Independent Schools in Kiribati
- Overview
- Independent schools
Gross enrolment overall: 73.0% (2008)
Primary female–male ratio: 1.04:1 (2009)
Secondary female–male ratio: 1.11:1 (2009)
Primary pupil–teacher ratio: 25:1 (2008)
Secondary pupil–teacher ratio: 17:1 (2008)
There are nine years of compulsory education starting at age six, comprising six years of primary school and at least three of secondary. The school year starts in January.
Independent schools in Kiribati are exclusively run by local church groups and organisations. The government usually focuses on primary education, thus leaving the church groups to administer the secondary school sector. These range from private Catholic schools such as the Sacred Hear High School, St. Louis High School and St Joseph’s College; Protestant schools such as Hiram Bingham High School; to those run by the Seventh Day Adventists, Latter Day Saints and the Church of God.
