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| Department of Education and Training | |
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Director of Education and Training | Jaqueline Mason |
| General details | |
| Primary languages | English |
| System type | National |
| Literacy (2005–06) | |
| Total | 80+ |
| Attainment | |
| Post-secondary diploma | 23% |
Education inGibraltar generally follows theEnglish system operating within athree tier system. Schools in Gibraltar follow theKey Stage system which teaches theNational Curriculum.
At the age of 12Gibraltarian students enter secondary school. Following a four-year course preparing forGeneral Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE), where students sit for final examinations at the age of 16. Students can take on up to 10 GCSE subjects including the core 5 (English, mathematics, science,religious studies and Spanish). Students willing to continue their studies after taking their GCSEs can move ontosixth form (in the same school) providing they have obtained a minimum requirement of 4 subject passes at grade C or higher (generally includingEnglish and mathematics). Here the student will go onto a two-yearA-Level course. Gibraltarian students can take up to 4 different A-Level subjects simultaneously.[1]
Government secondary schools areBayside Comprehensive School andWestside School.Prior Park School Gibraltar is an independent secondary school.[2]
Gibraltar has fifteen state schools, oneMOD school, one private school.[1]
On 31 March 2015 the government of Gibraltar announced the adoption of the University of Gibraltar Act and TheUniversity of Gibraltar, the first university of the territory, opened in September 2015.[3][4]
Previously, all students must study elsewhere atdegree level or equivalent and certain non-degree courses.[1] TheGovernment of Gibraltar operates a scholarship/grant system to provide funding for students studying in the United Kingdom.[5] All Gibraltarian students follow thestudent loans in the United Kingdom, where they apply for a loan from theStudent Loans Company which is then reimbursed in full by the Government of Gibraltar. In August 2010, this system was replaced by the direct payment by the government of grants and tuition fees. The overwhelming majority of Gibraltarians continue their studies at university level.
In 2008, there were 224 Gibraltarian students enrolled in British universities, the highest figure to that date.[6]
From 2021 students are eligible for the UKTuring scheme, with the government of Gibraltar willing to contribute to costs if the placement is a requirement of the university course.[7]
All teacher-training takes place in British universities and colleges, where students can opt to enrol on a teaching degree or aPost Graduate Certificate of Education (PGCE). Students obtainingQualified Teacher Status (QTS) in anyconstituent country of the United Kingdom and who have a registration number issued by theDfES (UK) is eligible to teach in Gibraltar.[1]
TheDuke of Kent during his brief period as a residentGovernor of Gibraltar recommended that schools be set up for the regiments. These were reorganised in 1916 by General Don into a school atBuena Vista and another onCastle Street, Gibraltar. The priority given to the schools however can be judged by their closure in 1828 when the Barrack Master was demanding the premises. This was unfortunate as examinations were in progress and the schools were open to better off civilians who could afford the dollar a week charges. Of the 180 children available, 70 had been attending.[8]
The regrowth of the schools can be assigned to Mary Ann Rule who was the wife ofWilliam Harris Rule a newly arrived Methodist missionary in Gibraltar. They had both learnt Spanish and Mary was asked to teach one child to read. She was joined by her brother and then other Catholics and then Jewish children. Rule noted that he became unawares the founder of the first charity school in the garrison". The Jews eventually withdrew on religious grounds and Rule was involved when the Lieutenant GovernorSir William Houston set up the first official free school onFlat Bastion Road in 1832 and he sent his own children there.[8]
The following year Rule restarted his school requiring his pupils to attend Methodist services each Sunday. In reply the Catholics arranged for two teachers from theCongregation of Christian Brothers to start theChristian Brothers School in 1835. Rules school however was popular across the faiths but this came to a head in 1839 when his school marched down Main Street on the centenary of Methodism with 400 children of all faiths and denominations waiving messages in support of Methodism.[8]
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