Education Minister Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon says funding for Jamaica's public schools has been increased by an average of 55 per cent as the Government moves to give school administrators greater flexibility in managing their operations.

Speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday, Morris Dixon said all public schools will benefit from the increase, with primary and special education institutions getting more than those at the top of the ladder.

While she did not disclose the monetary value of the increase, the minister said the additional funding has already begun reaching schools.