MOE Census Terms & Conditions

Access to MOE Census is restricted to authorized users who have been granted access by the Ministry or another authorized administrative authority.

• Users must access MOE Census only through authorized accounts and authentication methods provided or approved by the Ministry.
• Access privileges are assigned according to the user's authorized role and responsibilities.
• Users must not attempt to access areas, records, functions, or information for which they have not been authorized.
• The Ministry may restrict, suspend, or revoke access where required for security, operational, administrative, or compliance purposes.

MOE Census must be used only for legitimate educational, administrative, operational, statistical, planning, reporting, and other authorized Government or Ministry purposes.

Users must not use MOE Census to:

• Access or attempt to access information without authorization.
• Modify, delete, disclose, copy, or distribute information without appropriate authority.
• Circumvent authentication, authorization, access controls, security mechanisms, or other safeguards implemented by MOE Census.
• Introduce malicious software, code, scripts, or other mechanisms that may compromise MOE Census or related systems.
• Interfere with the availability, integrity, security, or normal operation of MOE Census.
• Use MOE Census for unlawful, fraudulent, abusive, or otherwise unauthorized purposes.

Users are responsible for maintaining the security of their authorized access to MOE Census.

• Users must not share authentication credentials or allow another person to use their account.
• Users must protect their Ministry-issued Google account and any authentication information used to access MOE Census.
• Users must immediately report suspected unauthorized access, compromised credentials, or security incidents through the appropriate Ministry channels.
• Users must take reasonable precautions when accessing MOE Census, including using trusted devices and networks and protecting information displayed.

Information submitted through MOE Census forms part of the Ministry's education census and information management processes.

Authorized users are responsible for ensuring that information they enter, review, approve, or otherwise process through MOE Census is accurate, complete, timely, and appropriate for the purpose for which it is being submitted.

Users must not knowingly submit false, misleading, unauthorized, or fraudulent information through MOE Census.

Users must perform their responsibilities within MOE Census in accordance with their assigned role and the instructions, procedures, and policies of the Ministry.

Users are responsible for reviewing information before submission and for completing assigned census activities within applicable census periods and deadlines.

Users must not intentionally circumvent established review, approval, authorization, or data-entry processes implemented within MOE Census.

Reasonable efforts will be made to maintain the availability and proper functioning of MOE Census. However, access may occasionally be interrupted or restricted due to scheduled maintenance, upgrades, security measures, technical issues, network conditions, or circumstances beyond the control of the Ministry.

Users should follow official Ministry communications regarding planned maintenance, system availability, and operational deadlines.

MOE Census, including its software, system architecture, interfaces, visual elements, documentation, and other associated materials, is protected by applicable intellectual property laws and Government policies.

Users may access and use MOE Census only for authorized purposes and must not reproduce, modify, distribute, reverse engineer, or otherwise misuse system components except where expressly authorized.

MOE Census processes information in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, Government of Jamaica requirements, and Ministry policies, including applicable data protection and privacy requirements.

Users must handle personal and other protected information accessed through MOE Census responsibly and only for authorized purposes.

Further information about how personal data is collected, used, stored, disclosed, retained, and protected is provided in the MOE Census Privacy Policy .

MOE Census may record and maintain audit and security information relating to system access and activities performed by authorized users.

Such information may be used for security monitoring, troubleshooting, accountability, auditing, compliance, investigation of incidents, and other legitimate Ministry or Government purposes in accordance with applicable requirements.

These Terms & Conditions may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in legislation, Government policies, Ministry requirements, security practices, system functionality, or operational requirements. Updated terms will be made available through MOE Census or other appropriate Ministry communication channels.

These Terms & Conditions shall be interpreted and applied in accordance with the laws of Jamaica and applicable Government of Jamaica policies and requirements.

For assistance relating to MOE Census access, technical issues, account access, or system functionality, users should contact the appropriate Ministry support channel.

Users should not disclose passwords, authentication codes, or other confidential security information when requesting support.