Education-Anguilla

Education-Anguilla

The Education Department manages and oversees the education system in Anguilla. The Department is directed by the following Mission Statement:

The Government of Anguilla is committed to providing quality education services, through highly motivated and competent educators, to produce loyal, knowledgeable and skilled citizens of sound characters, empowered to function effectively in a rapidly changing technology society.

The department focuses on raising student achievement. This is articulated and manifested in seven stated policy areas:

• ccess to Education
• Administration and Management
• Curriculum Development
• Human Resource Development
• Alliances with the community
• Pastoral care
• Financing Education

(See the Five Year Education Development Plan for the goals of education and details of the various policy areas.)

Management Structure

Presently the management structure of the department consists of the Chief Education Officer along with four Education Officers. The Education officers are, Education Officer Primary and Pre-primary, Education Officer Curriculum, Education Officer Multi-Professional Support Services (MPSS) and Education Officer Examinations.

• The Chief Education Officer* has overall responsibility for the operation of the education system.
• The Education Officer Primary/ Pre-Primary* coordinates and oversees the primary and pre-primary education system.
• The Education Officer Curriculum* is responsible for the development, implementation and monitoring of all Curricula related matters.
• The Education Officer Multi-Professional Support Services* is responsible for and oversees the various units that function to support teaching and learning. This includes for example Special Education,* School Health, and Counseling among others.
• The Education Officer Examinations* is responsible for all matters related to exams and assessment. It includes for example the local Test of Standards (TOS) the regional CXC/CSEC* and several international exams.
• The Coordinator Adult and Continuing Education (CACE)* coordinates the Continuing Education and Teacher Training Programmes, while the Coordinator Early Childhood Education overseas the provision of Early Childhood Education.
• The Curriculum Officer for Science* monitors and supports the teaching of science in the schools. In addition all the officers in the department are involved in school reviews and supervision of teaching and learning.

Schools

There are six Government Primary Schools in Anguilla. These are the:

• Alwyn Allison Primary - (264) 497 7848

(Located in West End)

• Vivian Vanterpool Primary - (264) 497 4181

(Located in Island Harbour)

• Morris Vanterpool Primary - (264) 497 4419

(Located in East End)

• Adrian T. Hazell - (264) 497 6348

(Located in South Hill)

• Orealia Kelly Primary - (264) 497 2888

(Located in Stoney Ground)

• Valley Primary - (264) 497 2887

(Located in the Valley area)

There are a number of pre-schools owned and operated by local churches. There is one secondary school, The Albena Lake Hodge Comprehensive school (ALHCS). It consists of two campuses- Campus A and Campus B. Campus B houses forms 1 and 2 while Campus A houses forms 3 - 6. Contact information for the 2 Campuses are as follows:

• Campus A - (264) 497 2416
• Campus B - (264) 497 0551

The official school age in Anguilla is 5 - 17. There are presently about 1460 students in the primary system and 1062 in the secondary system.