EDUCATION

A child’s education formally begins at five years old, at which point he or she enters the primary school system, and then progresses to the secondary school system at the age of eleven or twelve if successful in the common entrance examinations.

The state and others provide full five-year secondary education, where the students are generally prepared to take the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) or Cambridge University (England) examinations. These examinations are called Ordinary Level (O’Level) examinations, and are used to prepare the students for college and university level courses.

Some students go on to take the Advanced Level (A'Level) examinations offered by Cambridge University in order to gain entrance into the regional University of the West Indies or to foreign universities.

Since 1988, the Antigua State College also offers the First Year University programme through the Univeristy of the West Indies, and successful students then go on to finish up the final two years of study leading to the Bacculaurate (undergraduate) degree.

The Antigua State College also offers technical vocational training in home management, office practice, refrigeration and electronics, agriculture and other areas.

Every level of education in Antigua and Barbuda is supported by the state, available to all without discrimination.

The University of the West Indies has campuses in Jamiaca, Barbados, and Trinidad, with faculties including natural sciences (Mathematics, Biology, Chemisty, Physics), arts and general studies, social sciences, engineering, tropical agriculture, law, medicine and computer science. There is also a University Center located in Antigua, offering courses to qualified persons.

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