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Facilities & Services:
Barbados Education and Educational Facilities
Primary & Secondary
Education
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Barbados Government pays the cost of education of Barbadian
students at primary, secondary and tertiary levels, this includes
provision of textbooks. This strong emphasis on education has
resulted in a literacy rate estimated at about 98% - one of
the highest in the world.
Primary education begins at age 4 and continues until age 11,
when students sit the Common Entrance Examination. There are
74 Government primary schools, as well as several privately-run
primary schools.
Secondary education is provided for children aged 11 to 18 years.
At age 16, students sit the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC)
examinations - the equivalent of GCE O-Levels. At about age
18, those students who continue at school can sit the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Certificate (A-Level) also set
by CXC. Most Government
secondary schools (of which there are 23) are co-educational.
There are also several private secondary schools.
Tertiary Education
Tertiary education is provided at the following institutions:
- Erdiston Teachers' College
- This College, opened in 1948, is co-educational and provides
training for non-graduate and graduate teachers.
- Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytechnic
- This Polytechnic provides day and night courses and programmes
in fields such as electrical, building and engineering trades,
commerce, agriculture and garments.
- Barbados Community College
- The Barbados Community College provides a range of programmes
in academic, vocational and technical areas and offers a
number of Associate Degree programmes. Divisions of the
college include: fine arts, liberal arts, science, technology,
health sciences and hospitality studies.
- University of The West Indies
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The University of the
West Indies
The University of the West Indies (UWI) comprises three campuses
spread across the Caribbean - Cave Hill (Barbados), St. Augustine
(Trinidad) and Mona (Jamaica). The University offers a range
of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, diplomas and certificates
in areas such as the humanities, science and technology, computer
science, engineering, education, medicine, law and agriculture.
Because of its high educational standards and quality research,
the UWI has been able to attract some of the brightest students
from the Caribbean and beyond, and it maintains strong partnerships
with universities in the U.K., U.S.A, and Canada, including
Oxford, John Hopkins and McGill.
University
of the West Indies (Cave Hill Campus)
Private
Schools
Barbados offers a number of private schools at both the primary
(ages 4-11) and secondary levels (ages 11-16).
| Primary Schools |
Secondary Schools |
St.Gabriel's School
Tel: 246-436-6078 |
Ursuline Convent
(Run by Roman Catholic nuns)
Tel: 246-426-5571
Girls Only At This Level |
Ursuline Convent
(Run by Roman Catholic nuns)
Tel: 246-426-5571 |
St.Winifred's School
Tel: 246-429-3661
Girls Only At This Level |
St.Winifred's School
Tel: 246-429-3661 |
Codrington School
Tel: 246-423-0827 |
Codrington School
Tel: 246-423-0827 |
Dottin's Academy
Tel: 246-427-0758
All males |
Ministry
of Education
The Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs & Culture
Elsie Payne Complex,
Constitution Rd,
St.Michael,
Barbados
Tel: (246) 430-2700
Fax: (246) 436-2411
E-mail: mined1@caribsurf.com
Caribbean
Examinations Council (CXC)
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) was established
in 1972 by an Agreement among English-speaking Caribbean Commonwealth
territories. CXC is responsible for the provision of secondary
school-leaving examinations in the region.
CXC
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