No need for GATE report to be public

At that time, Education Minister Anthony Garcia said from August, all students currently enrolled in programmes which fall under the GATE Programme will continue to receive funding for their entire programmes. Students registered to begin programmes this year, will be fully funded for the 2016-2017 academic year.

However, from August, persons over 50 years will no longer be eligible for GATE funding.

Also effective from this month, Government will discontinue funding of new students in the medical programme at St George’s University (SGU) in Grenada. From the 2017-2018 academic year and beyond, students whose household income fall below $10,000 will be eligible for 100 percent GATE funding. This will be determined by means testing.

For household incomes over $10,000, students will have to pay 25 percent of their tuition fees. Students from households whose income is over $30,000 will have to pay 50 percent of tuition fees.

Government will increase the loan ceiling for students at local institutions to $35,000 annually while the loan ceiling for students at regional institutions will remain at $75,000 annually. Government will also establish a National Education Savings Fund, into which the private sector will be encouraged to make contributions, through tax incentives