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ANTIGUA & BarBuda

EDUCATIONAL STATISTICAL DIGEST

2010

Education Planning Unit

Ministry of Education, Sports, Youth and Gender Affairs Queen Elizabeth Highway

St. John’s Antigua

Antigua and Barbuda Educational Statistical Digest 2010

PREFACE

The Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports and Gender Affairs is extremely grateful to those schools which have submitted data to the Planning Unit in a timely manner. The data collected and compiled have proved to be very valuable in the process of planning and decision making with regards to educational issues. This digest is intended to provide information to local, regional and international organizations, as well as private individuals with an interest in Educational Statistics. It is hoped that all who use this digest may find it informative and beneficial. This digest covers in detail the academic year 2009-10 and includes comparisons with previous school years. Compiled as follows: Compilation and Statistical Analysis: Priscilla Nicholas, Patricia George Editing and other Comments: Doristeen Etinoff, Jessie George Clarification or corrections on any submission may be obtained by direct contact with the Planning Unit in the Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports and Gender Affairs.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2

TABLE OF CONTENTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3

LIST OF FIGURES --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4

LIST OF TABLES ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4

INTRODUCTION ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7

1. NATIONAL INFORMATION ON EDUCATION IN ANTIGUA & BARBUDA ---------------- 8

A. Primary and Secondary Schools in Antigua & Barbuda --------------------------------------------------------------------- 8

B. Statistical Information on Teachers---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 B1. Types of Teacher ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 B2. Teacher Attendance Rates ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15

C. Statistical Information on Schools and Students ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16 C1. Pre-Primary Education: Day-Care/Crèche Facilities and Pre-Schools ---------------------------------------------------- 16 C2. Student Enrolment --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17

Average Teacher-Student Ratios in Schools ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17 Primary Schools ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 Junior Secondary Schools -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 Secondary Schools ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21

C3. Non-National Enrolment: Beginning School Year 2009-2010 ------------------------------------------------------------- 23 C4. Student Attendance Rates ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24 C5. Repetition Rates ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 26 C6. Drop-out Rates ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28

D. Examination Results ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28 D1. Grade 2 Assessment 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 28 D2. Grade 4 Assessment 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 29 D3. Common Entrance 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 D4. CXC/CSEC ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 34

2. CARIBBEAN COMPARISONS: ANTIGUA & BARBUDA WITH THE REGION ----------- 39

3. A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 47

BIBLIOGRAPHY --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 49

APPENDIX ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 50

Teacher Qualification Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 50


LIST OF FIGURES Map of Antigua & Barbuda Showing the Geographical Location and Zone Groupings of Government Primary Schools ...8 Government Primary School Teachers----Zone I ...................................................................................................................... 10 Government Primary School Teachers----Zone II .................................................................................................................... 10 Government Primary School Teachers----Zone III ................................................................................................................... 11 Government Primary School Teachers----Zone IV ................................................................................................................... 11 Government Primary School Teachers----By Zones ................................................................................................................. 12 Government School Teachers----Secondary Schools ................................................................................................................ 12 All Government School Teachers – Primary and Secondary ................................................................................................... 13 Statistical Information on All Private School Teachers by Status (trained & untrained) ...................................................... 14 Statistical Information on All Private School Teachers by Status and Gender ...................................................................... 14 Student Distribution by Grade in Government and Private Schools: Beginning School Year 2009-10 ............................... 19 Student Distribution by Zones in Government and Private Schools: Beginning School Year 2009-10 ................................ 19 Enrolment Trends: Primary Government and Private Schools 2005/06 – 2009/10 ............................................................... 20 Male-Female Student Distribution by Form in Government and Private Schools: Beginning School Year 2009-10 ......... 21 Enrolment Trends: Secondary Schools by (1)Type and (2) Gender ........................................................................................ 22 Boxplot Showing the Distribution of Language Arts Marks in the Grade 2 Assessment in Government and Private Schools

over Zones .................................................................................................................................................................................... 29 Boxplot Showing the Distribution of Language Arts Marks in the Gr4 Assessment in Government and Private Schools

over Zones .................................................................................................................................................................................... 30 Boxplot Showing the Distribution of Total CEE Marks by Gender in Government and Private Schools over Zones ......... 31 Trends: CEE Pass Rates 2005 – 2009 ...................................................................................................................................... 33 Public Spending on Primary Education as Percentage of Per Capita GDP, 2007 ................................................................ 40 Public Spending per Student on Secondary Education as Percentage of Per Capita GDP, 2007 ........................................ 40 Pupil/Teacher Ratio in Primary Education, 2007..................................................................................................................... 41 Pupil/Teacher Ratio in Secondary Education, 2007 ................................................................................................................. 41 Percentage of Teachers Who Meet Training Requirements in Primary Education, 2007 ..................................................... 42 Percentage of Teachers Who Meet Training Requirements in Secondary Education, 2007.................................................. 42 Percentage of Repeaters of First Grade, 2007 .......................................................................................................................... 43

LIST OF TABLES The Primary, Junior Secondary and Secondary Schools ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Categories of Teachers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13 Aggregate Totals: Teachers in Government Schools -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 Aggregate Totals: Teachers in Private Schools -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 Teacher Attendance Rates in Primary Schools by Zone ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 Teacher Attendance Rates in Government Junior Secondary Schools ------------------------------------------------------------ 15


Teacher Attendance Rates in Secondary Schools ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15 Summary Statistics: Centre-Types, Staff and Students------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 Enrolment in All Day-Care/Crèche Facilities by Gender and Age ---------------------------------------------------------------- 16 Enrolment in Pre-Schools by Gender and Age --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 Average Number of Students per Teacher: Primary and Junior-Secondary Schools -------------------------------------------- 17 Average Number of Students per Teacher: Secondary Schools -------------------------------------------------------------------- 17 Primary: Beginning School Year 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 Special Schools: Beginning School Year 2009-10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 Recent Trends: Primary Enrolment 2006-07 to 2009-10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 Junior Secondary: Beginning School Year 2009-10 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 Recent Trends: Junior Secondary Enrolment 2005-06 to 2009-10 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 20 Secondary: Beginning School Year 2009-10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 21 Recent Trends: Secondary Enrolment 2003-04 to 2009-10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22 Primary: Percentage of Non-national Students by Grade Beginning School Year 2009-10------------------------------------ 23 Junior Secondary: Percentage of Non-national Students by Grade Beginning School Year 2009-10 ------------------------ 23 Secondary: Percentage of Non-national Students by Grade Beginning School Year 2009-10 --------------------------------- 23 Cf. Non-national Enrolment 2008-09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23 Attendance Rates in Primary Schools by Month: Sep 08 – July 09 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 24 Average Attendance Rates in Government Primary Schools by Zones: 2008-09 ------------------------------------------------ 24 Attendance Rates in Government Junior Secondary Schools by Month: Sep 08 – July 09-------------------------------------- 24 Attendance Rates in Secondary Schools by Month: Sep 08 – July 09 ------------------------------------------------------------- 24 Cf. Student Attendance Rates 2007-08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25 Primary – Government and Private Schools: Repetition Rates As At July 2009 ------------------------------------------------- 26 Junior Secondary Government Schools: Repetition Rates As At July 2009 ------------------------------------------------------- 26 Secondary: Repetition Rates As At July 2009 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26 Cf. Repetition Rates As At July 2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26 Repetition Frequency of a Sample of 5th Form Students in Government Secondary Schools ----------------------------------- 27 Drop-out Rates at Each School Level as at July 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28 Drop-out Rates in Secondary Schools as At July 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 28 Cf. Drop-out Rates As At July 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28 Grade Level (GL) Student Performance in the Grade 2 Assessment 2009 -------------------------------------------------------- 28 Grade Level (GL) Student Performance in the Grade 4 Assessment 2009 -------------------------------------------------------- 29 Comparison of Means by Subject, School-type and Gender: CEE 2009 ---------------------------------------------------------- 30 Comparison of Means for Total CEE Score by Zone, School-type and Gender: CEE 2009 ------------------------------------ 30 Top Schools in CEE 2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 32 Proportion of Students Who Accept the Scholarship Into a Government Secondary School ----------------------------------- 32 CEE Pass Rates 2005 – 2009 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33 Results Over All (General + Technical Proficiency) Subjects by School-type and Gender ------------------------------------ 34 Results in English A General Proficiency by School-type and Gender ------------------------------------------------------------ 35


Results in Mathematics General Proficiency by School-type and Gender -------------------------------------------------------- 36 Schools’ Pass Rates: CSEC 2009 General Proficiency Subjects ------------------------------------------------------------------- 37 CSEC 2009 Quality of Passes for Students in School: 5 Subjects ---------------------------------------------------------------- 37 Further Statistical Analysis of Factors Associated with Quality of Passes: CSEC 2009 --------------------------------------- 38 CSEC Pass Rates (Percentages) in Schools 2000 – 2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 38 Alphabetical List of Countries by Identifier ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 39 Enrolment Rates: Pre-Primary Education -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 44 Enrolment Rates: Primary Education ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 45 Enrolment Rates: Secondary Education ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 46


INTRODUCTION This, our first official publication provides a compilation of statistical information on various areas of Antigua and Barbuda’s education system from pre-primary to tertiary education. The digest consists of a selection of data from many sources both public and private. The data includes, but is not limited to, the number of educational institutions, student enrolment, attendance, repetition and drop-out rates, teacher data and examination results. The focus for this digest is the 2009-2010 academic school year and also provides comparisons of this data with previous years with a view to revealing trends. The Education Statistics is based on data collected as at October 31st 2009 at the beginning of the current school year from public and private institutions. Although some institutions may not have provided the requested data, the information contained herein has been collated based on the actual data submitted and is a reflection of what can be achieved through collaborative effort. We would hope that the next publication will encompass data from all schools. The Ministry of Education anticipates that this publication will greatly assist policy-makers in making informed decisions regarding the education sector, as well as provide researchers, school management, students, and the public-at-large with a better perspective of the education sector. As the submission rate increases and time goes on, it is our intention to broaden our scope to include more in-depth statistical information about the education system in Antigua & Barbuda as we strive to improve our standards. Our citizens then will have a better indication of the attributes of the education system to be able to make more accurate, informed statements when discussing issues related to education. It is our sincerest wish that all who access this digest will find it extremely useful. We would also hope that the information contained herein will be used positively. I would like to extend my deepest gratitude to all those who assisted us in making this publication a reality and optimistically a success – the staff of the Education Planning Unit, the principals and teachers at each school plant, the Education Officers within the Ministry of Education and others whom I may not have named. We look forward to the continued success of this undertaking, and to the continued collaboration of all stakeholders in education as we strive to maintain and upgrade our educational outputs. Doristeen Etinoff Asst. Director of Education – Planning, Services & Training June 28, 2010


1. National Information on Education in Antigua & Barbuda

A. Primary and Secondary Schools in Antigua & Barbuda Map of Antigua & Barbuda Showing the Geographical Location and Zone Groupings of Government Primary Schools1

1 Private primary schools are also generally located approximately in a similar geographical area to government primary schools, although most of them tend to be concentrated in urban or sub-urban areas.


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Bolans Bethesda Bendals* Cedar Grove All Saints Five Islands Freetown Buckleys Holy Trinity* Antigua Girls’

High Golden Grove Newfield Cobbs Cross Mary E Pigott* Antigua Grammar Greenbay Pares Charlesworth T

Samuel New Winthorpes

Clare Hall

Jennings Parham Freemansville Pigotts Glanvilles Old Road Potters JT Ambrose* TN Kirnon* Jennings Urlings* Willikies Irene B Williams* Villa* Ottos

Comprehensive Liberta* Adele† Pares Sea View Farm School for the

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Christian Faith Christian Union Baptist Academy Better Chance Baptist Academy Grays Crescent Kids Unlimited Foundation Mixed CCSET

International CCSET International

St. Peter’s* Sea View Academic Foundation

Greensville* Devine Academy of Excellence

Christ the King

Temple Academy*

St. Michael’s Island Academy Goodwill Preparatory

Christian Faith Academy

TOR St. John’s Catholic

Minoah Magnet Gospel Light Elementary

Island Academy

Visionaries for Christ

Sunnydale New Bethel Seventh Day Adventist

Grace Christian Academy

Sea View Academic Foundation

Zion Sunnyside Tutorial

Seventh Day Adventist

St. Andrew’s Seventh Day Adventist

St. John’s Lutheran

St. Nicholas St. Anthony’s

Wesleyan Junior Academy

St. Joseph’s Academy

Information as at the start of the school year 2009-10 * Also functions as a Junior Secondary School; Church School; †Special School; Single-sex School


B. Statistical Information on Teachers

B1. Types of Teacher Government Primary School Teachers----Zone I in Zone I

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There are twelve categories of teachers in the government sector. These categories are further sub-divided into trained and un-trained teachers. (See appendix for further clarifications) Categories of Teachers Trained Teachers Untrained teachers Principals Lecturer Deputy Principals Graduate Assistant II GAII Senior Graduate Assistant SGA Specialist Teacher SP Graduate Assistant I GAI Assistant Teacher III ATIII Assistant Teacher I ATI Un-certificated Teacher UT Assistant Teacher II ATII Teacher’s Aide TA Aggregate Totals: Teachers in Government Schools Level P DP SGA GAI ATI ATII GAII SP ATIII UT TA PE Tot Primary 32 5 0 42 22 126 15 7 26 166 15 11 467 Secondary 11 7 4 75 16 67 109 3 19 172 0 4 487 ASC Staff 1 5 6 16 0 3 24 0 0 0 0 0 55 TT Students

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Other 1 1 3 7 1 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 18 Total 45 18 13 140 39 197 164 10 48 425 15 15 1129 These numbers refer to teachers who are actively involved in some aspect of Education. P – Principal, DP – Deputy Principal, TT – Teacher Training


Statistical Information on All Private School Teachers by Status (trained & untrained)

Statistical Information on All Private School Teachers by Status and Gender

Aggregate Totals: Teachers in Private Schools Level Total no. Teachers Of which trained Primary 340 171 Secondary 132 67


B2. Teacher Attendance Rates Teacher Attendance Rates in Primary Schools by Zone Z/# Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Av. Year Gov 1/7 95.6 92.0 94.0 92.6 86.7 89.9 88.8 88.7 86.0 87.1 81.3 89.3

2/6 94.7 92.0 93.2 92.9 92.6 90.8 89.1 94.8 90.0 91.7 92.5 92.2 3/5 85.1 86.8 92.5 93.5 93.4 89.6 89.8 86.8 84.2 86.2 87.0 88.6 4/4 99.1 92.7 96.0 93.6 90.9 95.2 92.9 92.2 95.9 91.7 100.0 94.6 T/22 93.6 90.9 93.8 93.0 90.2 90.9 89.8 90.2 88.1 88.7 86.8 90.5

Pri 1/4 99.4 97.9 97.1 99.0 96.8 97.8 99.6 98.0 95.9 94.4 100 97.8 2/1 97.4 97.4 94.8 98.9 97.8 98 99.0 97.5 99.0 97.8 - 97.7 3/3 99.9 99.3 99.9 99.4 99.6 98.9 99.9 99.7 99.9 99.9 98.6 99.5 4/4 98.2 96.5 99.0 93.2 98.6 98.0 96.2 95.4 86.9 81.0 - 94.3 T/12 98.9 97.8 98.2 97.2 98.3 98.2 98.5 97.6 94.4 91.9 99.7 97.3

All 95.5 93.5 95.4 94.5 93.2 93.6 93.1 93.0 90.5 89.9 89.0 92.8 In the column Z/#, the first number refers to the Zone, the second number to the number of schools reporting the information, so for Government schools, 1/7 refers to Zone 1, 7 schools reporting. Teacher Attendance Rates in Government Junior Secondary Schools Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Av. Year Gov M 84.7 90.5 94.8 80.8 93.3 92.7 86.3 92.6 89.7 87.4 96.0 89.9

F 84.1 88.5 89.6 74.3 94.7 91.3 88.7 90.6 85.3 85.5 86.0 87.1 T 84.4 89.5 92.2 77.6 94.0 92.0 87.5 91.6 87.5 86.4 91.0 88.5

6 Government schools reporting Teacher Attendance Rates in Secondary Schools Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Av. Year Gov M 93.7 92.3 90.5 91.6 94.8 92.6 93.3 91.8 93.9 92.4 89.8 92.4

F 94.4 93.0 92.6 90.7 94.2 93.4 93.6 90.9 95.9 96.2 92.0 93.4 T 94.1 92.6 91.5 91.2 94.5 93.0 93.5 91.3 94.9 94.3 90.9 92.9

Pri M 94.6 95.4 96.4 96.7 98.1 99.8 95.6 92.3 93.0 99.1 100.0 96.5 F 96.5 97.5 99.3 99.4 97.3 97.0 96.9 93.2 91.0 92.9 83.5 94.9 T 95.6 96.4 97.9 98.1 97.7 98.4 96.2 92.8 92.0 96.0 91.8 95.7

All M 94.1 93.7 93.2 93.9 96.3 95.9 94.3 92.0 93.5 95.5 92.7 94.1 F 95.4 95.0 95.6 94.7 95.6 95.0 95.1 91.9 93.6 94.7 89.6 94.2 T 94.8 94.4 94.4 94.3 95.9 95.5 94.7 92.0 93.6 95.1 91.1 94.2

6 Government and 5 Private schools reporting


C. Statistical Information on Schools and Students

C1. Pre-Primary Education: Day-Care/Crèche Facilities and Pre-Schools Summary Statistics: Centre-Types, Staff and Students Day-Care/Crèche

Only Pre-Schools Only

Day-Care + Pre-School

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No. of Centres 14 33 47 94 No. of Staff 28 93 163 284 No. of Students 168 1222 1812 3202 No. Students per Staff 6 13 11 11 Enrolment in All Day-Care/Crèche Facilities by Gender and Age Age <1 1 − < 2 2 − < 3 3 Totals No. Students

M F M F M F M F M F T 110 106 165 141 77 67 11 13 363 327 690

Enrolment in Pre-Schools by Gender and Age Age 2 − ≤ 3 3 − ≤ 4 4 − ≤ 5 5+ Totals No. Students

M F M F M F M F M F T 328 312 499 441 421 429 39 43 1287 1225 2512

Gross Enrolment Rate in Pre-Schools: Males 73.7%, Females 73.7%, All 73.7% Net Enrolment Rate in Pre-Schools: Males 49.8%, Females 52.3%, All 51.1%


C2. Student Enrolment Student enrolment in all primary, junior secondary and secondary schools (both government and private) for the 2009-10 academic year.

No. of students in all primary, junior secondary and secondary schools as at the beginning of the school year 2009-10: 19 195

School-level Distribution: Primary 58%; Junior Secondary 4%; Secondary 38% Gender Distribution: Males 51%; Females 49% School-type Distribution: Government 64%; Private 36%

Average Teacher-Student Ratios in Schools Average Number of Students per Teacher: Primary and Junior-Secondary Schools Zones Government Private All 1 15 18 15 2 10 15 13 3 11 19 14 4 14 20 14 All 13 18 15 Average Number of Students per Teacher: Secondary Schools Government 12 Private 13 All Schools 12


Primary Schools Primary: Beginning School Year 2009-10

Zones

K Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 TOTALS M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T

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G 159 92 251 109 107 216 128 93 221 141 112 253 126 131 257 171 125 296 161 162 323 995 822 1817 P 58 49 107 51 54 105 64 44 108 50 62 112 88 65 153 44 63 107 63 76 139 418 413 831

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G 43 26 69 50 31 81 51 36 87 39 49 88 54 48 102 48 50 98 62 47 109 347 287 634 P 147 133 280 120 131 251 128 129 257 107 133 240 137 148 285 116 136 252 120 136 256 875 946 1821

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G 103 59 162 79 48 127 82 63 145 94 71 165 94 92 186 78 79 157 155 100 255 685 512 1197 P 137 149 286 138 154 292 133 139 272 145 131 276 156 137 293 131 120 251 125 91 216 965 921 1886

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G 417 273 690 339 258 597 345 280 625 405 339 744 394 377 771 483 399 882 596 504 1100 2979 2430 5409 P 476 421 897 409 442 851 435 405 840 394 423 817 472 428 900 369 394 763 393 384 777 2948 2897 5845 T 893 694 1587 748 700 1448 780 685 1465 799 762 1561 866 805 1671 852 793 1645 989 888 1877 5927 5327 11254

The information given here includes enrolment in the two Special Schools. Special Schools: Beginning School Year 2009-10

This table details the enrolment in the 2 special schools, the Adele School (for children with special needs) and the School for the Deaf. Enrolment in these schools would be included in the numbers given for primary enrolment and also junior secondary enrolment in the case of the School for the Deaf. The Unit for the Blind is part of the TN Kirnon School and does not exist as a separate school so its numbers are not included here.

M F T Adele 38 28 66 School for the Deaf 7 6 13 Totals 45 34 79


Student Distribution in the Primary Schools: Gender Distribution: Males 53%; Females 47% School-type Distribution: Government 48%; Private 52% Gross Enrolment Rates: Males 100.0%; Females 88.1%; All 94.0%

Student Distribution by Grade in Government and Private Schools: Beginning School Year 2009-10

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2 G 401 347 748 361 358 719 335 324 659 324 314 638 347 287 634 P 873 917 1790 861 945 1806 896 948 1844 897 995 1892 875 946 1821

3 G 782 685 1467 765 666 1431 675 602 1277 627 529 1156 685 512 1197 P 855 858 662 1713 1005 2089 999 922 1921 987 928 1915 965 921 1886

4 G 979 905 1884 926 897 1823 927 813 1740 860 723 1583 952 809 1761 P 583 507 1090 611 587 1198 642 617 1259 698 625 1323 690 617 1307


T G 3204 2947 6151 3120 2940 6060 2924 2661 5585 2776 2430 5206 2979 2430 5409 P 2748 2719 5467 2899 2878 5777 3045 2932 5977 3057 3003 6060 2948 2897 5845 Tot 5952 5666 11618 6019 5818 11837 5969 5593 11562 5833 5433 11266 5927 5327 11254

GER 108.1 100.9 104.5 107.3 101.7 104.5 104.5 96.0 100.2 100.3 91.5 95.8 100.0 88.1 94.0 GER – Gross Enrolment Rate (percentage) Enrolment Trends: Primary Government and Private Schools 2005/06 – 2009/10

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Grade 8 Grade 9 Totals M F T M F T M F T

Gov 257 98 355 195 90 285 452 188 640 Pri 24 11 35 32 12 44 56 23 79 Totals 281 109 390 227 102 329 508 211 719 Student Distribution in the Junior Secondary Schools:

Gender Distribution: Males 71%; Females 29% School-type Distribution: Government 89%; Private 11%

Recent Trends: Junior Secondary Enrolment 2005-06 to 2009-10 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10

M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T Gov 915 558 1473 895 463 1358 824 387 1211 836 366 1202 452 188 640 Priv 43 28 71 87 61 148 88 68 156 79 66 145 56 23 79 Tot 958 586 1544 982 524 1506 912 455 1367 915 432 1347 508 211 719


Secondary Schools Secondary: Beginning School Year 2009-10

Form 1 Form 2 Form 3 Form 4 Form 5 Totals

M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T

G 627 568 1195 617 659 1276 612 752 1364 474 601 1075 330 419 1008 2660 3099 5759

P 161 158 319 169 168 337 162 141 303 139 142 281 110 113 223 741 722 1463

T 788 726 1514 786 827 1613 774 893 1667 613 743 1356 440 632 1231 3401 3821 7222 Student Distribution in the Secondary Schools:

Gender Distribution: Males 47%; Females 53% School-type Distribution: Government 80%; Private 20% Gross Enrolment Rates (Secondary + Junior Secondary): Males 104.1%; Females 98.9%; All

101.4% Male-Female Student Distribution by Form in Government and Private Schools: Beginning School Year 2009-10

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M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T G 2013 2645 4658 2104 2777 4881 2240 2820 5060 2200 2802 5002 2356 2955 5311 2346 3011 5357 2660 3099 5759 P 579 658 1237 577 654 1231 577 647 1224 664 676 1340 652 649 1301 760 753 1513 741 722 1463 T 2592 3303 5895 2681 3431 6112 2817 3467 6284 2864 3478 6342 3008 3604 6612 3106 3764 6870 3401 3821 7222 Enrolment Trends: Secondary Schools by (1)Type and (2) Gender

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C3. Non-National Enrolment: Beginning School Year 2009-2010 The proportions given are based on schools which have reported the information. Overall Proportion of non-nationals: 16.8% (2806/16698) Primary: Percentage of Non-national Students by Grade Beginning School Year 2009-10 Grades K 1 2 3 4 5 6 Totals Gov 3.8 7.1 5.7 7.6 11.7 11.5 10.3 8.6 (444/5158) Pri 11.3 12.8 14.1 16.1 15.8 17.4 18.4 15.1 (747/4963) Totals 7.9 10.2 10.3 11.7 13.9 14.1 13.5 11.8 (1191/10121) 30/32 government and 27/31 private schools reporting Junior Secondary: Percentage of Non-national Students by Grade Beginning School Year 2009-10 Grades 8 9 Totals Gov 23.0 17.5 20.6 (118/574) Pri 60.7 59.3 60.0 (33/55) Totals 26.0 21.5 24.0 (151/629) 9/11 government schools and 2/4 private schools reporting Secondary: Percentage of Non-national Students by Grade Beginning School Year 2009-10 Forms 1 2 3 4 5 Totals Gov 21.2 23.0 25.5 25.6 24.5 24.7 (1183/4788) Pri 13.4 19.3 27.0 30.0 35.6 24.2 (281/1160) Totals 19.7 22.3 25.7 26.5 26.4 24.6 (1464/5948) 10/11 government and 8/9 private schools reporting Cf. Non-national Enrolment 2008-09 School Level School-type Numbers Percentages Primary Gov 501/4817 10.4%

Pri 833/5356 15.6% Tot 1334/10173 13.1%

Junior Secondary Gov 222/1107 20.1% Pri 52/117 44.4% Tot 274/1224 22.4%

Secondary Gov 1128/4310 26.2% Pri 407/1513 26.9% Tot 1535/5823 26.4%

All Schools 3143/17220 18.3% Percentages given for those schools reporting


C4. Student Attendance Rates Attendance Rates in Primary Schools by Month: Sep 08 – July 09 Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Av. Year Gov M 90.8 90.7 90.3 81.2 91.3 90.4 89.1 86.6 90.4 80.2 78.3 87.2

F 90.8 91.1 91.3 83.1 91.7 90.4 91.4 88.4 90.9 81.0 83.6 88.5 T 90.8 90.9 90.8 82.1 91.5 90.4 90.2 87.5 90.7 80.6 80.9 87.9

Priv M 91.6 93.5 94.9 89.7 94.1 94.2 94.2 88.2 92.9 87.9 73.6 90.4 F 93.5 93.2 94.5 90.0 94.6 94.5 94.8 88.9 92.8 87.2 74.6 90.8 T 92.5 93.3 94.7 89.8 94.4 94.3 94.5 88.6 92.8 87.6 74.1 90.6

All M 91.1 91.7 91.9 84.2 92.3 91.7 90.9 87.2 91.3 83.0 76.5 88.4 F 91.7 91.8 92.5 85.6 92.7 91.9 92.6 88.6 91.6 83.2 80.2 89.3 T 91.4 91.8 92.2 84.9 92.5 91.8 91.8 87.9 91.5 83.1 78.4 88.8

Percentages based on 25 government schools and 14 private schools reporting the required information. Average Attendance Rates in Government Primary Schools by Zones: 2008-09 Average for the Year

Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 Zone 4 Males 86.7 88.7 88.9 85.6 Females 88.4 89.1 89.0 88.1 Total 87.6 88.9 88.9 86.9 In some zones, too few private schools supplied the information for a comparable inclusion here in this form. Attendance Rates in Government Junior Secondary Schools by Month: Sep 08 – July 09 Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Av. Year M 88.0 85.9 83.2 67.3 83.8 83.0 83.2 75.3 81.3 73.0 73.7 79.8 F 88.7 88.0 83.9 71.9 83.7 84.2 83.3 78.7 83.0 72.5 68.4 80.6 T 88.3 86.9 83.5 69.5 83.8 83.6 83.3 76.9 82.1 72.8 71.6 80.2 Percentages based on 10 government schools reporting the information. The information was not obtained for private schools. Attendance Rates in Secondary Schools by Month: Sep 08 – July 09 Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Av. Year Gov M 94.6 93.8 94.2 73.2 94.0 92.3 89.0 85.8 92.1 87.4 64.0 87.3

F 94.6 93.6 93.8 76.3 93.5 90.8 89.1 87.1 92.4 88.6 57.4 87.0 T 94.6 93.7 94.0 74.8 93.7 91.5 89.0 86.4 92.2 88.0 60.7 87.2

Priv M 94.3 96.2 97.3 89.2 94.0 95.2 91.4 90.0 93.5 94.9 85.0 92.8 F 96.4 95.0 97.8 91.5 95.8 94.6 97.0 93.9 86.5 83.9 57.4 90.0 T 95.4 95.5 97.6 90.5 95.0 94.9 94.5 92.1 89.6 88.8 71.2 91.4

All M 94.5 94.7 95.4 79.6 94.0 93.4 90.0 87.4 92.6 90.4 74.5 89.7 F 95.4 94.2 95.6 83.2 94.5 92.5 92.7 90.2 89.7 86.5 57.4 88.4 T 95.0 94.5 95.5 81.5 94.3 93.0 91.4 88.9 91.1 88.3 65.9 89.0

Percentages based on 6 government schools and 4 private schools reporting the required information.


Cf. Student Attendance Rates 2007-08

Primary Student Attendance Rate Secondary Student Attendance Rate

Male Female Total Male Female Total

87.0 87.0 87.0 89.8 92.1 91.0


C5. Repetition Rates Primary – Government and Private Schools: Repetition Rates As At July 2009 K 1 2 3 4 5 6 Totals M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T 16.0 17.7 16.9 5.0 3.8 4.5 1.5 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.2 1.3 2.5 2.3 2.4 5.0 5.2 5.1 12.0 6.4 9.3 6.2

5.8

6.0 (677/11238)

Junior Secondary Government Schools: Repetition Rates As At July 2009 Grades 8 9 Totals Gov M F T M F T M F T

17.4 15.5 16.8 8.3 6.0 8.0 13.5 10.1 12.7 (131/1031)

Percentages based on 8/10 government schools reporting (Glanvilles and St. Mary’s were converted into full-fledged secondary schools; Grade 7 has been phased out). Secondary: Repetition Rates As At July 2009 Forms 1 2 3 4 5 Totals

M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T Gov 16.0 9.9 12.8 22.6 15.7 18.7 14.0 11.4 12.7 18.1 16.8 17.3 0.8 1.1 1.0 15.2 11.4 13.0

(601/4608) Pri 18.9 7.9 11.1 7.1 7.5 7.5 18.8 9.2 11.3 15.4 9.5 10.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.5 7.1 8.7

(59/682) Total 16.3 9.5 12.5 21.5 14.3 17.2 14.3 11.0 12.5 17.9 15.8 16.6 0.7 1.0 0.9 15.0 10.7 12.5

(660/5290) Percentages based on 7/9 government and 4/10 private schools reporting. Cf. Repetition Rates As At July 2008 Primary Junior Secondary Secondary M F T M F T M F T 6.3 3.7 5.0 23 15 21 20 12 15


The following table provides details on the number of times a sample of outgoing (i.e. 5th form) students for the school year ending 2008-09 repeated a class during their years in secondary school. The sample was made up of all 5th form students from the government secondary schools of Antigua Grammar, Ottos Comprehensive, Princess Margaret and Jennings. Repetition Frequency of a Sample of 5th Form Students in Government Secondary Schools Males Females Totals Cf . Males (Single-sex School) Males (Mixed Schools) Never Repeat 116 (54%) 144 (60%) 260 (57%) 57 (64%) 60 (47%) Repeat ×1 66 (30%) 77 (32%) 143 (31%) 26 (29%) 40 (31%) Repeat ×2 28 (13%) 18 (8%) 46 (10%) 5 (6%) 23 (18%) Repeat ×3 5 (2%) 2 (1%) 7 (2%) 0 5 (4%) Repeat ×4 1 0 1 1 (1%) 0 Totals 216 241 457 89 128 For students who entered secondary school from the CEE, a comparison of means for males in the two school-types shows that those in the single-sex school had spent on average 5.46 years in school versus 5.93 years for those in mixed schools (t = 3.93, df = 173, p<0.001). Using the same criterion to compare males versus females in mixed schools yields that females spent on average 5.54 years whilst males spent 5.93 years (t = 3.99, df = 263, p<0.001). Students who had entered school based on the Junior Secondary Examinations spent on average 3.46 years in school (there was not a significant difference between the means for males versus that for females). Those who had entered secondary school via the CEE were approximately as likely to repeat at least once by the time they reached the 5th form as those who had entered via the JSE (46% to 41% respectively).


C6. Drop-out Rates Drop-out Rates at Each School Level as at July 2009 Primary Junior Secondary Secondary

M F T M F T M F T Gov 1.3 0.9 1.1 7.4 3.9 6.4 3.2 2.1 2.5 Pri 0.9 1.3 1.1 - - - 6.6 4.8 5.8 Tot 1.1 1.1 1.1 7.4 3.9 6.4 3.3 2.1 2.6 Data reported as a percentage of those schools reporting the information. The primary data in particular may be considerably over-stated, as the majority of schools just leave those columns blank, which could be interpreted as their not having any drop-outs for the year.

Primary data 6/30 government schools and 8/31 private schools reporting Junior Secondary data 8/13 government schools reporting Secondary data 6/9 government and 3/10 private schools reporting

Drop-out Rates in Secondary Schools as At July 2009 Forms 1 2 3 4 5 Totals

M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T Gov 1.7 2.0 1.9 4.8 1.4 2.6 3.1 2.1 2.5 4.5 3.2 3.6 1.7 1.4 1.5 3.2 2.1 2.5 Pri 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.8 0.0 2.3 9.5 0.0 6.1 13.3 23.1 17.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.6 4.8 5.8 Total 1.6 2.0 1.8 4.8 1.3 2.6 3.4 2.1 2.7 5.0 3.6 4.1 1.7 1.3 1.4 3.3 2.1 2.6 6/9 government and 3/10 private schools reporting Cf. Drop-out Rates As At July 2008 Primary Junior Secondary Secondary M F T M F T M F T 0.8 1.5 1.1 6.8 5.8 6.5 1.5 2.6 2.1

D. Examination Results

D1. Grade 2 Assessment 2009 Grade Level (GL) Student Performance in the Grade 2 Assessment 2009 Subject ST No. sitting Above GL At GL Slightly Below GL Below GL

M F M F M F M F M F

Lan

guag

e A

rts

Gov 338 291 0 (0%)

0 (0%)

51 (15%)

79 (27%)

82 (24%)

99 (34%)

205 (61%)

113 (39%)

Pri 361 389 0 (0%)

0 (0%)

182 (50%)

263 (68%)

96 (27%)

70 (18%)

83 (23%)

56 (14%)

Mat

hs Gov 308 275 7 (2%)

17 (6%)

93 (30%)

113 (41%)

94 (31%)

81 (30%)

114 (37%)

64 (23%)

Pri 364 389 68 (19%)

82 (21%)

169 (46%)

204 (52%)

76 (21%)

82 (21%)

51 (14%)

21 (5%)


Boxplot2 Showing the Distribution of Language Arts Marks in the Grade 2 Assessment in Government and Private Schools over Zones

D2. Grade 4 Assessment 2009 Grade Level (GL) Student Performance in the Grade 4 Assessment 2009 Subject ST No. sitting Above GL At GL Slightly Below GL Below GL

M F M F M F M F M F

Lang

uage

A

rts

Gov 355 296 3 (1%)

7 (2%)

56 (16%)

89 (30%)

72 (20%)

85 (29%)

224 (63%)

115 (39%)

Pri 351 369 31 (9%)

69 (19%)

183 (52%)

196 (53%)

86 (25%)

77 (21%)

51 (15%)

27 (7%)

Mat

hs Gov 354 296 2

(1%) 4 (1%)

26 (7%)

29 (10%)

51 (14%)

48 (16%)

275 (78%)

215 (73%)

Pri 352 368 29 (8%)

35 (10%)

83 (24%)

104 (28%)

81 (23%)

88 (24%)

159 (45%)

141 (38%)

2 The ‘box’ shows the distribution of the middle 50% of marks of the students, with the black line across the box showing the median mark. The lines at either end (called the whiskers) show the distribution of the top and bottom 25% of marks. The small circles beyond these lines indicate marks seen as outliers (sufficiently outside range of other marks to not be included in the distribution shown).


Boxplot Showing the Distribution of Language Arts Marks in the Gr4 Assessment in Government and Private Schools over Zones

D3. Common Entrance 2009 Comparison of Means by Subject, School-type and Gender: CEE 2009

Comparison of Means for Total CEE Score by Zone, School-type and Gender: CEE 2009 Zones Government Schools Private Schools All Schools

M F T M F T M F T 1 166.3 213.6 191.2 219.5 245.9 231.2 183.3 221.7 202.6 2 206.4 235.5 222.2 259.2 269.3 264.0 244.0 257.8 250.9 3 185.0 208.1 195.1 248.5 259.5 254.1 215.6 236.7 225.7 4 195.9 224.9 209.0 236.9 262.2 249.5 212.3 241.5 226.1 Totals 184.1 218.2 200.7 243.5 260.8 252.0 211.7 238.0 224.5

Subjects Government/852 Private/741 Males/437 Females/415 Tot Gov Males/379 Females/362 Tot Pri

LA 51.3 62.3 56.3 66.1 70.9 68.4 Maths 50.5 58.5 54.4 67.0 71.7 69.3 Science 42.5 50.6 46.4 55.7 60.3 57.9 SS 39.7 46.8 43.2 54.8 58.0 56.3 All 184.1 218.2 200.7 243.5 260.8 252.0


Boxplot Showing the Distribution of Total CEE Marks by Gender in Government and Private Schools over Zones


Top Schools in CEE 2009 Government Schools Private Schools

Name No. students

Pass Rate (%)

Mean Scores Name No. students

Pass Rate (%)

Mean Scores LA M S SS LA M S SS

Freetown 7 100 75.1 76.7 61.7 69.1 Baptist Academy 28 100 82.1 91.5 83.7 76.6 Five Islands 50 94.0 67.6 64.0 65.0 55.0 St. Nicholas 22 100 83.4 87.6 81.8 77.2 TNK 26 84.6 59.3 59.9 64.1 53.7 Minoah Magnet 6 100 82.3 87.0 76.2 70.8 Pigotts 38 81.6 65.6 63.5 51.8 50.7 TOR 29 100 73.8 76.1 66.8 63.1 Willikies 10 80.0 58.9 63.5 49.7 47.3 Sunnydale 23 100 76.4 75.0 58.7 65.1 Buckleys 13 76.9 58.0 63.1 53.9 47.5 New Bethel SDA 21 100 70.9 74.9 61.0 54.3 Old Road 17 76.5 62.8 58.5 62.5 49.8 Gospel Light 7 100 69.7 70.4 57.1 60.9 Cedar Grove 25 76.0 61.9 65.2 49.4 49.6 Wesleyan Junior Academy 46 100 64.0 70.3 56.9 52.6 Cobbs Cross 16 75.0 60.1 59.2 45.9 57.1 Sunnyside 59 98.3 74.3 81.2 66.7 64.3 Sea View Farm 24 70.8 58.9 61.3 53.4 46.7 Grays Crescent 29 96.6 73.5 68.8 60.0 55.5 Potters 33 69.7 63.7 65.5 58.8 54.9 St. Andrews 24 95.8 79.6 83.0 73.0 68.5 JT Ambrose 39 69.2 61.1 60.9 47.6 47.2 St. John’s Lutheran 19 94.7 65.8 75.0 54.9 60.0 Visionaries for Christ (private school) had one student; that student passed the examination. LA – Language Arts, M – Mathematics, S – Science, SS – Social Studies Proportion of Students Who Accept the Scholarship Into a Government Secondary School School Students Assigned Students Accepting Initial

Placement Transfers Into Form 1 Total Accepting

Scholarship Transfers Out Requested

M F T M F T M F T ASSS 71 71 142 46 40 86 (60.6%) 4 2 6 91 (64.1%) 28 AGHS 147 147 96 96 (65.3%) 19 19 114 (77.6%) 0 AGS 141 141 96 96 (68.1%) 18 18 113 (80.1%) 0 CHSS 66 57 123 43 34 77 (62.6% 11 7 18 91 (74.0%) 12 JSS 69 79 148 49 56 105 (70.9%) 0 4 4 109 (73.6%) 24 OCS 60 91 151 52 78 130 (85.7%) 9 8 17 145 (96.0%) 9 PSS 73 66 139 37 50 87 (75.8%) 3 1 4 91 (65.5%) 26 PMS 62 93 155 54 75 129 (80.6%) 13 19 32 157 (101.3%) 4 SMCG 4 4 8 4 4 8 (100%) 0 0 0 8 (100.0%) 0 TOTALS 546 608 1154 381 433 814 (70.5%) 58 60 118 919 (79.6%) 103


CEE Pass Rates 2005 – 2009 Years School-

type Boys Girls Totals Sat Passed Sat Passed Sat Passed

2005

Gov 539 215 (39%) 471 270 (57%) 1010 485 (48%) Priv 258 206 (80%) 322 282 (88%) 580 488 (84%) Totals 797 421 (53%) 794 553 (70%) 1591 974 (61%)

2006

Gov 480 189 (39%) 476 267 (56%) 956 456 (48%) Priv 325 237 (73%) 307 267 (87%) 632 504 (80%) Totals 806 426 (53%) 784 534 (68%) 1590 960 (60%)

2007

Gov 508 195 (38%) 502 322 (64%) 1010 517 (51%) Priv 345 271 (79%) 383 321 (84%) 728 592 (81%) Totals 854 466 (55%) 885 643 (73%) 1739 1109 (64%)

2008

Gov 529 244 (46%) 485 318 (66%) 1014 562 (55%) Priv 348 295 (85%) 393 362 (92%) 741 657 (89%) Totals 877 539 (62%) 878 680 (77%) 1755 1219 (70%)

2009

Gov 437 221 (51%) 415 291 (70%) 852 512 (60%) Priv 379 317 (84%) 362 322 (89%) 741 639 (86%) Totals 816 538 (66%) 777 613 (79%) 1593 1151 (72%)

Trends: CEE Pass Rates 2005 – 2009

GM – Government males; GF – Government females; PM – Private males; PF – Private females


D4. CXC/CSEC Examinations of May/June 2009 Results Over All (General + Technical Proficiency) Subjects by School-type and Gender School-type No. Subjects Sat I II III IV V VI I-III

Single-sex3

M 1104 220 384 336 121 42 1 940 F 1274 363 481 299 97 33 1 1143 Tot 2378 583 865 635 218 75 2 2083 %M 19.93 34.78 30.43 10.96 3.80 0.09 85.14 %F 28.49 37.76 23.47 7.61 2.59 0.08 89.72 %Tot 24.52 36.38 26.70 9.17 3.15 0.08 87.59

Mixed

M 1801 147 426 535 411 263 19 1108 F 3476 224 890 1190 648 478 46 2304 Tot 5277 371 1316 1725 1059 741 65 3412 %M 8.16 23.65 29.71 22.82 14.60 1.05 61.52 %F 6.44 25.60 34.23 18.64 13.75 1.32 66.28 %Tot 7.03 24.94 32.69 20.07 14.04 1.23 64.66

Government

M 2216 258 602 655 432 251 18 1515 F 3914 441 1100 1254 622 450 47 2795 Tot 6130 699 1702 1909 1054 701 65 4310 %M 11.64 27.17 29.56 19.49 11.33 0.81 68.37 %F 11.27 28.10 32.04 15.89 11.50 1.20 71.41 %Tot 11.40 27.77 31.14 17.19 11.44 1.06 70.31

Private

M 689 109 208 216 100 54 2 533 F 836 146 271 235 123 61 0 652 Tot 1525 255 479 451 223 115 2 1185 %M 15.82 30.19 31.35 14.51 7.84 0.29 77.36 %F 17.46 32.42 28.11 14.71 7.30 0.00 77.99 %Tot 16.72 31.41 29.57 14.62 7.54 0.13 77.70

All Schools

M 2905 367 810 871 532 305 20 2048 F 4750 587 1371 1489 745 511 47 3447 Tot 7655 954 2181 2360 1277 816 67 5495 %M 12.63 27.88 29.98 18.31 10.50 0.69 70.50 %F 12.36 28.86 31.35 15.68 10.76 0.99 72.57 %Tot 12.46 28.49 30.83 16.68 10.66 0.88 71.78

All A&B

M 3260 392 868 964 611 392 33 2224 F 5786 655 1544 1770 981 763 73 3969 Tot 9046 1047 2412 2734 1592 1155 106 6193 %M 12.02 26.63 29.57 18.74 12.02 1.01 68.22 %F 11.32 26.69 30.59 16.95 13.19 1.26 68.60 %Tot 11.57 26.66 30.22 17.60 12.77 1.17 68.46

3 It is more likely the case that the single-sex schools have better examination results not because they are single-sex, but because of the type of student most likely to gain access to these schools (for government schools, based on results of the CEE, for private schools, based on an entry exam and parents’ ability to pay), a result also found and noted by Sukhnandan & Lee (1998) for single-sex schools in the UK.


Results in English A General Proficiency by School-type and Gender School-type No. Subjects Sat I II III IV V VI I-III

Single-sex

M 136 38 44 39 13 2 0 121 F 151 65 51 26 9 0 0 142 Tot 287 103 95 65 22 2 0 263 %M 27.94 32.35 28.68 9.56 1.47 0.00 88.97 %F 43.05 33.77 17.22 5.96 0.00 0.00 94.04 %Tot 35.89 33.10 22.65 7.67 0.70 0.00 91.64

Mixed

M 249 17 43 61 76 51 1 121 F 462 43 75 161 132 50 1 279 Tot 711 60 118 222 208 101 2 400 %M 6.83 17.27 24.50 30.52 20.48 0.40 48.59 %F 9.31 16.23 34.85 28.57 10.82 0.22 60.39 %Tot 8.44 16.60 31.22 29.25 14.21 0.28 56.26

Government

M 306 38 67 76 74 50 1 181 F 519 73 101 163 135 46 1 337 Tot 825 111 168 239 209 96 2 518 %M 12.42 21.90 24.84 24.18 16.34 0.33 59.15 %F 14.07 19.46 31.41 26.01 8.86 0.19 64.93 %Tot 13.45 20.36 28.97 25.33 11.64 0.24 62.79

Private

M 79 17 20 24 15 3 0 61 F 94 35 25 24 6 4 0 84 Tot 173 52 45 48 21 7 0 145 %M 21.52 25.32 30.38 18.99 3.80 0.00 77.22 %F 37.23 26.60 25.53 6.38 4.26 0.00 89.36 %Tot 30.06 26.01 27.75 12.14 4.05 0.00 83.82

All Schools

M 385 55 87 100 89 53 1 242 F 613 108 126 187 141 50 1 421 Tot 998 163 213 287 230 103 2 663 %M 14.29 22.60 25.97 23.12 13.77 0.26 62.86 %F 17.62 20.55 30.51 23.00 8.16 0.16 68.68 %Tot 16.33 21.34 28.76 23.05 10.32 0.20 66.43

All A&B

M 462 58 95 123 111 71 4 276 F 818 117 148 248 220 82 3 513 Tot 1280 175 243 371 331 153 7 789 %M 12.55 20.56 26.62 24.03 15.37 0.87 59.74 %F 14.30 18.09 30.32 26.89 10.02 0.37 62.71 %Tot 13.67 18.98 28.98 25.86 11.95 0.55 61.64


Results in Mathematics General Proficiency by School-type and Gender School-type No. Subjects Sat I II III IV V VI I-III

Single-sex

M 135 9 34 46 33 13 0 89 F 151 39 41 35 18 17 1 115 Tot 286 48 75 81 51 30 1 204 %M 6.67 25.19 34.07 24.44 9.63 0.00 65.93 %F 25.83 27.15 23.18 11.92 11.26 0.66 76.16 %Tot 16.78 26.22 28.32 17.83 10.49 0.35 71.33

Mixed

M 243 6 7 26 59 130 15 39 F 461 8 20 58 75 256 44 86 Tot 704 14 27 84 134 386 59 125 %M 2.47 2.88 10.70 24.28 53.50 6.17 16.05 %F 1.74 4.34 12.58 16.27 55.53 9.54 18.66 %Tot 1.99 3.84 11.93 19.03 54.83 8.38 17.76

Government

M 309 9 28 57 73 127 15 94 F 523 36 45 68 79 250 45 149 Tot 832 45 73 125 152 377 60 243 %M 2.91 9.06 18.45 23.62 41.10 4.85 30.42 %F 6.88 8.60 13.00 15.11 47.80 8.60 28.49 %Tot 5.41 8.77 15.02 18.27 45.31 7.21 29.21

Private

M 69 6 13 15 19 16 0 34 F 89 11 16 25 14 23 0 52 Tot 158 17 29 40 33 39 0 86 %M 8.70 18.84 21.74 27.54 23.19 0.00 49.28 %F 12.36 17.98 28.09 15.73 25.84 0.00 58.43 %Tot 10.76 18.35 25.32 20.89 24.68 0.00 54.43

All Schools

M 378 15 41 72 92 143 15 128 F 612 47 61 93 93 273 45 201 Tot 990 62 102 165 185 416 60 329 %M 3.97 10.85 19.05 24.34 37.83 3.97 33.86 %F 7.68 9.97 15.20 15.20 44.61 7.35 32.84 %Tot 6.26 10.30 16.67 18.69 42.02 6.06 33.23

All A&B

M 487 16 50 88 117 193 23 154 F 915 48 74 143 157 427 66 265 Tot 1402 64 124 231 274 620 89 419 %M 3.29 10.27 18.07 24.02 39.63 4.72 31.62 %F 5.25 8.09 15.63 17.16 46.67 7.21 28.96 %Tot 4.56 8.84 16.48 19.54 44.22 6.35 29.89


Schools’ Pass Rates: CSEC 2009 General Proficiency Subjects School No. Candidates No. Subjects sat % Pass % Eng A % Maths All Saints 90 702 68.7 60.0 3.3 Antigua Girls High 103 843 92.9 93.2 81.6 Antigua Grammar 91 670 87.6 94.5 74.7 Baptist Academy 11 97 100.0 100.0 100.0 Christ the King 48 431 83.5 95.8 64.6 Christian Faith 23 210 59.1 60.9 20.0 Clare Hall 93 706 64.5 66.7 24.2 Jennings 118 675 48.0 32.2 9.5 Island Academy 11 88 81.8 90.9 81.8 Ottos Comprehensive 123 928 67.9 53.7 19.8 Pares Secondary 62 497 63.0 48.5 14.5 Princess Margaret 129 947 64.9 61.2 13.6 Seventh Day Adventist

35 265 67.6 82.9 37.9

Sir Mc Chesney George

16 162 74.7 43.8 13.3

St. Joseph’s Academy 45 434 81.3 77.8 47.7 No. candidates based on the number writing English A. CSEC 2009 Quality of Passes for Students in School: 5 Subjects School-type

No. sitting No. sitting 5 subjects

No. Passing 5 subjects

No. Passing 5 subjects with English A

No. P 5 subjects with English A and Mathematics

M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T GovSi 91 105 196 91 105 196 76

84% 101 96%

177 90%

75 82%

95 90%

170 87%

65 71%

81 77%

146 74%

GovMix 244 435 679 214 407 621 92 38%

233 54%

325 48%

68 28%

184 42%

252 37%

19 8%

53 12%

72 11%

TotGov 335 540 875 305 512 817 168 50%

334 62%

502 57%

143 43%

279 52%

422 48%

84 25%

134 25%

218 25%

PriSi 50 48 98 45 48 93 37 74%

44 92%

81 83%

34 68%

43 90%

77 79%

19 38%

31 65%

50 51%

PriMix 48 66 114 32 49 81 18 38%

33 50%

51 45%

17 35%

28 42%

45 39%

12 48%

17 26%

29 25%

TotPri 98 114 212 77 97 174 55 56%

77 68%

132 62%

51 52%

71 62%

122 58%

31 32%

48 42%

79 37%

TotSi 141 153 294 136 153 289 113 80%

145 95%

258 88%

109 77%

138 90%

247 84%

84 60%

112 73%

196 67%

TotMix 292 501 793 246 456 702 110 38%

266 53%

376 47%

85 29%

212 42%

297 37%

31 11%

70 14%

101 13%

All 433 654 1087 382 609 991 223 52%

411 63%

634 58%

194 45%

350 54%

544 50%

115 27%

182 28%

297 27%

Percentages based on the number of students sitting


Further Statistical Analysis of Factors Associated with Quality of Passes: CSEC 2009 No. subjects passed Factor

5 Phi4 Odds Ratio (from Exp (B))5

Proportion of variation explained

Gender M/433 233 (52%) 0.113 1.6 1.7% F/654 411 (63%)

Secondary school-type

Gov/875 502 (57%) 0.039 1.2 0.2% Pri/212 132 (62%)

Secondary school-type

Single-sex/294 258 (88%) 0.363 7.9 18.5% Mixed/793 376 (47%)

Student Age 15-16 yrs/466 357 (77%) 0.366 3.6 17.5% 17-18 yrs/479 223 (47%) 19+ yrs/81 17 (21%)

CSEC English A

Pass/663 544 (82%) 0.569 14.8 38.4% Fail/334 79 (24%)

CSEC Maths

Pass/330 316 (96%) 0.480 25.9 33.3% Fail/661 308 (47%)

CSEC Pass Rates (Percentages) in Schools 2000 – 2008 Gender Year

All Subjects English A Mathematics M F T M F T M F T

2000 64 73 70 56 69 64 40 33 36 2002 65 75 72 55 74 68 41 36 38 2004 66 75 72 54 74 67 32 35 34 2006 63 71 68 60 74 69 39 34 36 2008 72 76 74 60 73 68 47 38 42

4 The phi values give a measure of the strength of the association of the factors. Cohen (1988, p82-83) outlined a guideline for the interpretation of phi results in social research: 0.10 indicates a small effect, 0.30 indicates a medium effect, and 0.50 indicates a large effect. Cohen also made the point that in the field of educational psychology values of phi of 0.5 are ‘about as high as they come’ (p81). 5 This result means that, for example, on the factor of secondary school typed as single-sex or mixed, a student is 7.9 times as likely to have passed 5 subjects if they went to a single-sex school as if they went to a mixed school.


2. Caribbean Comparisons: Antigua & Barbuda with the Region

The information supplied here is copied from two UNESCO documents, namely: Regional Education Indicators Project: Summit of the Americas – Preliminary Report – The

State of Education 2009. Discussion Document. UNESCO. This document provides comparisons for the year 2007

Draft key indicators for the monitoring of Education for All, Millennium Development Goals, Antigua and Barbuda Country Review for the School Year Ending 2009. UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Alphabetical List of Countries by Identifier AG Antigua and Barbuda HN Honduras AR Argentina HT Haiti BB Barbados JM Jamaica BO Bolivia KN Saint Kitts and Nevis BR Brazil LC Saint Lucia BS Bahamas MX Mexico BZ Belize NI Nicaragua CA Canada PE Peru CL Chile PN Panama CO Colombia PY Paraguay CR Costa Rica SR Suriname DM Dominica SV El Salvador DO Dominican Republic TT Trinidad and Tobago EC Ecuador US United States GD Granada UY Uruguay GT Guatemala VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines GY Guyana VE Venezuela


Public Spending on Primary Education as Percentage of Per Capita GDP, 2007

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Percentage of Teachers Who Meet Training Requirements in Primary Education, 2007

Percentage of Teachers Who Meet Training Requirements in Secondary Education, 2007

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Enrolment Rates: Pre-Primary Education

Country Year Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary (ISCED 0) Net enrolment rate, pre-primary (ISCED 0)

MF M F GPI MF M F GPI

Anguilla 2008 94.5 ** 98.7 ** 90.9 ** 0.92 ** 94.5 ** 98.7 ** 90.9 ** 0.9 ** Antigua and Barbuda 2009 64.8 * 62.3 * 67.4 * 1.08 * 61.4 * 59.0 * 63.9 * 1.1 * Aruba 2008 103.8 103.3 104.4 1.01 99.0 100.4 102.4 1.0 Bahamas 2003 30.3 ** 30.5 ** 30.2 ** 0.99 ** 22.2 ** 22.3 ** 22.0 ** 1.0 ** Barbados 2008 104.8 * 102.9 * 106.9 * 1.04 * 96.9 * 95.2 * 98.6 * 1.0 * Belize 2009 41.8 40.9 42.8 1.05 40.0 39.2 40.8 1.0 Bermuda ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... British Virgin Islands 2006 92.6 * 88.0 * 97.4 * 1.11 * 83.8 * 79.9 * 87.9 * 1.1 * Cayman Islands 2008 89.9 * 82.6 * 97.4 * 1.18 * 80.7 * 72.4 * 89.1 * 1.2 * Dominica 2009 110.0 * 109.3 * 110.8 * 1.01 * ... ... ... ... Grenada 2008 103.1 101.1 105.3 1.04 95.2 93.2 97.2 1.0 Guyana 2008 84.7 84.5 85.0 1.00 70.9 71.0 70.8 1.0 Haiti ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Jamaica 2008 86.2 84.8 87.6 1.03 80.6 79.2 82.0 1.0 Montserrat 2007 90.6 * 101.7 * 80.9 * 0.80 * 72.7 * 83.3 * 63.2 * 0.8 * Netherlands Antilles 2003 102.2 ** 103.2 ** 101.2 ** 0.98 ** 94.9 ** 95.1 ** 94.7 ** 1.0 ** Puerto Rico 2009 154.5 156.3 152.6 0.98 98.8 156.3 152.6 1.0 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2008 82.3 * 80.4 * 84.2 * 1.05 * ... ... ... ... Saint Lucia 2009 67.2 66.8 67.7 1.01 47.6 47.4 47.8 1.0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2009 78.6 78.3 78.9 1.01 ... ... ... ... Suriname 2008 81.3 81.2 81.4 1.00 80.1 80.3 79.9 1.0 Trinidad and Tobago 2008 81.5 * 81.6 * 81.4 * 1.00 * 65.7 * 65.9 * 65.6 * 1.0 * Turks and Caicos Islands 2005 118.4 ** 132.3 ** 105.8 ** 0.80 ** 73.4 ** 79.7 ** 67.8 ** 0.9 ** The Gender parity index (GPI) is used to measure EFA goal 5 and MDG goal 3. * indicates a local/national estimation, ** indicates a UNESCO estimation


Enrolment Rates: Primary Education

Country Year Gross enrolment ratio Net enrolment rate

MF M F GPI MF M F GPI

Anguilla 2008 94.2 ** 94.2 ** 94.2 ** 1.00 ** 92.7 ** 92.7 ** 92.8 ** 1.00 ** Antigua and Barbuda 2009 99.8 * 102.7 * 96.9 * 0.94 * 88.3 * 89.9 * 86.8 * 0.97 * Aruba 2008 114.0 116.2 111.8 0.96 99.1 99.5 98.7 0.99 Bahamas 2008 103.4 103.4 103.4 1.00 91.3 90.2 92.4 1.02 Barbados 2008 127.7 * 128.2 * 127.1 * 0.99 * 97.8 * 98.1 * 97.5 * 0.99 * Belize 2009 121.9 123.5 120.2 0.97 97.3 97.2 97.4 1.00 Bermuda 2006 100.3 * 108.2 * 92.4 * 0.85 * 92.3 ** ... ... ... British Virgin Islands 2007 107.6 * 109.9 * 105.3 * 0.96 * 93.3 * 92.7 * 94.0 * 1.01 * Cayman Islands 2008 88.2 * 91.0 * 85.4 * 0.94 * 79.9 * 81.5 * 78.3 * 0.96 * Dominica 2009 112.3 * 113.0 * 111.5 * 0.99 * 93.3 * 91.9 * 94.7 * 1.03 * Grenada 2008 102.6 105.4 99.7 0.95 93.4 94.1 92.6 0.98 Guyana 2008 108.7 109.3 108.1 0.99 94.7 94.8 94.5 1.00 Haiti ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Jamaica 2008 93.3 94.7 91.8 0.97 80.2 81.6 78.9 0.97 Montserrat 2007 106.7 * 101.2 * 112.9 * 1.12 * 92.3 * 89.1 * 96.1 * 1.08 * Netherlands Antilles 2003 123.8 ** 124.6 ** 122.9 ** 0.99 ** 96.6 ** 94.9 ** 98.4 ** 1.04 ** Puerto Rico 2009 91.2 91.0 91.4 1.00 ... ... ... ... Saint Kitts and Nevis 2008 98.3 * 97.4 * 99.1 * 1.02 * 81.4 * 81.1 * 81.7 * 1.01 * Saint Lucia 2009 96.7 98.2 95.2 0.97 90.6 91.2 90.1 0.99 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2009 106.9 110.5 103.2 0.93 94.6 96.8 92.3 0.95 Suriname 2008 113.8 116.4 111.1 0.95 90.1 90.7 89.6 0.99 Trinidad and Tobago 2008 103.4 105.2 101.6 0.97 91.8 92.2 91.5 0.99 Turks and Caicos Islands 2005 89.8 ** 88.0 ** 91.6 ** 1.04 ** 78.0 ** 75.2 ** 80.7 ** 1.07 ** The classical net enrolment rate underestimates enrolment of primary aged children. UIS also reports the adjusted NER, which includes primary aged children enrolled in secondary education, which is slightly higher. Adjusted NER (M+F) for Antigua and Barbuda: 89.7


Enrolment Rates: Secondary Education

Country Year

Gross enrolment ratio -Secondary Gross enrolment ratio - lower secondary

Gross enrolment ratio - upper secondary

Percentage enrolment in vocational education

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Anguilla 2008 79.7 ** 81.8 ** 77.6 ** 0.95 ** 79.1 ** 74.5 ** 80.6 ** 83.1 ** a ... Antigua and Barbuda 2009 110.5 * 110.2 * 110.7 * 1.00 * 125.6 * 118.1 * 86.7 * 99.2 * 6.6 7.5 Aruba 2008 94.8 92.0 97.6 1.06 102.7 105.1 89.4 92.5 7.6 27.2 Bahamas 2008 93.3 92.1 94.5 1.03 97.2 97.2 89.2 91.6 a a Barbados 2008 119.4 * 117.1 * 121.8 * 1.04 * 115.7 * 115.0 * 124.6 * 131.3 * a * a * Belize 2009 75.6 72.6 78.7 1.08 86.8 89.1 52.4 57.1 a 18.4 Bermuda 2006 84.5 * 82.2 * 86.8 * 1.06 * 91.1 * 89.2 * 79.3 * 84.9 * a a British Virgin Islands 2007 100.8 * 95.3 * 106.1 * 1.11 * 111.6 * 116.8 * 83.8 * 90.0 * 5.4 54.7 Cayman Islands 2008 81.8 * 78.0 * 85.7 * 1.10 * 82.1 * 84.7 * 81.5 * 86.7 * a a Dominica 2009 105.5 * 102.4 * 108.6 * 1.06 * 118.6 * 116.8 * 86.7 * 96.9 * 6.0 a Grenada 2008 107.7 112.4 102.9 0.92 110.9 109.7 103.4 93.9 a a Guyana 2008 102.1 101.7 102.5 1.01 123.0 120.9 66.9 71.8 7.9 3.2 Haiti ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Jamaica 2008 91.2 89.5 93.0 1.04 95.3 95.4 84.8 89.3 a n Montserrat 2007 102.1 * 101.1 * 103.2 * 1.02 * 101.5 * 109.1 * 103.0 * 95.6 * a a Netherlands Antilles 2003 91.1 ** 87.2 ** 94.9 ** 1.09 ** 120.2 ** 116.1 ** 75.1 ** 83.3 ** 46.6 ** 34.0 ** Puerto Rico ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Saint Kitts and Nevis 2008 100.2 * 97.5 * 102.9 * 1.06 * 106.0 * 105.9 * 91.4 * 98.5 * a a Saint Lucia 2009 95.8 94.6 97.1 1.03 104.9 102.0 82.6 90.0 1.5 a Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2009 109.1 107.3 111.1 1.04 120.9 116.2 91.4 103.3 3.6 a Suriname 2008 75.4 66.3 84.6 1.28 90.2 94.8 55.4 71.0 39.1 63.8 Trinidad and Tobago 2008 88.8 ** 85.9 ** 91.8 ** 1.07 ** 91.1 * 93.5 * 85.9 ** 89.7 ** 4.2 * ... Turks and Caicos Islands 2005 86.0 ** 88.7 ** 83.2 ** 0.94 ** 86.4 ** 84.1 ** 85.4 ** 81.9 ** a 18.8 **


3. A Little Bit of History

FROM ST. JOHN’S BOYS’ SCHOOL TO T.N. KIRNON SCHOOL T.N. Kirnon School is one of the oldest and largest government schools in Antigua and Barbuda. It was established in the early 1900s and, since then, it has provided basic education to political leaders, sportsmen, and many well-known leaders in our society. The Mission Statement: "To direct the development of the students physically, intellectually, morally, socially, and spiritually through its curriculum and provide them with skills and attitudes which will equip them to become responsible and productive citizens". T.N. Kirnon School started as "Boys' School" and was formally located in Buxton Grove, now the Antigua Girls' High School. In those days, it provided education to children of both genders and was considered the only Primary School in St. John's. With the growing enrolment of the school and the decision of the Anglican Church to utilize the buildings to facilitate a boarding school for girls, the Boys' School or then the Mixed School had to be relocated. The new building, which was located on Queen Elizabeth Highway, was owned by the Anglican Church also. It housed the old Administration building and now houses the Ministry of Agriculture. This building was known as the Bishop Mather School Room. The boys were transferred to the new school, while the girls were located elsewhere. The school began in January 1914 in its new site, with Mr. A.E. Stevens as headmaster. In 1921, Mr. Stevens was transferred to Greenbay School to be Head of this school and Mr. Thomas Noel Kirnon, a Montserratian by birth, succeeded him. The school remained on the site until 1926, when it was relocated to what was then a vacant building on Parham Road, known today as Old Parham Road. It should be noted that upon the moving of the boys to this new site, the girls moved into the old site at Queen Elizabeth Highway. In 1926, the new St. John's Boys' School had a roll of 300 to 400 boys. The staff comprised the Head Teacher, First Assistant Teacher, Assistant Teachers and Pupil Teachers. The building which the boys occupied was rich in history. During the period 1899-1902, a war broke out between Britain’s two Boer States in Africa, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State. British soldiers injured in this war were sent to Antigua to be rehabilitated. The building presently used by the Junior Secondary Department of the T.N. Kirnon School was the hospital for those soldiers. When the war ended in 1902, the hospital building was used as a home for delinquent boys. This home was known as the Boys' Training School. After the boys were moved to another site, the Boys' School replaced it in 1926. The building that once housed the Women's Desk and the Langhorne Reading Clinic was the residence of the master of the St. John's Boys' School. Mr. T.N. Kirnon was known to be very proud of his black heritage. He introduced the House System for sports at the school and named them after persons that he considered to be black heroes; James


Aggrey, B.T. Washington, and A.E. Stevens. For Friday afternoon games, the three houses were merged and two groups emitted from this union. They were Trojans and Spartans which were the legendary rivals of ancient Greece. When Mr. T.N. Kirnon's stint as Head had ended, there followed a stream of heads in the persons of: Mr. J.T. Ambrose Mr. McClean Mathias Mr. Peter Parker Mr. Christopher O’Marde Mr. Norman Southwell Mr. Cuthbert Prince Mr. Charles Roberts Mr. Joseph Hampson Mrs. Hyacinth Walter Several prominent persons within the society have passed through the halls of the St. John's Boys' School, such as: Sir V.C. Bird Sr. - former Chief Minister, Premier, and Primer Minister Sir Vivian Richards - former captain of the West Indies Cricket Team Sir Sidney Walling Mr. Oscar Bird Mr. J. Oliver Davis Dr. Ashley Bryant Mr. Ferdie Shoul The school was renamed on March 22, 1984, with an elaborate ceremony. It bears the name T.N. Kirnon Primary School after the longest serving headmaster of the school at the time. It was also the first school in Antigua and Barbuda to be named after an educator. The school continues to boast the House System as was introduced by T.N. Kirnon years ago. The names of the houses have changed to reflect the names of educators who have given years of service to the institution. They are: Edwards "Red" House

Bachelor "Yellow" House Sutton "Green" House

Other serving Principals to the School include: Mr. Leroy Sutton Mrs. Georgette Webson - Acting Principal Mr. Howard Warner Ms. Irma Bachelor - Acting Principal Mrs. Idona George - Acting Principal Mrs. Emerald Warner Ms. Nolda Carr


Mrs. Goldene Simon Mr. Rolston Nickeo The school's motto is "DEDICATION TO ACHIEVE" words by Jacintha Browne-Christian, a former teacher of the school. It speaks of aspiring to the highest heights possible, using education as the vehicle to success. Bibliography

Cohen, J. (1988) Statistical Power Analysis for the Behavioural Sciences. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, New Jersey.

George, P. (2009) Statistical Information on Education in Antigua and Barbuda. Sukhnandan, L. & Lee, B. (1998) Streaming, Setting and Grouping by Ability. National Foundation

for Educational Research (NFER), Slough Berkshire. UNESCO (2009) Regional Education Indicators Project: Summit of the Americas – Preliminary

Report – The State of Education 2009. Discussion Document. UNESCO (2010) Antigua and Barbuda Country Review for the School Year Ending 2009.


Appendix

Teacher Qualification Requirements

NO. CATEGORIES REQUIRED QUALIFICATION 1. Senior Graduate Assistant (SGA) Teacher Training Certificate + Bachelor’s Degree + Master’s

Degree 2. Graduate Assistant I (GA I) 1. Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized university plus one of the

following: a) Diploma in Education b) Certificate in Education c) Teacher Training Certificate d) Diploma from University of Technology, Jamaica

2. Master’s degree 3. Graduate Assistant II (GA II) Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university without Teacher

Training 4. Specialist Teacher Diploma/Certificate from a recognized University or College following

the successful completion of a specialized programme of at least one (1) academic year’s duration with

a) at least five (5) years’ teaching experience, three (3) of which must be in the particular curricular area, and

b) (b) satisfactory record of professional attitude to work. 5. Assistant Teacher I (AT I) Joint Board of Teacher Education and the University of the West Indies

Certificate plus a) Certificate of Education b) Diploma (University of Technology) c) Equivalent of (a) or (b) d) Twenty (20) years of meritorious work after completing

Teacher Training. (Assessment to be made by the Ministry of Education.)

6. Assistant Teacher II (AT II) The successful completion of at least two (2) years Teacher Training at an approved Teacher Training College endorsed by a recognized University or College, including receipt of the Teacher’s Certificate from the Joint Board of Teacher Education and the University of the West Indies

7. Assistant Teacher III (AT III) A teacher who was trained at the Teacher Training Department of the Antigua State College, but failed to acquire the Joint Board of Teacher Education and the University of the West Indies Certificate

Untrained teacher with an Associate Degree in a discipline other than teaching

8. Un-certificated Teacher Minimum of five (5) CXC/GCE O’ Level passes (or equivalent) including English Language, Mathematics, a Science and a Social Science.

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