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- ↑ "Contact Us." Ministry of Education, Employment and Gender Affairs. Retrieved on September 15, 2016. "Physical Address 5th Floor, Government Administration Building, 133 Elgin Avenue, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands"
- ↑ "Contact Info." Department of Education Services. Retrieved on September 15, 2016. "Department of Education Services 130 Thomas Russell Avenue P.O. Box 910 Grand Cayman KY1-1103 CAYMAN ISLANDS"
