Independent Schools in St Vincent and The Grenadines

Primary female–male ratio: 0.93:1 (2010)

Secondary female–male ratio: 1.02:1 (2010)

Primary pupil–teacher ratio: 16:1 (2010)

Secondary pupil–teacher ratio: 17:1 (2010)

There are 14 years of school education starting at age five. Primary school comprises seven years and secondary seven, with cycles of five and two years. The school year starts in September.

The Caribbean Examinations Council, established in 1972 by an agreement among 15 English-speaking Commonwealth Caribbean countries and territories, provides examinations and certification at secondary and post-secondary levels. Qualifications offered by the Council include the Caribbean Secondary Edcuation Certificate (in 33 subjects, for students at the end of the secondary education cycle); Caribbean Advanced Proficiency (for post-secondary students entering the world of work and for those candidates who wish to continue their further education at the tertiary level); Caribbean Vocational Qualification; and, since 2005, Associate Degrees.

The most prominent independent schools in St Vincent and the Grenadines are the Sugar Mill International Academy, which is a non-denominational, co-educational private school providing child centred education for students at the Primary level and there are also five Seventh-day Adventist Church schools in the St Vincent and Grenadines region, including Mountain View Academy, in St Vincent and Bequia SDA Primary and Bequia SDA Secondary, in Bequia.  These schools make enrolments on the understanding that the student and parents support the ethos and philosophy of the school and church.