Education in the Falkland Islands

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Falkland Islands Community School, the main secondary school in the Falklands.

Education in the Falkland Islands starts with childcare for babies, all the way to lifelong learning for adults. It broadly follows the English education system.

## Primary and secondary education[edit]

The Infant and Junior School and Camp Education teach 3 to 11 years olds (Foundation Stage to Year 6). The Infant and Junior School is in central Stanley and is a 2 form entry primary school. Camp Education has 2 rural schools in Fox Bay Village and in Goose Green, both schools have a full-time teacher who teaches children in a mixed-age group. Children, up to Year 5, who are living at farms which are too far from either Stanley or settlement schools are taught by travelling teachers and by phone lessons with a teacher.

The Falkland Islands Community School caters for ages 11 to 16. Older children can board in a hostel in Stanley so they can attend school there.[1]

All teachers are trained in the UK or other English-speaking countries. There is also a primary school at RAF Mount Pleasant that mainly serves the children of members of the British armed forces.[2] Some primary aged children who live in "camp" (the local term for the countryside) are educated remotely. In 2021 this Camp Education system celebrated its 125th anniversary.[3][4]

## Post-16 education[edit]

Peter Symonds College in Winchester, England provides sixth form college to Falkland Islanders

There are no post-secondary institutions on the Falklands, and therefore post-secondary studies would require travel to the UK or beyond. The Falkland Islands Government pays for qualified 16- to 18-year-olds to go overseas to study in the UK.[5] As of 2012[update] typically students went to England to take A-level courses at Peter Symonds College, Winchester, England[1] (which houses a Falkland Islands funded boarding house named Falkland Lodge)[6] or to attend Chichester College to acquire National Diplomas or NVQs.[1] In 2005 principal Neil Hopkins described the college as "the official sixth-form college for the Falkland Islands".[7]. In recent years fewer students have attended Peter Symonds, and it has become more common for students to choose other schools and colleges, usually in the UK but also in Gibraltar and in New Zealand. Students receive funding from Falkland Islands Government if they have a minimum of five GCSE passes at grade 4 or higher.[citation needed]

The government also funds higher and further education courses for over-18s, also usually in the UK, for suitably qualified students.

Almost all return to the Falkland Islands after they have completed their education and gained experience in their chosen field.[8]

## Adult education[edit]

There is a small adult education college and training centre in Stanley, called Falkland College. It moved into a new building during 2020. It offers vocational courses, including via distance learning.[9][10] The college includes a library called the Christie Community Library.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Education". Falkland Islands Government. Archived from the original on 20 November 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
2. ^ "Information Sheet 1c Location Overview" (PDF). Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom. February 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2008.
3. ^ "Falklands Prepares a Grand Celebration for the 125th anniversary of Camp Education". Mercopress. January 2021.
4. ^ "125th Anniversary". Falkland Islands Government. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
5. ^ "A Draft Workforce Development Strategy for the Falkland Islands" (PDF). Government of the Falkland Islands. March 2023. p. 4/13. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
6. ^ "Peter Symonds College / Boarding". www.psc.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
7. ^ Kingston, Peter (21 November 2005). "It feels like being punished". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
8. ^ "Relationship with Argentina | Falkland Islands Government". www.falklands.gov.fk. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
9. ^ "Falkland College course brochure | Falkland College". www.falklands.gov.fk. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
10. ^ "Falkland College Facebook Page | Falkland College". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 14 August 2021.

## External links[edit]

* Falkland Islands Government education page
* Falkland Islands Primary Education website for Infant and Junior School and also Camp Education
* Falkland Islands Community School, Stanley
* Mount Pleasant Primary School, Mount Pleasant Complex
* Peter Symonds College, the UK sixth-form college for Falkland Students

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Falkland Islands

Capital: Port Stanley

History|

* 1770 Falklands crisis
* 1833 British Reassertion
* Hope Place
* Port Egmont
* Puerto Soledad
* 1982 invasion
* Falklands War

Geography|

| Islands|

* Arch
* Bald
* Barclay
* Barren
* Beaver
* Becher
* Beauchene
* Beef
* Bird
* Bleaker
* Bobs
* Box
* Brandy
* Broken
* Burdwood Bank
* Burnt
* Carcass
* Cochon
* Coffin
* Dunbar
* Dyke
* Ear
* East Falkland
* Lafonia
* East
* Eddystone Rock
* Elephant Cays
* Eddystone Rock
* Fox
* George
* Golding
* Great
* Green
* Halt
* High
* Hog
* Hummock
* Jason
* Kelp
* Keppel
* Kidney
* Lively
* Long
* New
* North East
* North Point
* Passage
* Pebble
* Penn
* Phillimore
* Pleasant
* Quaker
* Rabbit
* Ruggles
* Rum
* Samuel
* Sandy Bay
* Saunders
* Sea Dog
* Sea Lion
* Seal Rocks
* Shag
* Speedwell
* Split
* Staats
* Swan
* Tea
* Tussac
* Tyssen
* Weddell
* West Falkland
* West Point
* Whisky

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Locations|

* Airport
* Ajax Bay
* Bay of Harbours
* Bertha's Beach
* Brenton Loch
* Bull Point
* Byron Heights
* Camp
* Cape Bougainville
* Cape Pembroke
* Chatham
* Circum Peak
* Darwin
* Eagle Passage
* Falkland Sound
* Fox Bay
* French
* Goose Green
* Grantham Sound
* Green Patch
* Gull
* Hill Cove
* Hope Harbour
* Hornby Mountains
* Horse
* Johnson's Harbour
* Lafonia
* Loop
* Mount Adam
* Mount Alice
* Mount Maria
* Mount Usborne
* Mount Weddell
* New Haven
* New Year Cove
* North Arm
* Pebble Island Settlement
* Pillar
* Pleasant Peak
* Port Albemarle
* Port Howard
* Port Louis
* Port Patterson
* Port San Carlos
* Port Stephens
* Quaker Harbour
* Race
* Salvador
* San Carlos
* Seal Bay
* Smylie Channel
* Stanley
* Stanley Harbour
* Swan
* Volunteer Point
* Weddell Point
* Weddell Settlement

Military|

* Falkland Islands Defence Force
* Mare Harbour
* RAF Mount Pleasant
* RRH Mount Kent
* RRH Byron Heights
* RRH Mount Alice

Politics|

* Chief Executive
* Constitution
* Falkland Islands pound (currency)
* Government House
* Governor
* list
* Legislative Assembly
* Representative Office, London
* Sovereignty dispute

Economy|

* Falkland Islands Company
* Falkland Islands Development Corporation
* Falkland Islands General Employees Union
* Falkland Landholdings Corporation
* Falklands Oil and Gas

Society|

* Education
* Falkland Islands Community School
* Falkland Islanders
* Origins
* Falklands Conservation
* Human rights
* LGBT
* Languages
* Falkland Islands English
* Telecommunications
* Internet domain
* Transport
* Law Enforcement

Culture|

* Anglican parish
* Coat of arms
* Flag
* Motto
* Religion
* Christ Church Cathedral
* Roman Catholicism
* Scouting and Guiding

Sport|

* Commonwealth Games
* Cricket team
* Football team
* Rifle Association
* Rugby union

(*) Sixth-formers attend Peter Symonds College in England and national diploma/NVQ students attend Chichester College in England

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Education in British Overseas Territories

Akrotiri and Dhekelia|

* King Richard School, Cyprus
* St. John's School, Cyprus

Anguilla|

* Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School
* Saint James School of Medicine Anguilla campus

Bermuda|

* Berkeley Institute
* Cedarbridge Academy
* Bermuda HS
* Bermuda Institute
* Saltus Grammar School
* Warwick Academy
* Bermuda College

British Virgin Islands|

* Elmore Stoutt High School
* H. Lavity Stoutt Community College

Cayman Islands|

* Ministry of Education, Employment and Gender Affairs

| Primary and
secondary|

* John Gray HS
* Clifton Hunter HS
* Layman E. Scott Sr. HS
* Cayman Int'l
* Cayman Prep & High
* Grace Christian Academy
* St. Ignatius Catholic
* Wesleyan Christian Acad.

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Tertiary|

* University College of the Cayman Islands
* International University of the Caribbean
* St. Matthew's University
* International College of the Cayman Islands
* Cayman Islands Civil Service College

Falkland Islands|

* Falkland Islands Community School

Gibraltar|

* Bayside Comprehensive School
* Westside School
* University of Gibraltar

Montserrat|

* Montserrat Secondary School
* Montserrat Community College
* University of Science, Arts and Technology

Pitcairn Islands|

* Pulau School

Saint Helena, Ascension
and Tristan da Cunha|

* Prince Andrew School (Saint Helena)
* Two Boats School (Ascension Island)
* See parent article for Tristan de Cunha's school

Turks and Caicos|

* HJ Robinson HS
* Clement Howell HS
* Long Bay HS
* Raymond Gardiner HS
* Marjorie Basden HS
* T&CI CC
* Universities
* Charisma University
* St. Clements University

See also: Template:Education in Crown dependencies
University of the West Indies serves Caribbean overseas territories with the Open Campus in several overseas territories
In regards to the Falkland Islands sixth-formers attend Peter Symonds College in England and national diploma/NVQ students attend Chichester College in England
For Hong Kong (a territory of the UK before 1997) see Template:Education in Hong Kong

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Education in the Americas

* United States and Canada
* Latin America and the Caribbean

* Latin America
* Hispanic
* North America
* Northern
* Caribbean
* Central America
* South America

Sovereign states|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Grenada
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Dependencies and
other territories

* Anguilla
* Aruba
* Bermuda
* Bonaire
* British Virgin Islands
* Cayman Islands
* Curaçao
* Falkland Islands
* French Guiana
* Greenland
* Guadeloupe
* Martinique
* Montserrat
* Puerto Rico
* Saba
* Saint Barthélemy
* Saint Martin
* Saint Pierre and Miquelon
* Sint Eustatius
* Sint Maarten
* South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
* Turks and Caicos Islands
* U.S. Virgin Islands

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