Grenada - History & Background, Constitutional & Legal Foundations, Educational System—overview, Preprimary & Primary Education, Higher Education - SECONDARY EDUCATION, NONFORMAL EDUCATION, TEACHING PROFESSION
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| BASIC DATA
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| Official Country Name:
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Grenada
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| Region:
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Puerto Rico & Lesser Antilles
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| Population:
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89,018
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| Language(s):
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English, French patois
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| Literacy Rate:
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98%
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The majority of students do not continue on to a secondary school program, according to the last available statistics. The secondary school program in 1987 included 20 schools and 6,250 students. In 1992 there were 18 secondary schools with 6,970 pupils.
The Center for Popular Education (CPE) is the main adult education institution. There is a 95 percent literacy rate among the adult population.
Restrictions make finding and retaining trained teachers difficult for rural schools. Stipulations created by the Grenadian National Education Policy prevent prospective teachers from entering the teacher college without three years teaching experience and high marks on their O-level exams. Catholic schools require teachers of the Catholic denomination.
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Grenada, a tiny island in the Caribbean, occupies the southern-most position in the Windward Islands chain. It is 344 square kilometers (about twice the size of Washington, DC) and, in 2000, the population was estimated at approximately 99,700 persons. English is the official language, but a French patois is also spoken. The first schools in Grenada were split among religious denominations: Anglic…
In the 1980s, Grenada's education system was deficient in meeting the basic needs of the country. In 1987 it did not produce workers with vocational and administrative skills required of a developing economy. Areas deficient were: training in electricity, electronics, plumbing, welding, construction, and other technical skills. The People's Revolutionary Government (PRG), which laste…
Education is free and compulsory from ages 5 to 16. The majority of the population will at least complete a primary education. Grenada has both public schools and parochial schools, although there may be only one choice in rural areas. Classes are taught in English, and high school students also learn French and Spanish. Students in public schools wear uniforms. The educational environment has man…
Preprimary & Special Education: In 1992 there were 75 preprimary schools with 3,916 pupils.
Students take a middle-level examination, the Common Entrance Exam, at the age of 16 to determine their eligibility for the final 2 years of preparatory work for university entrance. Few complete these two years. Between 1960-1970 the number of Grenadians trained at the university level increased from 193 to 352 people. In 1987, Grenada had only three institutions beyond the secondary level for te…
Schools in Grenada are funded by the Ministry of Education.
Grenada needs to make education a priority. Although there have been improvements in awareness and funding, the educational standards in Grenada are not yet where they should be. More funds need to be directed toward technology (as indicated by the Crochu study) and equipment and materials need to be updated so students are learning information before it is outdated. Students, especially those in …
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