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The Hackathon, Bermuda’s home-grown computer coding symposium, has proved a holiday hit in its second year. Yesterday’s free course, from the non-profit group Code 411, took 80 teens on a blast-off introduction to programming, courtesy of self-taught...

Parents have not lost the right to stay informed about changes in their schools, according to education minister Wayne Scott. However, Mr Scott stressed that the ultimate decision lies with the ministry itself, and that consultation was not the same ...

“Dozens” of children have been sent home from school because their parents cannot afford uniforms, according to Sheelagh Cooper of the Coalition for the Protection of Children. “Last week was a tough one for parents of school-aged children,” Ms Coope...

Ninety years on from Heron Bay School’s humble beginnings in a three-room dwelling, the Southampton primary is forging new ties with its neighbours while celebrating its anniversary. “What we’ve been trying to do with our alumni is bring the communit...

Dalton Tucker, a lifelong educator whose name was bequeathed by grateful students to Southampton Glebe School, has died at the age of 99. A prominent figure at the West End, Mrs Tucker became Southampton Glebe’s principal in 1942, remaining head of t...

A summer’s hard work has paid off for five CedarBridge Academy graduates, who celebrated their fall graduation today. “People always seem to disregard their obstacles or the number of times they have failed before they accomplished the goals they set...

A recent civil service hiring freeze will not have an impact on the hiring of substitute teachers, the Department of Education announced this afternoon. A statement issued by the department said that “the matter relating to the hiring of substitute t...

Four Bermudian students have been awarded $10,000 in scholarships to further their aspirations in interior design. The field entails far more than selecting fabrics or colours, according to the Bermuda Society of Interior Designers, which presented t...

Local student Erika Furbert, above, got a happy surprise this week when she received her exam results for the International Baccalaureate. “I was so shocked that I just started laughing,” the 17-year-old told The Royal Gazette. “I was so happy and in...

The Bermuda High School’s 2015 graduating class has beaten the world average in its International Baccalaureate Diploma results, the school reported. The top student was Kathleen McBeath, with a total of 38 out of a possible 45 IB diploma points, fol...