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Guernsey EducationThe States Education Department is responsible for providing education for the island's 9,000 school children. The education system in Guernsey is regarded as being of a very high standard and is based on the UK's national curriculum. There are however a couple of differences. Firstly, the island still operates the 11-Plus system,
with approximately 25% of pupils above a certain grade gaining scholarships to
the Grammar School or the two
colleges, Elizabeth College for boys and Ladies' College. They are
privately run but
receive a grant from the States of Guernsey. Children can pay for
their children to attend one of the colleges or
Blanchelande Girls' College, a Roman Catholic secondary school. The
majority of children at 11 will take places at the Secondary school in their
catchment area. Secondly the compulsory school age is 5 to just 15 years. The States Education Council runs 13
Primary schools, 4 Secondary schools,
the Grammar School, the Sixth Form Centre and the College of Further Education. Nursery provision is only available in the private
sector. Children are admitted to
school from the beginning of the school year in which they reach the age of
five. Higher EducationAt 16 all pupils are offered the opportunity to take up courses leading to A
Level, AS Level or to vocational qualifications such as GNVQ and NVQ. Pupils in
the Colleges may continue to follow courses at their own school, but all pupils
(including those at the Colleges), at the Secondary Schools and the Grammar
School are equally eligible for entry to either the Grammar School Sixth Form or
to the College of Further Education, subject to their achieving the minimum
entry qualifications. Further EducationFurther Education is provided
within the Island at the College of Further Education where full-time and
day-release courses and a wide variety of vocational and recreational evening
classes are available. An apprenticeship scheme also operates very successfully
in conjunction with the College of Further Education. Special Needs EducationPupils with special educational
needs and physical handicaps are integrated with support in mainstream schools
wherever possible. States School Term Dates
Useful Numbers
Useful LinksList of Schools and http://www.education.gg/14.cfm?s=14&m=327&p=265,index
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