Country review: Challenges and opportunities in the education system of Saint Lucia

Abstract

The report presents a general overview of the education system in St. Lucia. Specifically, it examines the national education context, provides a brief overview of the current impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on the education system, and an overview of education policy frameworks, and education programmes and priority areas for education reform in St. Lucia. The report also presents an overview of teachers and teaching conditions and a description of circumstances facing vulnerable and at-risk students. This report was developed from data which were collected and analysed in two concurrent phases, and from two key sources – documentary analysis, and field research via interviews and open-ended questionnaires distributed to several key personnel and national education stakeholders in St. Lucia. The desk review and analysis of key education documents from each country was the agreed methodology for the study.