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Mothers’ Union strengthens families through parenting support
The Mothers’ Union shares how their parenting facilitator training is helping parents and organisations across the Cayman Islands.
Through education and community outreach, they’re empowering families with the tools and confidence to raise the next generation.
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Trends show growing demand for Cayman public schools
The Department of Education Services has recorded a notable increase in student applications for the 2025/26 academic year.
Between March and September this year, 958 applications were submitted for the 2025/26 academic year – an increase over the 932 received for 2024/25 by the 30 Nov. registration deadline, which resulted in 664 new students being placed in government schools.
So far, 566 students have already been placed for the upcoming year, with another 81 applications still being processed – and with more than a month remaining before this year’s registration period closes, officials expect the number to rise further.
Of the applications still under review, many were received after the 30 June close of standard registration, while others were delayed due to missing documentation or were newly submitted since September.
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