica (Exam & Assessment Administration Services Branch) content outline

Ability TestGrade 6

Verbal reasoning (analogies, word relationships, logical deduction) and quantitative reasoning (number patterns and non-routine math reasoning). The Ability Test assesses critical reasoning skills outside the school curriculum and is sat in Grade 6.

Mathematics (Curriculum-Based Test)Grades 4-6

Number and operations, fractions, decimals and percentages, measurement, money, geometry, data and multi-step problem solving drawn from the National Standards Curriculum at the Grade 6 level.

Language Arts (Curriculum-Based Test)Grades 4-6

Reading comprehension of short passages, grammar, vocabulary and language conventions, assessing understanding of fiction and information texts in a Jamaican context.

Science (Curriculum-Based Test)Grades 5-6

Life science, earth and environmental science and physical science at the primary level, including the human body, plants, ecosystems, weather, matter, energy and simple forces.

Social Studies (Curriculum-Based Test)Grades 5-6

Jamaican civics and government, geography of Jamaica and the Caribbean, history and heritage, and the Caribbean regional context.

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