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  2. Education in Barbados - Wikipedia

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    The literacy rate in Barbados for youth and adults are both above 99%, only falling to 98.5 among the elderly. The literacy gender parity rate is 1.0. This information is for 2014. Starting in 2000, the government initiated the Education Sector Enhancement Programme, usually referred to as EduTech 2000. This USD 213 million project was financed ...

  3. Erdiston Teachers' Training College - Wikipedia

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    The Erdiston Teachers' Training College campus comprises the Pine Plantation Great House and further land on the Pine Hill escarpment. [7] It is unclear whether building is the original, built in 1756 by William Barwick, adorned by subsequent owners, or a new building. It was later owned by Sir Graham Brigg and Sam Manning.

  4. List of education ministries - Wikipedia

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    An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Public Education, and the head of such an agency may be a minister of education or secretary of education.

  5. Education in the British Virgin Islands - Wikipedia

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    Education in the British Virgin Islands. Education in the British Virgin Islands is largely free and is a requirement for children ages 5 to 17. The British Virgin Islands has a total of 15 public primary schools and 4 secondary public schools. In addition to the public schools, there are 10 primary private schools and 3 secondary private schools.

  6. Secondary Entrance Assessment - Wikipedia

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    Secondary Entrance Assessment. The Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) is a government exam sat by children aged 11 to 13 of Trinidad and Tobago as part of the admissions process for all public secondary schools. The SEA was introduced in 2001, to replace the older Common Entrance exam.

  7. List of permanent secretaries (Barbados) - Wikipedia

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    Mr. Wayne Marshall (acting) Dr. the Most Honourable Kenneth George, FB. Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Nutritional Security. Permanent Secretary. Chief Agricultural Officer. Mr. Terry Bascombe (acting) Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Third Sector. Permanent Secretary. Mr. Timothy Maynard.

  8. Harrison College (Barbados) - Wikipedia

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    Bridgetown, Barbados. Harrison College is a co-educational grammar school ( secondary school) in Bridgetown, Barbados. Founded in 1733, the school takes its name from Thomas Harrison, a Bridgetown merchant, who intended it to serve as "A Public and Free School for the poor and indigent boys of the parish" . Even in the nineteenth century it was ...

  9. Cynthia Y. Forde - Wikipedia

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    Cynthia Forde is considered one of Barbados veteran politicians. Her work experience started as a cashier for one year, then for 25 years she taught at The Sharon Primary School, located in St.Thomas. MP Forde is the current Member of Parliament for St. Thomas, she has served the constituency as MP for over 21 years.