An online petition calling for the Education Ministry to scrap its decision to make 6th form mandatory, has been launched on change.org.
So far, over 5,000 persons have signed the petition.
In the accompanying statement, student Kadian Johnson argued that 6th form should not be mandatory in Jamaica.
She noted that the government has now stipulated, that children cannot graduate secondary school, unless they complete Grade 13.
Currently, most children exit the secondary school at 5th form, which is grade 11
