TROUBLE is brewing at Ascot Primary School in Portmore, St Catherine, following a decision by the school’s administrators to split this year’s graduating class on the basis of students’ performance in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination results.

Reports reaching the Jamaica Observer are that during the recent graduation ceremony, some grade six students were barred from donning caps and gowns because they did not meet the required academic qualifications, based on their PEP scores.

The controversy erupted during the graduation ceremony when some students were instructed to wear their standard school uniforms while classmates who reportedly attained higher PEP results participated in full regalia.