The aim of the new Education ManagementInformation System (EMIS) in St. Vincent and the Grenadinesis to provide accurate and timely information tostakeholders including government departments, educationalinstitutions, and local, regional and internationalorganizations. The Ministry of Education's goal is toestablish an EMIS that allows its 67 primary schools and 27secondary schools to enter their information in real time.EMIS staff includes a deputy education planner and astatistician, but the EMIS primarily relies on schoolprincipals to deal with issues of data accuracy andtimeliness, improved teacher training, increasedinter-agency coordination, improved personnel efficiency,and better data management and protection.