Education in the Falkland Islands starts with childcare for babies, all the way to lifelong learning for adults. It broadly follows the English education system.
Education in the Falkland Islands starts with childcare for babies, all the way to lifelong learning for adults. It broadly follows the English education system.
The Infant and Junior School and Camp Education teach 3 to 11 years olds (Foundation Stage to Year 6). The Infant and Junior School is in central Stanley and is a 2 form entry primary school. Camp Education is part of the school and teaches children who live in Camp (outside Stanley) and live too far away to travel to Stanley every day. There are settlement schools in Fox Bay Village and in Goose Green, both schools have a full-time teacher who teach children in a mixed-age group. Children, up to Year 5, living at farms are taught in person by a travelling teacher who stays with the family for several weeks at a time and by phone lessons with a teacher for the rest of the time.
The Falkland Islands Community School is for secondary education for 11 to 16 year olds.
Camp children can board in Stanley from Year 5 to Year 11 (9 to 16 years old) so they can attend school. [1]
All teachers are trained in the UK or other English-speaking countries. There is also a primary school at RAF Mount Pleasant that mainly serves the children of members of the British armed forces. [2] Some primary aged children who live in "camp" (the local term for the countryside) are educated remotely. In 2021 this Camp Education system celebrated its 125th anniversary. [3] [4]
There are no upper-secondary institutions on the Falklands, and therefore further education requires travel or distance learning. The Falkland Islands Government pays for eligible 16- to 18-year-olds to go overseas to study. [5] . This is entirely funded by the Falkland Islands, there is no assistance from the UK Government for the boarding fees and flight costs.
Originally students went to England to take A-level courses at Peter Symonds College, Winchester, England [1] (which has a boarding house named Falkland Lodge) [6] . This was then expanded to include Chichester College where students were able to studyNational Diplomas or NVQs. [1]
Over time this has continued to change and by in the 2010s it had become common for students to choose from a range of schools and colleges, usually in the UK but occasionally in other countries such as Gibraltar and New Zealand. Students receive funding from the Falkland Islands Government if they have a minimum of five GCSE passes at grade 4 or higher.[ citation needed ] and meet other eligibility criteria.
The Falkland Islands Government also has funding schemes for higher and further education courses for over-18s. This can be distance learning or study abroad, usually in the UK, for suitably qualified students.
Many return to the Falkland Islands after they have completed their education and gained experience in their chosen field. [7]
There is a small adult education college and training centre in Stanley, called Falkland College. It moved into a new building during 2020. It offers vocational courses, including via distance learning. [8] [9] The college includes a library called the Christie Community Library.
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