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A. Dacosta Edwards Primary – Belleplaine, Saint Andrew; Al-Falah Muslim School – Passage Road, Saint Michael; The Alexandra School – Speightstown, Saint Peter [1] All Saints' Nursery – Pleasant Hall, Saint Peter; All Saints' Primary – Pleasant Hall, Saint Peter; All Saints' Primary Special Unit – Pleasant Hall, Saint Peter
The Codrington School began in 1917 as a boarding school. However, in the late-90s it closed and the buildings lay empty for some years. The present Codrington School began its life, in the renovated buildings, in September 2002, with just eight children. By the beginning of the 2008–2009 school year this number had risen to 132 children.
The School Holiday period is 9 to 10 weeks long from the end of June until the first week of September. Education is provided free of charge and is compulsory between the ages of 5 and 16, and attendance is strictly enforced. [10] In 1991, the gross primary enrollment rate was 90.4 percent. [10]
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The Convent Schools, as they are collectively known, offer Primary education for boys and girls aged 3 to 11, and Secondary education for boys and girls aged 11 to 17. St. Angela's is the Infant and Junior School, and St. Ursula's is the Senior School.
English place names in Barbados is a list of Barbadian place names that were originally place names in England later applied in Barbados by English emigrants and explorers. Barbados has been known for centuries as being the island in the West Indies that appears the most British.
At the primary level, only 55% of teachers are considered trained teachers and only 47% at the pre-primary level. [9] This compares with 71% of Caribbean teachers and 87% of teachers in the rest of the developing world, at the primary level. Erdiston is registered with the Barbados Accreditation Council but is not yet accredited by it. [10] [11]
Harrison College is a co-educational grammar school (secondary school) in Bridgetown, Barbados. Founded in 1733, the school takes its name from Thomas Harrison, a Bridgetown merchant, who intended it to serve as "A Public and Free School for the poor and indigent boys of the parish".