Ethics classes pilot project ‘positive so far’

A total of 419 primary school students took ethics classes during the last scholastic year, Education Minister Evarist Bartolo said, as the pilot project heads into its third year.

Replying to questions in Parliament by Labour MP Anthony Agius Decelis on how the project was faring, Mr Bartolo said students from nine colleges will this year be offered the ethics class and the take-up has so far been positive.

Ethics education was introduced as a pilot project two years ago and is today offered at the Maria Regina College, San Benedittu College, Santa Klara College, San Ġorġ Preca College, San Injazju College, San Nikola College, Santa Tereża, San Tumas More and the Gozo College.

The highest number of students taking ethics classes came from the Maria Regina College in St Paul’s Bay, where 125 students from Years 1, 2 and 3 attended. Another 101 students from the college’s middle school opted for the subject.

Tabling a breakdown of the number of students who last year chose the subject, the minister said that there were another 74 students from the Santa Klara College’s primary school, while another 106 students from the college’s middle and secondary schools took the...