Relocate Show 2024

Education in Guernsey
As any parent who relocates with children will tell you, finding
the right education solutions generally comes above any other
consideration when seeking out a destination for relocation. It is
therefore comforting to know that Guernsey’s education system
offers both excellence and choice.
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Guernsey’s education system is very
similar to the UK with pupils allocated a
primary school at the beginning of the
school year in which they reach their
fifth birthday. States Primary School
places are allocated by catchment area
and schools are at the heart of parish
communities.
• Children up to the age of 18 have
access to free schooling via the States
Education System. Additionally,
three Independent Colleges offer first
class private education (including
sixth form).
• All three to four year olds are entitled
to free pre-school provision for up to
15 hours per week, 38 weeks a year
(term time only), in the year prior to
accessing school.
• Children remain in Primary education
until they are 11 years old. Thereafter
children are able to transition to
the island’s mainstream Secondary
Schools, where all children are
provided with similar opportunities
as part of the Secondary School
Partnership.
Schools deliver a similar curriculum
to that in the UK through The Bailiwick
of Guernsey Curriculum and students
access a similar suite of qualifications
to those available in England and Wales.
Pupils sit GCSE and A-Levels at 16 and 18
years of age respectively; additionally,
the current Sixth Form Centre also
offers the International Baccalaureate.
There is a high percentage of students
who choose to remain in education or
training after secondary school. Post
16 provision on island offers broad and
exciting options for continued learning,
including plenty of opportunities to
learn new skills via apprenticeship
schemes and training courses.
Guernsey’s schools boast excellent
sporting facilities and offer many
opportunities for children to participate
in sporting and other activities, both on
and off the water, at a competitive and
recreational level. This helps to maintain
Guernsey’s reputation as a safe, family
friendly community, encouraging
children to embrace healthy activity
from a grass roots level and beyond.
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