TCIG has now approved the funding to secure the 63 children’s places at three private schools.
Every child in the Turks and Caicos Islands who requires a primary school place will be given one this financial year thanks to an additional $68,000 of funding rovided by the TCI Government it was revealed today, Wed, 5 Sep 2012.
Two hundred and thirteen children were registered for school this year. TCIG initially had funding in place for only 150 children, leaving 63 four year old students were left without a school place on Providenciales.
These students were already on the Department for Education’s official waiting list having registered for school earlier in the year. The students will be put into three classes one each at three private schools. The agreement will cover the basic salaries for three class teachers one at each school. This announcement follows a proposal by Director of Education, Edgar V. Howell, to Chief Executive Officer Patrick Boyle made via Permanent Secretary Desiree Lewis.
“I am aware that this year TCIG is faced with the problem of overcrowding in its schools, in particular on the island of Providenciales,” said Patrick Boyle CEO of TCIG. “Whilst this is clearly only a short term stop gap, I have tasked the Department of Education to now develop a sustainable solution to this recurring issue.”
There are three public (non fee paying) primary schools and one public high school on Providenciales serving approximately 2,600 students.
