Statistical Digest 2018 

GOVERNMENT OF ST. LUCIA 

  Department of Education 

Past Trends, Present Position and Projections up to 2019/20 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Education Statistical Digest, 2018 
Past Trends, Present Position  

     And 

    Projections up to 2019/20 

 

 Corporate Planning Unit 

Department of Education, Innovation and Gender Relations 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Produced by: Corporate Planning Unit 

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CONTENTS 

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List of Tables                      ii 

 

List of Figures                   xvi 

 

Introduction                 xviii 

 

Technical Notes on Concepts and Methods used                           xxx 

 

Monitoring Indicators for Education Sector Development Plan in St. Lucia                  xxxiv 

 

Structure of Education System of St. Lucia, 2017/18                           xxxviii 

 

 

Section 1 : Early Childhood Education 

  (Day Care Programmes)  ……………………………….… 1 

 

Section 2 : Early Childhood Education 

  (Pre-School Programmes)  …………………………………. 5 

 

Section 3 : Primary Schools   …………………………………. 22 

 

Section 4 : Special Education Programmes …………………………………. 69 

 

Section 5 : Secondary Schools   …………………………………. 74 

 

Section 6 : Public Tertiary Education  ………………………………… 102 

 

Section 7 :  Private Tertiary Education  ………………………………… 109 

 

Section 8 : National Enrichment  and   

  Learning Program   …………………………………. 117 

 

Section 9 : National Skills Development Centre………………………………… 122 

 

Section 10 : Private Schools    ………………………………… 125 

 

Section 11 : Demand for and Supply of Resources………………………………... 131 

 

Section 12 : Library Services   ………………………………… 137 

 

Section 13 : Human Resource Development ………………………………… 140 

 

 

 

 



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Section 14 : Schools’ Sports   ………………………………… 142 

 

Section 15 : Culture in Education   ………………………………… 145 

 

Section 16 :  Projection of  Population by 

  Specific Education Age-Groups ………………………………… 146 

 

 

List of Tables 

 

Section 1: Early Childhood Education (Day Cares) in St. Lucia 
 

Table 1:  Average Size, Child/Caregiver Ratio and Number of 
   Caregivers per Day Care Centre, 2007/08 to 2017/18    1 
                        
Table 2: Percentage Share of Females in Day Care Centres, 
  2007/08 to 2017/18        1 
 
Table 3: Number of Children enrolled in Day Care Centres by Gender and 
  Age, 2017/18         1 
 
Table 4: Percentage Share of Boys and Girls Enrolled in Day Care Centres 
  By Age, 2017/18        1 
 
Table 5: Day Care Centres Ranked According to Size (Enrolment), 
  2017/18         2 
 
Table 6: Day Care Centres Ranked According to Size (Enrolment) by Districts, 
  2017/18         3 
 
Table 7: Day Care Centres Ranked According to Child/Caregiver Ratio, 
  2017/18         4 
 
 

Section 2: Early Childhood Education (Pre-Schools) in St. Lucia 
 

Table 8: Average Size, Child/Teacher Ratio and Number of 
  Teachers per Pre-School Centre, 2004/05 to 2017/18    5 
 
Table 9: Percentage Share of Females in Pre-School Centres, 2004/05 to 2017/18 6 
 
Table 10: Total Number of Children Enrolled in Pre-School Centres by 
  Gender and Age, 2017/18       6 
 
Table 11: Percentage Share of Boys and Girls Enrolled in Pre-School Centres 
  by Age, 2017/18        6 
 
Table 12: Pre-School Centres Ranked According to Enrolment, 2017/18   7 
           
Table 13: Pre-School Centres Ranked According to Size (Enrolment) Within 
  Pre-School Districts, 2017/18       9 



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Table 14: Growth in the Number of Pre-School Centres by Pre-School Districts, 
  2004/05 to 2017/18        11 
 
Table 15: Growth of Enrolment in Pre-School Centres by Pre-School Districts, 
  2004/05 to 2017/18        12 

 
Table 16: Average Size of Pre-School Centres by Pre-School Districts, 
  2004/05 to 2017/18                13 
 
Table 17: Enrolment in Pre-School Centres, 2004/05 to 2017/18            14 

                       
Table 18: Pre-School Centres Ranked According to Child/Teacher Ratios, 
  2017/18                 15 
 
Table 19: Pre-School Centres Ranked According to Child/Teacher Ratios 
  Within Pre-School Districts, 2017/18              17 
 
Table 20: Growth in the Number of Pre-School Teachers by Pre-School 
  Districts, 2004/05 to 2017/18               19 
 
Table 21: Child/Teacher Ratios in Pre-School Centres by Pre-School Districts, 

2004/05 to 2017/18                20 
 
Table 22: Growth of Teachers in Pre-School Centres, 2004/05 to 2017/18          21 
 
 
 

Section 3: Primary Schools in St. Lucia 
 

 
Table 23: Average Size, Pupil/Teacher Ratio, Number of Teachers per Primary 
  School and Unit Expenditure per Pupil, 2004/05 to 2017/18           22 
 
Table 24: Percentage Share of Girls in Total Enrolment in Primary Schools, 
  2004/05 to 2017/18                22 
 
Table 25: Total Student Leavers at the Primary School Level, 2004/05 to 2016/17          23
                    
Table 26: Male Leavers at the Primary School Level, 2004/05 to 2016/17           23 
 
Table 27: Female Leavers at the Primary School Level, 2004/05 to 2016/17          23
          
Table 28: Total Number of Dropouts at the Primary School Level by Grade, 
  2004/05 to 2016/17                24 
 
Table 29: Number of Male Dropouts at the Primary School Level by Grade, 
  2004/05 to 2016/17                24 
 
Table 30: Number of Female Dropouts at the Primary School Level by Grade, 
  2004/05 to 2016/17                24 
 
Table 31: Number of Repeaters at the Primary School Level by Grade and Gender, 
  2017/18                 24 
 



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Table 32: Total Repetition Rates at the Primary School Level, 
  2005/06 to 2017/18               25 
 
Table 33: Percentage Share of Female Repeaters at the Primary School  
  Level, 2005/06 to 2017/18              25 
 
Table 34: Male Repetition Rates at the Primary School Level, 
  2005/06 to 2017/18              25 
 
Table 35: Female Repetition Rates at the Primary School Level, 
  2005/06 to 2017/18                   25 
 
Table 36: Percentage of Repeaters by District at the Primary School Level,  
  2017/18                26 
           
Table 37: Primary Schools Ranked According to Size (Enrolment) Within 
  Districts, 2017/18               28
  
Table 38: Enrolment and Capacity in Primary Schools, 2017/18           30 
 
Table 39: Enrolment and Capacity by District in Primary Schools, 2017/18          32 
                   
Table 40: Average class size by level in Primary Schools, 2017/18                       35 
 
Table 41: Distribution of Infants, Juniors and Seniors In Public Primary  
                          Schools, 2004/05 to 2017/18                                      39 
 
Table 42: Changes in the Total Number of Students in Primary Schools by 
  Grades, 2005/06 to 2017/18              40 
 
Table 43: Changes in the Number of Male Students in Primary Schools by 
  Grades, 2005/06 to 2017/18              40 
 
Table 44: Changes in the Number of Female Students in Primary Schools by 
  Grades, 2005/06 to 2017/18              40 
 
Table 45: Changes in Flow Rates of Total Enrolment by Grades for Infant and  
  Junior Primary Levels, 2004/05 to 2017/18            41 
 
Table 46: Changes in Flow Rates of Male Enrolment by Grades for Infant and  
  Junior Primary Levels, 2004/05 to 2017/18            41 
 
Table 47: Changes in Flow Rates of Female Enrolment by Grades for Infant  
  and Junior Primary Levels, 2004/05 to 2017/18            41
                                                                                                                                             
Table 48: Actual and Projected Enrolment in Infant and Junior Primary Grades, 
                          2006/07 to 2020/20                            42 
 
Table 49: Actual and Projected Gross Enrolment Rates of Children in Primary 
  Classes in Relation to School Going Population in Age Group 5 to 11, 
  2004/05 to 2020/21        43 
                                                                                                                                                         
 
                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                         



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Table 50: Actual and Projected Enrolment by Levels of Primary Education, 
  2006/07 to 2019/20                44 
                                                                                                                                           
Table 51: Gross Enrolment Ratio by Grade in Primary Schools, 2017/18           45 
 
Table 52a: Net Enrolment Ratio by Grade in Primary Schools, 2017/18           45 
 
Table 52b: Net Enrolment Ratio at Primary Level, 2017/18                         45 
 
Table 53: Student Enrolment in Primary Schools by Age, Gender and Grade,  
                          2017/18                                                                                                                46 
 
Table 54: Changes in Percentage Share of Female Teachers in Primary Schools, 
                          2004/05 to 2017/18                                        47 
 
Table 55: Percentage of Trained Teachers in Primary Schools,  
  2004/05 to 2017/18                48 
 
Table 56: Percentage of Trained Male Teachers in Primary Schools, 
  2004/05 to 2017/18                48 
 
Table 57: Percentage of Trained Female Teachers in Primary Schools, 
  2004/05 to 2017/18                48 
 
Table 58: Changes in Percentage Share of Females among Trained Teachers 
  in Primary Schools, 2004/05 to 2017/18              48 
                   
Table 59: Primary Schools Ranked According to Pupil/Teacher Ratio Within 
  Districts, 2017/18                49 
 
Table 60: Primary Schools Ranked According to Percentage of Trained Teachers, 
  2017/18                 52  
 
Table 61: Actual and Projected Teaching Positions in Primary Schools,  
  2007/08 to 2020/21                55 
 
Table 62: Projections of Shortages and Surpluses of Teachers in Primary 
  Schools, 2009/10 to 2020/21               56 
 
Table 63: Percentage of Teacher Leavers in the Primary Schools,  
  2003/04 to 2016/17                56 
 
Table 64: Total Number of Teachers on Study Leave in Primary Schools,  

2017/18                            57 
 
Table 65: Percentage of Teachers on Study Leave in Primary Schools in 
  St. Lucia, 2004/05 to 2017/18               57 

       
Table 66: Actual and Projected Expenditure at Current Prices for Primary Level  
  Education, 2004/05 to 2019/20               58 
 

     

          

 

 
 



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Table 67: Percentage of Students Benefiting from the School Feeding Program 
  in Primary Schools by District, 2017/18             59 
 
Table 68: Percentage of Students Benefiting from Bursaries in Public Primary 
                          Schools, 2017/18                           62 
 
Table 69: National Mean Performance per Subject in Grade 2 National Assessment,  

2007 to 2018                 64 
 
Table 70: National Mean Performance per Subject in Grade 4 National Assessment, 

2007 to 2018                 64 
 
Table 71a:  National Mean Performance per Subject at the Common Entrance           64 

Examination 2007 to 2018 
 
Table 71b: Percentage of Pupils Assigned to Secondary Schools in Relation to the 
  Number of Pupils Who Sat the Common Entrance Examinations,  
  2000 to 2018         65 
 
Table 72: Percentage of Pupils Assigned to Secondary Schools in Relation to the 
  Number of Pupils Who Scored at or above the National Common Entrance  

Examinations Mean, 2000 to 2018      66 
 
Table 73: The Percentage of Pupils in Primary Schools Who Scored At or Above 
   the National Mean in the Common Entrance Examinations, 2013 to 2018         67 
 

 

Section 4: Special Education Programs in St. Lucia 

 
 
Table 74: Student Enrolment and Number of Teachers in Special Education 
  Centres/Schools, 2004/05 to 2017/18                                                              69
              
Table 75: Distribution of Students from the Blind Welfare Association in Various 
  Schools, 2017/18               71 
  
Table 76: Percentage Share of Females in Special Education Centres, 2017/18          72 
 
Table 77a: Pupil/Teacher Ratios in Special Education Centres, 
  2004/05 to 2017/18                72 
 
Table 77b: Percentage of Trained Teachers in Special Education Centres, 2017/18          72 
   
Table 78: Percentage of Teachers, Trained in Various Areas of Specialization 
  in Special Education Centres, 2017/18              73 

  
                                                         

Section 5: Secondary Schools in St. Lucia 
             
 
Table 79: Changes in Average Size, Student/Teacher Ratio, Number of Teachers 
  per Secondary School and Unit Expenditure per Student, 
  2004/05 to 2017/18                74 
 
 



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Table 80: Student Leavers at Secondary School Level, 2004/05 to 2016/17   75 
 
Table 81: Male Leavers at Secondary School Level, 2004/05 to 2016/17           75 
 
Table 82: Female Leavers at Secondary School Level, 2004/05 to 2016/17           75 
 
Table 83: Total Number of Dropouts at the Secondary School Level by Form, 

2004/05 to 2016/17                            76 
 
Table 84: Number of Male Dropouts at the Secondary School Level by Form in 
  St. Lucia, 2004/05 to 2016/17               76 
 
Table 85: Number of Female Dropouts at the Secondary School Level by Form, 
                          2004/05 to 2016/17                            76 
 
Table 86: Secondary Schools Ranked According to Enrolment, 2017/18           77 
 
Table 87: Secondary Schools Ranked According to Surplus/ Deficit Capacity, 
                          2017/18                                                                                                                 77 
 
Table 88: Enrolment by Age, Form and Gender in Public Secondary Schools,  
                          2017/18                                          78
                   
Table 89: Enrolment (Forms 1 to 5) in Public Secondary Schools,  
                          2008/09 to 2017/18                                                         78 
 
Table 90: Growth of Total Enrolment in Secondary Schools by Forms 
                          2004/05 to 2017/18                           79 

 
Table 91: Growth in Enrolment of Boys in Secondary Schools by Forms,  
                          2004/05 to 2017/18                                      79 

 
Table 92: Growth in Enrolment of Girls in Secondary Schools by Forms,  
                          2004/05 to 2017/18                                                                                         79 
                           
Table 93:           Percent Share of Girls in Total Enrolment in secondary Schools, 
                         2004/05 to 2017/18                                                                                         80 
 
Table 94: Changes in the Percentage Share of Girls in Secondary Schools 
  by Forms, 2004/05 to 2017/18              80 
 
Table 95: Flow Rates for Total Enrolment in Secondary Schools  
  by Forms, 2004/05 to 2017/18               81 
 
Table 96: Flow Rates for Boys Enrolment in Secondary Schools  
  by Forms, 2004/05 to 2017/18              81 
                                                                                                                                           
Table 97: Flow Rates for Girls Enrolment in Secondary Schools  
  by Forms, 2004/05 to 2017/18               81 

       
Table 98:          Comparison of Transition Rates from Primary to Form One at the  
                         Secondary Level, Between Students who sat CEE and Students  
                         Enrolled in Grade 6, for 2004/05 to 2017/18     82                                                                            
 
 



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Table 99: Actual and Projected Student Enrolment for Public Secondary Schools, 
  2007/08 to 2020/21                83 
 
Table 100: Actual and Projected Gross Enrolment Rates in Secondary Schools  

(Forms 1-5), 2006/07 to 2020/201                  84 
                                                                                                                                           
Table 101: Gross Enrolment Ratio by Form in Secondary Schools, 2017/18           84 
   
Table 102: Net Enrolment Ratio by Form in Secondary Schools, 2017/18           84 
           
Table 103: Age Specific Enrolment Ratio in Public Secondary Schools, 2017/18          85

                         
Table 104: Total Enrolment in Public Primary and Secondary Schools by Age,  
                          2017/18                         85 
                   
Table 105: Percentage of Trained Teachers in Secondary Schools, 2004/05 to  
                          2017/18                     86 

 
Table 106: Percentage of Male Trained Teachers in Secondary Schools, 
  2004/05 to 2017/18               86 
 
Table 107: Percentage of Female Trained Teachers in Secondary Schools, 
  2004/05 to 2017/18                86 
 
Table 108: Percentage Share of Female Teachers in Secondary School 
                          2004/05 to 2017/18                                                                                                87 
 
Table 109: Percentage Share of Trained Female Teachers in Secondary Schools, 
  2004/05 to 2017/18               87 
 
Table 110: Percentage of Graduate Teachers in Secondary Schools, 
  2004/05 to 2017/18               88 

                                                                                                                                      
Table 111: Percentage of Male Graduate Teachers in Secondary Schools, 
  2004/05 to 2017/18                           88 
 
Table 112: Percentage of Female Graduate Teachers in Secondary Schools,  
  2004/05 to 2017/18                           88                                                                                                                                         
 
Table 113: Percentage Share of Untrained Graduate Teachers in Secondary   Schools,    

2004/05 to 2017/18                                                                                 89
             

Table 114: Percentage Share of Male Untrained Graduate Teachers in Secondary 
  Schools, 2004/05 to 2017/18               89 
 
Table 115: Percentage Share of Female Untrained Graduate Teachers in Secondary 
  Schools, 2004/05 to 2017/18               89 
 
Table 116: Secondary Schools in St. Lucia Ranked According to Student/Teacher 
  Ratios, 2017/18                 90 
 
Table 117: Percentage of Trained and Graduate Teachers in Secondary Schools, 
  2017/18               91 
 
                                                                                                                                           

 



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Table 118: Total Number of Teachers on Study Leave in Secondary Schools in 
  St. Lucia, 2017/18        92 
 
Table 119: Percentage of Teachers on Study Leave in Secondary Schools in 
  St. Lucia, 2004/05 to 2017/18       92 

 
Table 120: Actual and Projected Number of Teaching Positions in Secondary Schools, 
  2007/08 to 2020/21        93 
 
Table 121: Projections of Shortages and Surpluses of Teachers in Secondary 
  Schools, 2010/11 to 2020/21       94 
 
Table 122: Percentage of Teacher Leavers in the Secondary Schools, 
  2004/05 to 2016/17                94 
 
Table 123: Actual and Projected Expenditure at Current Prices for Secondary Level  

Education, 2007/08 to 2019/20                          95 
 
Table 124: Students Benefiting from Transportation Subsidies in Secondary 
                          Schools, 2010/11 to 2017/18                                                           96 
 
Table 125a:       Distribution of Competency Level by subjects at the CCSLC Examination,  
                          2018                                                                                                             97 
 
Table 125b:       Distribution of Competency Level by School at the CCSLC Examinations, 
                          2018                                                                                                              97 
                                                                                                                                          
Table 126: Percentage Distribution of Subject Passes According to Grades at CSEC 
  General and Technical Proficiency Examination Results, 2004 to 2018               98
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
Table 127: Percentage Pass Rates of Public Secondary Schools at the CSEC 
  Examinations, General and Technical Proficiency, 2004 to 2018            99 

       
Table 128: CSEC Examination Subjects (General/Technical) Ranked According to Pass 
              Percentages in Public Secondary Schools, 2004 to 2018                                100 

                          
Table 129: Achievement in at least 5 CSEC Subjects, 2011 to 2018                         101 
                                                                                                                                          
 

Section 6: Public Tertiary Education in St. Lucia 
 
 
Table 130: Enrolment by Main Divisions of Specialization at Sir Arthur Lewis 
  Community College, 2009/10 to 2017/18              102 
 
Table 131: Male Enrolment by Main Divisions of Specialization at Sir Arthur Lewis 
  Community College, 2009/10 to 2017/18              102 
 
Table 132: Female Enrolment by Main Divisions of Specialization at  
                          Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, 2009/10 to 2017/18            102 
 
Table 133: Percentage Share of Female Enrolment in the Main Divisions/Department 
  of Specialization at Sir Arthur Lewis Community College , 2009/10 to 
                          2017/18                                                                                                         103 
                                                                                                                                           



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Table 134: Percentage Share of Male Enrolment in the Main Divisions/Department of  

Specialization at Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, 2009/10 to 2017/18         103 
  

Table 135: Percentage Distribution of Enrolment by Main Divisions/Departments of 
 Specialization at Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, 2009/10 to 2017/18     104 
 
Table 136: Dropouts/Withdrawals at Sir Arthur Lewis Community College by     
                          Division/Department, 2004/05 to 2016/17                                                              104 

 
Table 137: Total Leavers at Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, 
 2004/05 to 2016/17     105 

                                                                                                                                                        
Table 138: Changes in Student/Teacher Ratios at Sir Arthur Lewis Community  
 College, 2004/04 to 2017/18       105 

                                                                                                                                                     
Table 139: Government Allocations and Expenditure per Student to the  
 Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, 2004/05 to 2017/18       105 
 
Table 140: Total Enrolment by Main Departments of Specialization at Vieux Fort 
 Comprehensive School – Post Secondary Department, 2006/07 to 
 2017/18       106 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
Table 141: Male Enrolment at Vieux Fort Comprehensive School – Post Secondary                             

Department, 2006/07 to 2017/18       106 
 
Table 142: Female Enrolment at Vieux Fort Comprehensive School – Post Secondary 

Department, 2006/07 to 2017/18       106 
 
Table 143: Percentage Share of Female Enrolment at Vieux Fort Comprehensive  
 School – Post Secondary Department, 2006/07 to 2017/18       106 
 
Table 144: Overall GCE A’Level Percentage Pass at SALCC and Vieux Fort 
                          Comprehensive A’Level Department, 2004 to 2014       107 
 
Table 145 a: GCE A’Level Percentage Pass by Subject Areas at the Division of Arts 
 And General Studies at Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, 
 2004 to 2014       107 

      
Table 145 b: GCE A’Level Percentage Pass by Subject Areas at Vieux Fort  
 Comprehensive, A’Level Department, 2007 to 2014       108 

 
Table 146 a: CAPE Percentage Pass by Subject Areas at Vieux Fort Comprehensive 
 Secondary, 2018       108 
 
Table 146 b: CAPE Percentage Pass by Subject Areas at Sir Arthur Lewis  
 Community College, 2018       109 
 

Section 7: Private Tertiary Education in St. Lucia 
 
Table 147: Enrolment at Monroe College, 2017/17       110 
 
Table 148: Enrolment by Gender at Monroe College, 2017/18       110 
  
Table 149: Teacher Enrolment at Monroe College, 2017/18       110 
 



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Table 150: Graduates at Monroe College, 2016/17       110 
 
Table 151 a: Distribution of Students According to Program at Monroe College, 2017/18       111 
 
Table 151 b: Non-Tertiary Programmes at Monroe College, 2017/18       111 
 
Table 152: Distribution of Students According to Age at Monroe College, 2017/18       112 
 
Table 153: Distribution of Students According to Nationality at Monroe College, 2016/17       113 
 
Table 154:         Enrolment by Gender at UWI Open Campus – St.Lucia, 2017/18                           114 
 
Table 155:        Graduates at UWI Open Campus – St.Lucia, 2016/17                                             114 

                                                                                                                                             
Table 156: Enrolment and Percentage Share of Female Students at Medical Schools 
 2017/18       115 
 
Table 157: Age Enrolment of Students Attending Medical Schools, 2017/18       115                                                      
 
Table 158 a: Percentage of Female Teachers at Medical Schools, 2017/18       116                                       
   
Table 158 b: Status of Teachers at Medical Schools, 2017/18       116 
 
Table 159:         Student Nationality at Medical Schools, 2017/18       117 
  
 

Section 8: National Enrichment and Learning Program (NELP) in St. Lucia 
 
 
Table 160: Average Number of Learners in NELP Centres, 2004/05 to 2017/18       118 
 
Table 161: Number of Learners and Facilitators Registered in NELP Centres 
 in Phase 1, September 2017 to January 2018                                                         118 

  
Table 162: Number of Learners and Facilitators Registered In NELP Centres in                      
 Phase 2, February to June 2018                                                                              119 
 
Table 163: Enrolment of Learners by Program in Both Phases, 2017 to 2018       120 

 
Table 164: Percentage Share of Females in NELP Centres, 2004/05 to 2017/18       120 
  
Table 165: Graduates of NELP from Phase 1(Sept. 2017 – January 2018), by Centre       121 
 
Table 166: Graduates of NELP from Phase 1(Sept. 2017 – January 2018), by Program       121 
 
Table 167: Dropouts from Phase 1(Sept 2017 to January 2018), by Centre and Program       121                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

                                                                                                                                                    
Table 168: Percentage of Leavers by Gender in NELP Centres, 2007/08 to 2017/18       122 
 
 

 
 
 
 



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Section 9: Skills Training Programs in St. Lucia 

 
 
Table 169: Trainees currently enrolled at the National Skills Development Centre  
                          by Gender, Project and Training Area, 2017/18     123 
 
Table 170: Number of Tutors by Gender at the National Skills Development 
                          Centre, 2005/06 to 2017/18     124 
 
Table 171:         Number of Trainee Leavers by Gender, 2017/18                                                  124 
 
Table 172:         Number of Graduates by Gender and Program, 2016/17                                      125 
  
                         

Section 10: Private Schools in St. Lucia 
                               
 
Table 173: Pupil/Teacher Ratios in Private Primary Schools, 2017/18     126 
 
Table 174 a: Percentage Share of Girls in Private Primary Schools, 2017/18     126 
   
Table 174 b: Percentage of Female Students in Private Primary Schools,  
 2004/05 to 2017/18     127 

                             
Table 175: Enrolment in Private Primary Schools, 2009/10 to 2017/18     127 
   
Table 176: Enrolment in Private Primary Schools by Grade and Gender, 2017/18     128 
    
Table 177: Percentage of Qualified Teachers in Private Primary Schools, 2017/18     128 
 
Table 178:        Student/Teacher Ratios in Private Secondary Schools, 2017/18     129 
 
Table 179: Percentage Share of Females in Private Secondary Schools, 2017/18     129 
   
Table 180: Enrolment in Private Secondary Schools, 2009/10 to 2017/18     129 
  
Table 181: Percentage Share of Females in Private Secondary Schools, 
 2004/05 to 2017/18     129 
 
Table 182: Percentage Share of Female Students at CARE Life Centres, 2017/18     130 

 
Table 183: Student/Teacher ratios at CARE Life Centres, 2017/18     130 
 
Table 184: Percentage Share of Female Teachers at CARE Life Centres, 2017/18     130 
 
Table 185: Enrolment of Students by Year and Centre at CARE, 2017/18     131 
 
Table 186: Enrolment of Students by Centre at CARE, 2009/10 to 2017/18     131 
 
Table 187: Enrolment in Second Year Skills Courses at CARE, 2017/18     131 

                                                                                                                                                       
 

          
 



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Section 11: Demand for and Supply of Resources in St. Lucia 

    
 
Table 188: Growth in Gross Domestic Product at Current and Constant 
 Prices, 2004 to 2017     132 
 
Table 189: Distribution of Gross Domestic Product 2017                                                        133 
 
Table 190: Allocation Pattern of Current Educational Expenditure by Levels 
 of Education and Programs, 2006/07 to 2017/18     134 

                                                
Table 191: Percentage Distribution of Current Educational Expenditure by Levels 
 of Education and Programs, 2006/07  to 2017/18     134 
 
Table 192: Allocation to Education Sector in Relation to Recurrent and Capital 
 Budgetary Expenditures, 2017/18     135 
 
Table 193: Expenditure by Levels of Education and Programs at Current Prices in  
 St.Lucia, 2007/08 to 2017/18     135 

 
Table 194: Educational Expenditure at Current Prices in Relation to Gross Domestic  
 Product, 2004/05 to 2018/19     136 
 
Table 195: Educational Recurrent Expenditure in Relation to Total Government Recurrent 
 Expenditure, 2004/05 to 2018/19     137 
 

                                                                                                                           
Section 12: Library Services in St. Lucia 

 
                                                                                                                            

Table 196: Total Books/Materials in Stock and in Circulation in Public Libraries,  
 2017/18     138 
 
Table 197: Percentage of Registered Readers in Public Libraries by Main      
 Communities, 2017/18                                                                                           139 
 
Table 198: Services Provided By Public Libraries, 2017/18     140 
 
Table 199: Total Staff at Public Libraries, 2017/18     140 

           
 

Section 13: Human Resource Development in St. Lucia 
 

 
Table 200: Recipients of National Community Foundation Scholarships in Secondary  
 Schools and SALCC in St. Lucia, 2015/16     141 
 
Table 201: Total Scholarships and Economic Cost Award Recipients, 
 2011 to 2017     142 
 
Table 202: Total Number of Completions from Recipients of Scholarships and 
 Economic Cost Awards, 2011 to 2017     142 

 

 



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                          Section 14: Schools’ Sports in St. Lucia        
                       
 
Table 203: Schedule of Schools’ Sports Events, 2013/14     143 
   
Table 204: Top Three Winners of Local Inter School Swimming Competition,  
 2001/02 to 2011/12     143 
 
Table 205: Winners of Local Secondary School Sports Competitions, 2002/03 
 to 2011/12     144 
 
Table 206 a: Winners of Windward Islands Secondary School Games,  
 1997 to 2012     145 
 
Table 206 b: Winners of West Indies Under 16 Netball, 2012      145 
  
Table 207: Winners of Windward Islands Under 15 Cricket Competition, 
 1997/98 to 2011/12     145 

 
Table 208: Winners of Windward Islands Under 19 Cricket Competition, 
 2002/03 and 2011/12     145 

                                                                                                                              
Table 209: Winners of Local Primary School Sports Competitions, 2001/02 to 
 2011/12      145 

                                                                                                                                      
Section 15: Culture in Education 

 
 

Table 210 a: Schedule of Cultural Activities, 2013/14     146 
 
Table 210 b: CAMDU Music Events, 2013/14     146 
 
Table 211   : Cultural Groups at Schools, 2013/14     146 
 
Table 212: Winners of Inter-School Cultural Competition, 2013/14     146 
 

 
Section 16: Projection of Population by Specific Education Age-Groups  

in St. Lucia 
 

 
Table 213: Projection of School Going Total Population by Specific  
 Age-Groups, 2004 to 2020     147 
 
Table 214: Projection of School Going Male Population by Specific  
 Age-Groups, 2004 to 2020     148 
 
Table 215: Projection of School Going Female Population by Specific     149 
 Age-groups, 2004 to 2020 
 
Table 216: Projection of School Going Total Population by Specific  
 Age-Groups, for the Community of Anse-La-Raye, 2001 to 2009     150 

                                                                                                                                        
 



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Table 217: Projection of School Going Total Population by Specific  
 Age-Groups, for the Community of Canaries, 2001 to 2009     151 
 
Table 218: Projection of School Going Total Population by Specific  
 Age-Groups, for the Community of Castries, 2001 to 2009     152 
  
Table 219: Projection of School Going Total Population by Specific  
 Age-Groups, for the Community of Choiseul, 2001 to 2009     153 
 
Table 220: Projection of School Going Total Population by Specific  
 Age-Groups, for the Community of Dennery, 2001 to 2009     154 
 
Table 221: Projection of School Going Total Population by Specific  
 Age-Groups, for the Community of Gros Islet, 2001 to 2009     155 

                                                           
Table 222: Projection of School Going Total Population by Specific  
 Age-Groups, for the Community of Laborie, 2001 to 2009     156 

  
Table 223: Projection of School Going Total Population by Specific  
 Age-Groups, for the Community of Micoud, 2001 to 2009     157 
 
Table 224: Projection of School Going Total Population by Specific  
 Age-Groups, for the Community of Soufriere, 2001 to 2009     158 
 
Table 225: Projection of School Going Total Population by Specific  
 Age-Groups, for the Community of Vieux-Fort, 2001 to 2009     159 

                                                                                                                                              
          

List of Figures 
 

Figure 1     (Table 8) Enrolment in Pre-School Programs in St. Lucia 2004/05 to 2017/18         5 

 

Figure 2     (Table 17)    Actual Enrolment in Pre-School Centres 2004/05 to 2017/18           14 

 

Figure 3     (Table 22)    Actual Number of Teachers in Pre-School Programs from  

          2004/05 to 2017/18                      21 

 

Figure 4     (Table 48)    Actual and Projected Enrolment in Infant and Junior Primary Grades, 

      2006/07 to 2020/21                 42 

 

Figure 5     (Table 49)    Actual and Projected Enrolment rates in Public Primary Grades,  

      2004/05 to 2020/21                 43 

 

Figure 6     (Table 50)    Actual and Projected Enrolment by levels of Primary Education,  

      2004/05 to 2020/21                 44          
 

Figure 7     (Table 54)    Changes in Percentage Share of Female Teachers in Primary 

                                       Schools, 2004/05 to 2017/18                                                                     47  

                                          

Figure 8     (Table 61)    Actual and Projected Teaching Positions in Primary Schools,  

   2007/08 to 2020/21                                       55 



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Figure 9     (Table 66)    Actual and Projected Expenditure at Current Prices for Primary 

      Level Education, 2004/05 to 2019/20                58 

 

Figure 10   (Table 71b)  Percentage of Pupils placed in Secondary Schools, 2000 to 2018         65

                       

Figure 11   (Table 72)   Percentage of Pupils assigned to Secondary Schools who scored at  

      Or above the national mean, 2000 to 2018                 66 

 

Figure 12   (Table 79)   Growth of Total Enrolment in Public Secondary Schools, 

      2004/05 to 2017/18                              74 

 

Figure 13   (Table 99)   Actual and Projected Student Enrolment in Public Secondary Schools, 

      2007/08 to 2020/21                              83 
     

Figure 14   (Table 120) Actual and Projected Number of Teaching Positions in Secondary 

   Schools, 2007/08 to 2020/21                 93 
                                                                                                                                 

Figure 15   (Table 123) Actual and Projected Expenditure at Current Prices for Secondary 

      Education, 2007/08 to 2019/20                 95             

    

Figure 16   (Table 129) Percentage of Students Achieving 5 CSEC Subjects Including  

      Mathematics and English A, 2011 to 2018                         101             

 

Figure 17   (Table 188) Growth in Gross Domestic Product of St. Lucia at Current 

      and Constant Prices, 2004 to 2017                   132 

 

Figure 18   (Table 194) Percentage Share of Educational Expenditure at Current 

      Prices in Relation to Gross Domestic Product, 2004/05 to 

      2018/19                  136 

 

 

 

List of Maps 
 

1. Educational Map of St. Lucia 

 

2. Primary School Map of St. Lucia 

 

3. Secondary School Map of St. Lucia 

 

 

 

 

 



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INTRODUCTION 
 

The Education Statistical Digest is an annual publication of the Corporate Planning Unit of the 

Department of Education, Innovation and Gender Relations (DOEIGR). The 2018 Digest 

analyses data reflecting the academic year, which commenced in September 2017 and ended in 

July 2018. This Digest depicts trends and projections in various sub-sectors of the education 

system. The Digest can be used by Policy Makers, Planners, Researchers and other personnel to 

make rational assumptions and sound decisions for the education system in Saint Lucia. Copies 

of the Digest can be requested from the Department or found on the Ministry’s website, 

www.education.gov.lc.  

 

The production of the Statistical Digest commenced with the distribution of Annual Education 

Census Questionnaires to public and private schools at all levels specifying that data reported 

must reflect what existed on October 15, 2017, unless otherwise specified. Additional sources of 

data included the Central Statistics Office, the Government’s Annual Estimates of Revenue and 

Expenditure and the various units of the DOEIGR. 

 

The 2018 Digest highlights data on various constituents and components of the education sector. 

It reports on student enrolment, dropouts, repeaters and graduates. Data are included on teachers, 

local and regional examinations, education financing and student welfare programmes. The data 

compiled are used to calculate indicators which are necessary to monitor the progress of 

numerous targets and goals such as the monitoring indicators for the 2015-2020 Education 

Sector Development Plan. These indicators are used by the DOEIGR and National Government 

as well as regional and international agencies such as the OECS, Caribbean Development Bank, 

World Bank, UNICEF and UNESCO.  They assist in the monitoring, evaluation and review of 

the education system’s progress in achieving its targets and goals for example Education for All 

(EFA), Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 

 

The DOEIGR is grateful for the assistance provided by education officers, principals and other 

ministry personnel. We look forward to your continued cooperation in the provision of accurate 

and timely data for future publication and the advancement of our education system. 

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For further information or suggestions contact the Corporate Planning Unit via telephone at + 

(758) 468-3220/3221/5252 or email at educationstats@gmail.com. 

 

SUMMARY 

 

Early Childhood Education (ECE) 

Early Childhood Education Centres provide services to children within the age range of 0-4 

years. However, there are instances where older children attend these centres. ECE centres are 

categorized as daycare centres and preschools. Daycare centres provide child care services to 

children 0-2 years old while preschool centres provide services to children who are 3-4 years old. 

The target age groups and services offered by these institutions may overlap. Both are 

encouraged to follow the structured curriculum prescribed by the Early Childhood Services Unit 

of the DOEIGR.  As new schools open and others close, the number of centres may fluctuate 

from year to year.  

 

Day Care Centres 

For the academic year 2017/18, there were thirty-seven (37) daycare centres; two (2) less than 

the previous academic year. Daycare centres are both Government and privately owned. There 

was a decrease of one (1) centre at both the Government-owned and private centres compared to 

the previous year. The total enrolment was one thousand, three hundred and eighty-one (1381) 

students, a decrease of 10.1% in contrast to the previous year. Government-owned centres 

recorded a decrease of 11.8% and privately owned centres recorded a decrease of 8.2% in 

enrolment. The male to female student ratio and the caregiver to student ratio remained the same 

as the previous year, approximately 1:1 and 1:10 respectively. The Castries region again 

recorded the highest student enrolment (698), which represents approximately 50.5% of the 

daycare population. 

 

Preschool Centres 

There were ninety-four (94) preschools in operation during the 2017/18 academic year; five (5) 

less than the previous year. All preschools centres are privately owned. These centres enrolled 

three thousand, four hundred and eighty-two (3482) students, whi 

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ch represents ninety (90) students less than the previous year. Of the total enrollment figure, 

approximately 51% were female. As in the previous year, the teacher/student ratio and the 

average number of teachers per centre remained at 1:10 and 4 respectively. The gross enrolment 

rate for the year 2017/18 was 85.0%. 

 

Public Primary Education 

Primary education is compulsory for all children and the formal school age ranges from five (5) 

to eleven (11) years. There was a 1.3% decrease in enrolment from fifteen thousand and eighty-

nine (15,089) in 2016/17 to fourteen thousand, eight hundred and ninety-four (14,894) in 

2017/18. There has been a consistent decline in primary school enrolment over the last eighteen 

years. This can be partly attributed to a steady decline in the school-aged population over the 

past years. The male to female student ratio remained at approximately 1:1.  

 

The gross enrolment rate increased from 94% in 2016/17 to 95% in 2017/18. There continues to 

be a number of under-aged and over-aged students in the primary schools. This year, the 

percentage of under-aged students was 23.1% and over-aged students 13.5% of the public 

primary population. The net enrolment rate in public primary schools increased from 87% in 

2016/17 to 89% in 2017/18. This means that there was an increase of two percentage points of 5-

11 year olds enrolled in public primary schools. Forty-three (43) five year old students were 

enrolled in early childhood institutions. Four hundred and thirty-two (432) ten and eleven year 

old students were enrolled in secondary schools. 

 

In 2017/18, the primary education recurrent expenditure was $63.2 million, a slight decrease of 

0.3% from the previous year. As in previous years since 1997, the unit expenditure per student 

increased in 2017/18. This period registered an increase of 1% taking the amount to four 

thousand, two hundred and forty-one Eastern Caribbean dollars ($4241). 

 

School leavers are students who have left school by way of dropouts and transfers out of Saint 

Lucia. At the public primary schools, there were eight (8) dropouts and eighty-six (86) transfers 

during the academic year 2016/17. This represents an increase of one student in the dropout and 



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an increase of seventeen (17) students transferred from the previous year. In 2016/17, males 

accounted for 62.5% of the dropouts and 62.7% of the transfers.           

 

There were four hundred and forty-nine (449) repeaters at public primary schools in 2017/18, out 

of which 62% were boys. It should be noted that there was a decrease of 16.4% in the number of 

repeaters from 2016/17 to 2017/18. The majority of the repeaters were from the Grade K (222 

students) and Grade Three (59 students) classes. At the district level, the highest percentage of 

repeaters was recorded in District Seven. 

 

The Student Support Services Unit of the DOEIGR provides assistance in the form of bursaries 

and the School Feeding Programme to needy students in public primary schools. One thousand 

six hundred and ninety eight (1698) or 11.4% of the students from public primary schools 

benefited from bursaries in 2017/18. The School Feeding Programme is operational at seventy 

(70) of the seventy-four (74) public primary schools. In 2017/18, five thousand seven hundred 

and eighty seven (5787) students or 39% of the public primary students benefited from the 

School Feeding Programme. District Seven recorded the highest percentage (74%) of students 

benefiting from the programme while District Two recorded the lowest (12%).  

 

The National Common Entrance Examination (CEE) is a primary school exit exam written 

annually by Grade Six students. In 2018, two thousand two hundred and twenty four (2224) 

students wrote this exam, a decrease of thirty-four (34) students as compared to 2017. Of the 

students who sat the CEE, one thousand one hundred and forty-one (1141) or about 51% were 

males. The national mean was 60.1% - a decrease of 0.5 percentage points in contrast to the 2017 

national mean of 60.6%. One thousand one hundred and eighty-six (1186) or 53% of the students 

scored at or above the national mean.  

 

National assessments are also conducted in Grade Two and Four. These assessments, called the 

Minimum Standard Exams, comprise of a school based assessment (SBA) component. The SBA 

has a weighting of 20% of the overall assessment score. For 2017/18, one thousand, three 

hundred and thirty-eight (1338) students or about sixty-six percent (66%) of the two thousand 

and thirty-seven (2037) candidates scored at or above the minimum standard of 60% at the Grade 



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Two level while one thousand three hundred and thirteen (1313) or 62% of the Grade Four 

students scored at or above the minimum standard of 60%. The national composite means for the 

Grade Two and Grade Four national assessments were 66.2% and 63.2% respectively. 

 

For the academic year 2017/18, there were one thousand and four (1004) public primary school 

teachers, a decrease of eighteen (18) teachers over the previous academic year. The percentage of 

female teachers remained at eighty-six percent (86%). The total number of trained teachers 

slightly decreased from nine hundred and fourteen (914) in 2016/17 to nine hundred and seven 

(907) in 2017/18. District Five recorded the highest percentage (95%) of trained teachers while 

District Four and Eight recorded the lowest percentage (86%). 

 

Over the past years, in an effort to improve the quality of education in the primary sector, along 

with regular classroom teachers, specialist teachers were assigned to public primary schools. 

Areas of specialization include Special Education, Music, French, and Physical Education. 

Where the capacity and resources are available other specialist teachers are attached to teach 

other areas, e.g. Information Technology, Theatre Arts and Spanish. In 2017/18, a total of 263 

specialist teachers were recorded. In addition to the normal teacher-student ratio, an effective 

teacher-student ratio was calculated which does not include these specialist teachers. The 

average teacher-student ratio in public primary schools in 2017/18 was 1:15 while the effective 

teacher-student ratio was 1:20.  

 

Public Secondary Education 

In 2017/18, there were twenty-two (22) public secondary schools in operation, one (1) less than 

the previous year. Due to declining enrolments, the George Charles Secondary and Jon Odlum 

Secondary schools were amalgamated to form the Stanley Jon Odlum Memorial Secondary 

School.  

 

For the period under review, eleven thousand, five hundred and fifty-one (11551) students were 

enrolled in the public secondary schools; a decrease of 3.3% from the previous year. The male to 

female student ratio remained at approximately 1:1. The formal age of students attending public 

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The Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) and Net Enrolment Ratio (NER) were 89% and 82% 

respectively in 2017/18. It must be noted that there were four hundred and three (403) 12-16 year 

old students enrolled in primary schools which affected the secondary school NER.  

  

There were two hundred and twelve (212) school leavers in 2016/17. This figure includes 

students who dropped out and transferred out of Saint Lucia.   The number of dropouts decreased 

from two hundred and forty-two (242) in 2015/16 to one hundred and sixty-one (161) in 

2016/17. As in the previous years, the male dropout rate was higher than that for females. Males 

accounted for approximately 62% of the total dropouts. Forms Four and Five continue to record 

the highest percentage of dropouts accounting for 73% of the total dropouts. 

 

The recurrent expenditure on secondary education in 2017/18 was $72.6 million, an increase of 

3.6% from the previous year. This resulted in the expenditure per pupil also increasing from five 

thousand, eight hundred and sixty-nine dollars ($5869) in 2016/17 to six thousand, two hundred 

and eighty-four dollars ($6284) in 2017/18.  

 

There were one thousand and six (1006) secondary school teachers in 2017/18, fifteen (15) less 

than the previous year. Seventy seven percent (77%) of these teachers were trained, a lower 

percentage than the 90% recorded for primary school teachers. Out of the one thousand and six 

(1006) teachers 71% were female and 70% were graduate. The public secondary school teacher-

student ratio slightly increased from 1:12 in 2016/17 to 1:11 in 2017/18. 

 

The Transportation Subsidy Programme and the School Feeding Programme were the welfare 

programmes offered to students attending public secondary schools. Of the eleven thousand, four 

hundred and twenty-two (11422) students enrolled at public secondary schools, two thousand, 

six hundred and ninety (2690) or 24% benefited from the Transportation Subsidy Programme. 

The School Feeding Programme was available at five (5) of the twenty two (22) secondary 

schools. A total of two hundred and fifty (250) students were beneficiaries of this programme. 

 

 



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Private Primary and Private Secondary Education 

In 2017/18, the number of private primary and secondary schools remained the same, six (6) and 

two (2) respectively. The six private primary schools were Tapion, Bonne Terre, Montessouri, 

Castries SDA, Labayee SDA, and Emmanuel SDA. However, the International School St. Lucia 

reported having students enrolled in a primary program. A total enrolment of nine hundred and 

eighty (980) students and seventy-three (73) teachers were recorded at the six private primary 

schools, which gave a teacher-student ratio of 1:13. In 2017/18, the percentages of female 

students and female teachers were approximately 51% and 95% respectively. The Castries SDA 

once again recorded the highest enrolment for the year. 

 

In addition to the two (2) private secondary schools, SDA Academy and the International School 

St. Lucia, the Bonne Terre Preparatory School reported on students pursuing a secondary 

programme. The total private secondary schools’ enrolment decreased from two hundred and 

eighty-seven (287) in 2016/17 to two hundred and forty-two (242) in 2017/18, while the total 

number of teachers remained the same at thirty-two (32) for the same period. Fifty eight percent 

(58%) of the students and seven eight percent (78%) of the teachers were female. The teacher-

student ratio was 1:8. The SDA Academy recorded sixty six percent (66%) of the total enrolment 

of the private secondary schools.   

 

Secondary School Exams 

Aside from their regular class assessments, students at the secondary level also sat other 

examinations. In 2011, one of the local examinations, the Form Three Minimum Standards was 

discontinued and replaced with the Caribbean Certificate of Secondary Level Competence 

(CCSLC) examination. CCSLC assesses students’ competence in six subjects namely; English, 

Mathematics, French, Integrated Science, Social Studies and Spanish.  The quality of grades is 

measured based on three competency levels; Master, Competent and Developing Competence. In 

2018, thirteen percent (13%) of students achieved competence at the “Master” level, sixty one 

percent (61%) at the “Competent” level and twenty six percent (26%) at the “Developing 

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The overall pass rate at the General and Technical Proficiency levels in the 2018 CSEC 

examinations was 76.5%, a 3.2% point increase over 2017. There were increases in the pass rates 

at fifteen (15) of the twenty-two (22) secondary schools with increases ranging from 0.5% to 

25%.  

 

Special Education  

Special education centres in Saint Lucia cater for students with special needs including 

developmental and sensory impairments. Specialized education programmes are delivered at five 

(5) centres namely the Blind Welfare Association, Lady Gordon Opportunity Centre, Dunnottar 

School, Soufriere Special Education Centre and Vieux Fort Special Education Centre. The total 

student enrolment and total number of teachers for 2017/18 were three hundred and ninety-five 

(395) and sixty-eight (68) respectively. Forty-one percent (41%) of students enrolled were 

female. The teacher-student ratio at the special education centres remained the same as the 

previous year at 1:6. There were fifty-one (51) trained teachers in 2017/18, an increase of ten 

(10) teachers from the previous year.  

 

Skills Training 

The National Skills Development Centre (NSDC) offers services and training in a variety of 

areas such as career counseling, technical vocational skills training, job search workshops and 

job attachments and placements. In 2017/18, four hundred and forty-five (445) trainees were 

enrolled at the NSDC. Of these, seventy-six (76) were enrolled under the Single Mothers in Life 

Enhancing Skills (SMILES), two hundred and fifty-six (256) were enrolled under the Youth 

Empowerment Project (YEP) and one hundred and thirteen (113) Empowerment of South 

Eastern Residents Through Training in Non-Traditional Areas (ESERTNA). Three hundred and 

six (306) or sixty-nine percent (69%) of the trainees were females. Twenty-one (21) tutors were 

employed at the centres, out of which nine (9) were females. 

 

The Centre for Adolescent Rehabilitation and Education (CARE) also provides technical and  

vocational skills training and has four (4) centres across the island. In 2017/18, CARE had an 

enrolment of one hundred and thirty-seven (137) students, which was a seven percent (7%) 

decrease from the previous year. Eighteen percent (18%) of the student population was female. 



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The teacher-student ratio was 1:8. Skill courses are normally offered in the second and third 

years of the programme. In 2017/18, seventy (70) or fifty-one percent (51%) of the students were 

enrolled in these courses.  

 

National Enrichment and Learning Programme (NELP) 

The National Enrichment and Learning Unit (NELU) is responsible for the NELP, which is 

offered in two phases. In 2017/18, students were able to pursue the NELP from sixteen (16) 

centres, two (2) more than the 2016/17 period. The total enrolment at these centres was one 

thousand, six hundred and nineteen (1619), a twenty-seven percent (27%) increase over the 

previous year. Females represented approximately 75% of the total learners from both phases. 

The programme with the highest enrolment was CSEC Mathematics with two hundred and sixty-

two (262) learners.  

 

Phase One utilized seventy-five (75) facilitators.  Facilitator-learner ratio was 1:12.  There were 

sixty-seven (67) dropouts recorded from Phase One. Five hundred and nine (509) learners from 

this phase graduated. Approximately 76% of these graduates were females. Phase Two utilized 

seventy (70) facilitators.  Facilitator-Learner ratio was 1:10. Seventy-one percent (71%) of the 

facilitators from the two phases were female.  

 

Post-Secondary and Tertiary Education 

Post-secondary and tertiary programmes are offered at the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College 

(SALCC), the Vieux Fort Post-Secondary Department, the Vieux-Fort Comprehensive  

Secondary, A’ Level Department, Monroe College, UWI Open Campus and three offshore 

Medical Schools namely: the International American University (IAU) College of Medicine, 

American International Medical University (AIM-U), Spartan Health Sciences University School 

of Medicine. 

 

Sir Arthur Lewis Community College - SALCC 

The SALCC offered a wide range of post-secondary and tertiary education programmes. In 

2017/18, the enrolment was one thousand, eight hundred and sixty-six (1,866) compared to two 

thousand, two hundred and seven (2,207) in 2016/17. This meant a 15% decrease in enrollment. 



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The Department of Technical Education and Management Studies (DTEMS) recorded the 

highest enrolment (55% of the 1,866 students enrolled). It must be noted that the enrollment 

figure does not include students registered at the Department of Continuing Education (DOCE). 

The DOCE offers many courses including the Defensive Driving and other stand-alone courses 

at the CSEC level.  

 

Vieux Fort Post-Secondary Department and Vieux-Fort Comprehensive A’ Level 

In 2014/15, the Vieux Fort Post-Secondary Department which was previously located on the 

compounds of the Vieux Fort Comprehensive Secondary School, Campus B, was relocated to the 

site where the Vieux-Fort Comprehensive Secondary School (VFCSS), Campus A was 

previously located. However, the A’ Level department continues to be housed at the VFCSS. 

The Post-Secondary Department offers Business, Secretarial and Carpentry/Joinery programmes 

to students graduating from secondary school. The 2017/18 enrolment at the Vieux-Fort Post-

Secondary was one hundred and forty (140) with the majority (57%) of the students enrolled in 

the Business Studies programmes. There was an enrolment of one hundred and twenty nine (129) 

students at the A’ Level Department. 

 

Monroe College 

Monroe College opened its doors in Saint Lucia in 2007, offering undergraduate and graduate 

programmes. The College recorded an enrolment of two hundred and nine (209) students and 

eighteen (18) teachers in the 2016 Fall (September to December) semester. One hundred and 

thirty-six (136) or sixty-five percent (65%) of the students were female. The Bachelors in 

Business Management recorded the highest enrolment accounting for thirty five percent (35%) of 

the student population. Twenty-four (24) students graduated at the end of the 2016 fall semester.   

 

Medical Schools 

The three above-mentioned offshore medical schools offer four and five year medical 

programmes including MD (Doctor of Medicine) programmes. In 2017/18, data was received 

from only two out of the three schools namely the Spartan Health Sciences University School of 

Medicine and the International American University   (IAU). A total of three hundred and eleven 

(311) students were enrolled in these two institutions. The majority of students enrolled in these 



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programmes were from India (60%) followed by St. Lucia then the United States America 

(USA). In 2017/18, the student enrolment at Spartan Health Sciences University decreased to 

two hundred and forty (240), which marks a forty-one percent (41%) decrease from the previous 

year. The enrolment at IAU also decreased by 45% from one hundred and twenty-eight (128) to 

seventy-one (71) students. There were fifty-four (54) teachers at these two schools with 

approximately forty one percent (41%) being full time. Males represented fifty percent (50%) of 

the total number of teachers.  

 

Tertiary Level Examinations  

Students from the SALCC and A’ Level Department of the VFCSS wrote the Caribbean 

Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) in 2018. The overall pass rate at SALCC was 

96.8% in Unit 1. This represents an increase of 4.7 percentage point from the last year. The pass 

rate attained for Unit Two was 96.7%. VFCSS attained a pass rate of 96.0% in Unit One and 

98.8% in Unit Two. This represents increases of 0.3 and 7.5 percentage points respectively over 

the year 2017. 

  

Education Financing  

For the financial year 2017/18, one hundred and eighty-one point three (181.3) million dollars 

was allocated to the DOEIGR for both recurrent and capital expenditure. This represented 

approximately 12% of the 2017/18 national budget, a 0.1% decrease over the previous year. 

Thirty-nine point eight percent (39.8%) of Education’s budget was allocated to secondary 

education, thirty-four point seven percent (34.7%) to primary education, eight point six percent 

(8.6%) to tertiary education and approximately one point four percent (1.4%) to ECE. In 

2017/18, the Department’s expenditure as a percentage of GDP was at 3.9%, a slight decrease of 

0.1 percentage points from the previous year 2016/17. From 2005/06, Education recurrent 

expenditure as a percentage of total government recurrent expenditure has been less than twenty 

percent (20%).  

 

Teacher Attrition 

During the 2016/17 academic year, fifty-one (51) primary and sixty-one (61) secondary school 

teachers left the service due to resignation, termination, retirement and secondment among other 



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reasons. The percentage of teacher leavers at the primary schools decreased by 0.6% percentage 

points from the previous year while that of secondary schools increased by 1.4% percentage 

points. In 2016/17, there were ten (10) primary school teachers on study leave, all being on study 

leave without pay. This represents a slight increase of two (2) teachers over the previous year’s 

number of eight (8) teachers on study leave. At the secondary schools, eighteen (18) teachers 

were on study leave; 13 less than the previous year. The teachers on study leave included 

students enrolled at the Division of Teacher Education and Educational Administration of the 

SALCC. Approximately ten percent (10%) of the primary school teachers and twenty eight 

percent (28%) of the secondary school teachers on study leave were males.  

 

Culture 

Cultural groups and activities existing at schools are highlighted in the annual Digest. It was 

noted that four cultural groups existing at schools included, La Rose, La Marguerite, Steel Pan 

and Quadrille. School choir singing competitions are held at both the primary and secondary 

levels.  

 



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Technical Notes on Concepts and Methods  
 

 

1. Age Specific Enrolment Ratio (ASER) 

 

  The ASER gives information on the extent of participation of specific population 

ages in a specific level of education. 

  ASER at secondary level has been calculated by relating the population, ages 10 

to 19, to the enrolment of these ages in secondary schools. 

 

2. Average Class Size of a Grade or School 

 

 This is the total enrolment of a grade or school divided by the total number of 

classes in that grade or school. 

 

3. Dropout Rate  

 

 The Dropout Rate is calculated by relating the number of students who dropped 

out during a given year to the enrolment in the beginning of the year. 

 

4. Expenditure per Pupil/Student  

 

 Expenditure per pupil/student is calculated by dividing total expenditure 

allocations to a given level of education by the enrolment at that level. 

 

5. Female Participation Rate  

 

The percentage share of females in the total enrolment is computed to determine gender 

participation at a given level of education. 

 

6. Flow Rate  

 

 Flow Rate is calculated by following a cohort of students who join a given class in 

a given year and move to the next class in the subsequent year. 

 When using flow model technique for projection of enrolment, flow rates are used 

for carrying forward students from one class in a given year to the next class in the 

subsequent year. 

 

7. Graduate Teachers  

 

 A graduate teacher is a teacher with at least a recognised bachelor’s degree. 

 

8. Gross Enrolment Rate (GER)   

 

 The GER gives information on the extent of participation of a specific school-

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 GER at primary level is calculated by relating population in age group 5 – 11 to 

the enrolment in primary schools. 

 GER at secondary level is calculated by relating population in age group 12 – 16 

to the enrolment in secondary schools. 

 

 

9. Infant, Junior Primary, Senior Primary  

 

 Please refer to the flow diagram of the Structure of the Education System on page 

xxix. 

 

10. Infant, Primary and Combined Schools 

 

School Grades Ages 

Infant (Lower Primary) K - 2 5-7 

Primary 3-6 8-11 

Combined K - 6 5-11 

 

 

11. Net Enrolment Rate (NER) 

 

 The NER gives information on the extent of participation in a given level of 

education of children belonging to the official age-group corresponding to the 

given level of education. 

 NER at primary level has been calculated by grade (from K to grade 6), by 

relating the population in ages 5 to 11 to the enrolment in those grades. 

 NER at secondary level has been calculated by form (1 to 5), by relating the 

population in ages 12 to 16 to the enrolment in those forms. 

 

12. Percentage of Repeaters 

 

 Percentage of Repeaters is calculated by dividing the number of students 

repeating in a current year by the total enrolment of that year, expressed as a 

percentage. 

 

13. Reference Point/Period 

 

 Population :  Population data are given for the middle of the calendar year. 

 Enrolment :  Student data are given for the last school day of October of a given 

academic year. 

 Teachers :    Teacher data are given for the last school day of October of a given 

academic year. 

 Expenditure: Financial data are given for the financial year from April to March 

of the following year. 

 Gross Domestic Product (GDP): GDP data are given for the calendar year. 

 



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14. Repetition Rate 

 

 Repetition Rate is the number of students repeating from a particular year divided 

by the total enrolment in the previous year. 

 

 

15. School Capacity  

 

 Physical capacity of a school is estimated at 35 pupil/students per classroom and 

15 square feet per child in case of hall spaces. 

 If enrolment of a school is more than its capacity then it is a case of over 

utilization of physical capacity. 

 If enrolment of a school is less than its capacity then it is a case of under- 

utilization of physical capacity. 

 

16.  School Size  

 

 The size of a school is measured in terms of number of pupils/students enrolled on 

the last school day of October of a given year. 

 Average size of a school is computed by dividing total enrolment by number of 

schools in a given area. 

 

17. Teacher Utilization 

 

 Child/Teacher ratio is the number of children per teacher in a Pre-school centre. 

 Pupil/Teacher ratio is the number of pupils per teacher in a Primary school. 

 Student/Teacher ratio is the number of students per teacher in a Secondary 

school.  

 The above ratios are calculated by dividing total enrolment by the total number of 

teachers in the school/centre. 

 The Principal, Vice Principal, Counselor, Lab Technician and Bursar of a school 

are not included in the number of its teaching staff. 

 

18. Trained Teachers  

     

 A trained teacher is one who has successfully completed a recognized program in 

teacher education methods and teaching techniques. 

Note: TIIIB teachers who pursued the Special Intensive Teacher Training Program were counted as   

trained teachers from 2007/08.  

 

 

 

 

 

 



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19. Transition Rate  

 

 Transition Rate is calculated by relating the number of graduates who join the 

next level of education in a given year to those who graduated from the lower 

level in the previous year. 

 Transition from primary to secondary level is calculated by relating the number of 

students who sat the CEE in a given academic year to the intake in Form 1 in the 

secondary schools during the next academic year. 

 



Monitoring Indicators for the Education Sector Development Plan in St. Lucia,

 2008/09 to 2017/18

Base-

line 

2008/09 2
0

0
9

/1
0

2
0

1
0

/1
1

2
0

1
1

/1
2

2
0

1
2

/1
3

2
0

1
3

/1
4

2
0

1
4

/1
5

2
0

1
5

/1
6

2
0

1
6

/1
7

2
0

1
7

/1
8

Gross Enrolment rate – primary schools 102 102 103 102 102 101 100 101 100 101

Gross Enrolment rate – secondary schools 94 94 98.4 99 96.3 95.8 94.6 95.0 92.6 92.6

Gross Enrolment in ECE (total and by community) 40.2 35.3 39.1 44.4 43.5 44.5 43.3 47.8 49.5 46.5

Gross intake rate (Primary) 101 102 95.4 102 113 105 98.3 99.5 93.4 111

% schools linked to EMIS (primary) 0 51 60 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

% schools linked to EMIS (secondary) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Number of MOE support teams to schools  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --

Average # of visits to schools by support teams  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --

Number of schools meeting Minimum Standards (ECE)  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --
Number of schools where Arts Policy has been     

implemented  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --

Net Enrolment rate – primary schools 95.6 95.7 94.3 95.5 95.3 94.3 93.9 94.1 93.1 94.6

Net Enrolment rate – secondary schools 82.6 83.6 86.9 89.8 87.7 88.2 85.3 84.4 84.6 83.7

Net Enrolment in ECE 28.3 34.4 38.4 43.3 42.4 43.7 43 46.7 48.2 46.1

Number of Early Childhood Centres 137 134 133 135 134 136 136 137 139 131

ECE enrolment by gender-Male 2691 2495 2514 2477 2385 2462 2334 2542 2517 2397

ECE enrolment by gender-Female 2643 2352 2402 2510 2497 2517 2409 2538 2596 2466

Net intake rate (Primary) 69 68 62.7 76.1 79.9 76.3 72.7 72.8 69.1 81.7

Transition rate – primary to secondary 93.9 93.7 95.1 93.6 93.9 93.2 95.7 94.4 94.5 96.2

Enrolment (Tertiary) 2621 2715 2929 2886 3286 4096 3916 4420  --  --

Enrolment by programme - Associate Degree 918  -- 1161 1182 1219 1369 1366 1618 2117 1234

Enrolment by programme - Bachelor's Degree 351 414 392 384 759 843 738 763 794 933

Enrolment by programme Master's Degree 0 19 19 36 56 39 25 41 61 65

Enrolment by programme Doctoral Degree 224 240 254 308 319 577 482 623  --  --

% Qualified Teachers(Primary) 90.3 88.5 87.1 89.1 88.6 90 91 91 89 90

% Qualified Teachers(Secondary) 59 61 63.3 64.7 68.0 71 72 74 73 77

% Graduate Teachers(Secondary) 54.9 57.9 60.6 62.3 64.2 65 66 67 69 70

# of teachers trained in use of ICT for teaching/learning  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --

Computer/student ratio (primary)  -- 1:19 1:16 1:15  1:9 1:13 1:13 1:13 1:13 1:13

Computer/student ratio (secondary) 1:19 1:18 1:15 1:16  1:15 1:04 1:02 1:02 1:03 1:15

# of schools with access to online resources 103 103 103 103 103 102 102 102 102 101

# of schools for which distribution of supplies was    

completed before re-opening of school  103 103 103 103 103 102 102 102 102 101

# of education television programmes produced 45 45 45 20 30 50  --  --  --  --

Public expenditure on education as % of GDP 4.0 4.4 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 3.9 3.9 4.0 3.9

Education expenditure as a % of total government 

expenditure 13.67 13.8 15.1 14.9 14.5 14.3 14.9 13.0 12.7 12.0

% recurrent expenditure on salaries and wages 74.5 79.0 76.4 76.0 75.1 75.2 75.0 75.9 76.2 75.7

% recurrent expenditure on training & workshops 0.81 1.07  --  --  --  --  --  --  -- 1.8

% expenditure on physical works (maintenance, 

rehabilitation, extensions etc)  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --

% recurrent expenditure on research activities  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --

  -- Data not available

ESDP Indicators 

Demographic, Social and Economic Context

Administration, Planning and Supervision of Education

Access

Resources

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Education revenue as a % of total recurrent expenditure

0.27 0.22 0.23 0.21 0.52 0.58 0.58 0.54 0.49 0.16

% of qualified/trained practitioners (ECE) 56.3 59.2 58.2 53.3 61.5 73.7 78.4 77.0 84.7 86.0

Child/Practitioner ratio (ECE) 10.3 9.8 10.1 9.9 9.7 9.9 10.8 10.1 10.1 9.8

Number of libraries with internet access 1  -- 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Number of communities in the South serviced by 

bookmobile 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Number of schools with training manuals and assessment 

guidelines -Primary 75 75 75 75 75 74 74 74 74 74

% of teachers receiving training in enhanced assessment 

practices -Primary 28.7 27.1 26.6 29.2 22.2 21 21 10 10.3  --

Number of teachers trained in Arts Education by level of 

training(both Primary and Secondary) 4 4  -- 8  --  --  --  --  --  --

% of schools with functioning students’ councils  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --

% of students in Student’s branch of the National Youth 

Council  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --

% of students sitting CXC PE 4.8 7.5 10.5 12.1 12.7 16.3 18.5 17.8 21.5 21.2

% of students passing CXC PE 99.07 94.9 94.8 97.1 94.3 98.6 99.5 99.5 99.3 99.7

% of schools using PE guide  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --

Number of schools with various active sports teams (e.g. 

football, cricket, netball, athletics, volleyball etc)  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --

Number of schools with < 3 co-curricular groups  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --

Number of schools with 3 or more co-curricular groups  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --

% of schools participating in Francophone/UNESCO 

activities 37.5 58 75 80 83 85 64 24.8 30.9 36.4

Number of Youth projects implemented 10 9 9 7 8 8 6  -- 3 5

Number of new alliances of international influence 

established  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --

Number of schools with pan groups 7 7 7 9 9 7 7 6 6 6

Number of schools participating in dance programme 1 1 1 3  -- 26 26  --  --  --

Participation in Child Art project  --  --  --  -- 30  --  --  --  --  --

Number of persons trained in costume and set design  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --

Participation in creative writing workshops  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --

Number of schools and communities exposed to ICH  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --

Number of schools with CCTV(Secondary) 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

% of schools with security personnel  --  --  --  --  -- 100 100 100 100 100

# of schools with emergency plans  --  --  --  --  -- 69 74 80 85 85

% of kindergarten students screened (vision, hearing 

developmental)  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --

Number of teachers qualified in SEN  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --

Ratio of Special needs students to SEN teachers  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --

Number of trained counsellors  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --

Dropout Rate - Primary 0.06 0.06  -- 0.02 0.05 0.08 0.06 0.07 0.06  --

Dropout Rate - Secondary 1.6 1.7  -- 1.8 1.45 1.29 1.87 2.01 1.38  --

% of teachers trained in areas to assist at risk students  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --

% of teachers trained in differentiated instruction  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --

Participation in book rental scheme (%) 11 7 6.4 3.5 0.25 0 0 0 0 0

Participation in school feeding programme (%) 26 37 38.3 39.9 42 45.3 44 45 40 39

  -- Data not available

Resources (Continued)

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School Safety

Student Support Services

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Participation in school transportation subsidy    

programme(%) 13 16 17.5 18 17 18 15 17 22.4 23.6

Participation in school bursaries programme -        

Primary (%) 4.2 5 5 8.4 8.1 9.9 10 9.4 13 11.4

Participation in school bursaries programme -    

Secondary (%) 2 3 2.7 2.8 5 5.3 0 0 0 0

Number of schools with a Special Education    Programme 

(Primary)  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --

Number of schools with a Special Education    Programme 

(Secondary)  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --

Student-Teacher ratio(Primary) 1:20 1:19 1:18 1:17  1:17 1:16 1:16 1:15 1:15 1:15

Student-Teacher ratio(Secondary) 1:17 1:16 1:16 1:15  1:14 1:13 1:13 1:12 1:12 1:11

% of students operating at or above the minimum     

standard in MST English Language - Grade 2 Male n.a. 49.8 56.2 50.9 55.2 61.0 60.9 55.5 40.0 53.2

% of students operating at or above the minimum   

standard in MST English Language - Grade 2 Female n.a. 69.3 76.8 71.2 69.1 75.3 78.0 75.2 60.0 70.8

% of students operating at or above the minimum   

standard in MST mathematics - Grade 2 Male n.a. 49.6 43.5 27.8 53.1 64.3 59.4 60.1 45.2 44.4

% of students operating at or above the minimum  

standard in MST mathematics - Grade 2 Female n.a. 62.6 55.8 34.0 61.2 73.8 68.1 72.3 54.8 50.2

% of students operating at or above the minimum  

standard in MST English Language - Grade 4 Male n.a. 28.9 40.2 37.1 41.8 46.4 48.7 47.9 44.7 49.1

% of students operating at or above the minimum  

standard in MST English Language - Grade 4 Female n.a. 48.7 58.7 59.5 61.2 67.6 71.3 64.3 55.3 66.6

% of students operating at or above the minimum  

standard in MST mathematics - Grade 4 Male n.a. 34.0 44.0 40.9 51.2 51.3 50.0 48.2 46.5 32.6

% of students operating at or above the minimum  

standard in MST mathematics - Grade 4 Female n.a. 46.0 57.1 51.5 64.3 65.8 59.8 50.4 53.5 36.9

Primary teacher attendance rate-Actual 89 91 90 92 89 93 92 91 91  --

Primary teacher attendance rate-Official 92 93 93 95 93 94 94 93 94  --

Primary student attendance rate by gender-Male 86 86 86 88 86 89 88 87 87  --

Primary student attendance rate by gender-Female 87 87 88 90 88 90 89 88 88  --

Primary repetition rate by gender-Male 2.9 3.0 2.7 3.5 2.6 3.22 3.13 3.84 3.53  --

Primary repetition rate by gender-Female 2.1 1.7 1.64 2 1.6 2.2 2.15 2.81 2.21  --

Secondary Teacher attendance rate-Actual 89 89 88 90 89 90 92 90 89  --

Secondary Teacher attendance rate-Official 90 91 91 92 91 92 92 91 90  --

Secondary Student attendance rate by gender-Male 83 83 82 82 81 81 82 80 81  --

Secondary Student attendance rate by gender-Female 84 85 84 86 84 85 85 84 84  --

Secondary Repetition rate by gender-Male 0.32 0.55 1.02 1.03 1.09 0.74 0.6 0.68 0.38  --

Secondary Repetition rate by gender-Female 0.25 0.49 0.33 0.41 0.37 0.47 0.46 0.39 0.39  --

Number of students sitting at least 5 CSEC subjects, 

including English and Maths (general & technical) 1947 1941 2280 2323 2163 2053 1777 1840 1775 1832

% of students passing 5 CSEC subjects, including          

English  A and Maths (general & technical) 44.4 42.9 33.3 22.8 26.4 40.3 41.9 35.5 31.2 33.0

% of students achieving grades 1,2 or 3 in English A   

(General Proficiency) 65.62 68.5 68.6 51.8 60.9 64.4 66.2 71.3 72 71.1

% of students achieving grades 1,2 or 3 in Mathematics 

(General Proficiency) 44.71 41.5 29.9 29.9 31.6 50 55.2 45.8 46.3 49.6

% of students enrolled in the Sciences  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --

  -- Data not available                       n.a. - not applicable

Teaching-Learning Process

System Outputs

Student Support Services (Continued)

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% of teachers using training manuals and assessment 

guidelines -Primary 28.7 28.2 27.4 29.2 22.2 21 22.1 31.5 30.6 31.1

% of schools using enhanced assessment                  

practices-Primary 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Mean performance of students on revised national 

examinations MST Grade 2  -- 65.2 65.3 61.7 69.6 71.4 70.7 71.3 66.5 66.2

Mean performance of students on revised national 

examinations MST Grade 4  -- 59.4 58.4 64.2 61.3 65.9 67 64 66.3 63.2

Number of participants in continuing education    

programmes  --  --  -- 1616 1425 1694 1868 1973 1275 1619

Participation in the Family Learning Programme  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --

Number of secondary school students enrolled in   

enrichment programmes  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --

Number of persons trained in NSDC programmes 153 270 886 1020 1235 452 213 174 360 445

Number of students/persons receiving National     TVET 

Certification  --  -- 85 203 460  --  --  --  --  --

Number of centers of Excellence developed  --  --  -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

% of teachers trained in TVET  --  -- 71  --  --  --  --  --  --  --

Enrolment in TVET programmes (old and new)-     

SALCC 895 1112 1067 1010 1003 1308 1372 1497 1298 1100

  -- Data not available

System Outputs (Continued)

National Enrichment & Learning Programme

TVET and Accreditation

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AGE

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

TERTIARY

Sir Arthur Lewis Community 

College

University of the 

West Indies

Division of Agriculture

Department of Health Sciences

Divison of Arts, Sciences and 

General Studies

Division of Technical Education 

and Management Studies

F1 F2 F3 F4 F5
Division of Teacher Education 

and Educational Administration

Department of Continuing 

Education

Local and Over-seas 

Universities

K G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6

Post Secondary Programme

Skills Training/Technical 

Institutions

National Enrichment and Learning 

Programme

National Skills Training Programme

Center for Adolesscent, 

Rehabilitation and Education

STRUCTURE OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM OF ST. LUCIA 2017/18

SECONDARY

INFANT JUNIOR 

17+

PRIMARY

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Early Childhood Education (Day Care Centres) In St. Lucia

No. of  Average No 

Day Care No. of Average size Child/Care Giver of Care Givers

Year Centres Enrolment Care Givers Ratio per Centre

2007/08 36 1452 154 40 9 4

2008/09 39 1527 164 39 9 4

2009/10 39 1426 155 37 9 4

2010/11 41 1493 162 36 9 4

2011/12 41 1504 163 37 9 4

2012/13 38 1454 148 38 10 4

2013/14 41 1521 151 37 10 4

2014/15 39 1390 137 36 10 4

2015/16 38 1447 142 38 10 4

2016/17 39 1537 152 39 10 4

2017/18 37 1381 140 37 10 4

 Table 2 : Percentage Share of Females in Day Care Centers, 2007/08 to 2017/18

Year

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

2014/15

2015/16

2016/17

2017/18

Age in Years

0 - 2

2

3

4
5 and over

Total

Age in Years

0 - 2

2

3

4
5 and over

Total

1381 685 49.6

51.4

 Table 1 :  Average Size, Child/Caregiver Ratio and Number  

                   of Caregivers per Day Care Centre, 2007/08 to 2017/18

Enrolment Females % Females

1452 699 48.1

1527 740 48.5

1426 702 49.2

1493 735 49.2

1504 769 51.1

1454 756 52.0

1521 776 51.0

Table 3: Number of Children enrolled in Day Care Centres by 
                Gender and Age, 2017/18

Boys Girls Total

1447 723 50.0

1537 790

351

137 114 251

158 158 316

696 685 1381

Table 4: Percentage Share of Boys and Girls Enrolled in Day Care 
                Centres by Age, 2017/18

219 234 453

178 173

1381 50.4 49.6

453 15.9 16.9

351
10 0.3 0.4

Enrolment % of Boys % of Girls

11.4 11.4

8.3

316

12.9 12.5

1390 712 51.2

4 6 10

251 9.9

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Early Childhood Education (Day Care Centres) In St. Lucia

Table 5: Day Care Centres Ranked According to Size (Enrolment) 
                2017/18

Government Day Care Centres Enrolment

La Ressource (Dennery) 62

Ti Rocher (Castries) 58

Dennery 48

La Guerre 47

Fond St. Jacques 44

Fond Assau 42

Cul-de-sac 41

Babonneau 40

Ciceron 38

La Caye 37

Coolie Town 34

Labayee 33

Millet 31

Mirja Sachs 31

Marigot 29

Gadette 27

Castries East/Entrepot 26

Desruisseaux 21

Ti Rocher (Micoud) 17

Saltibus 15

Sub Total 721

Private Day Care Centers Enrolment

St. Helen's 78

Salvation Army 61

New Generation 59

ABC Kindergarten 45

Cecilias 42

Paddington Funhouse 41

Kiddies Paradise (Blanchard) 40

Millennium Children 38

Heritage Nuturing Center 34

Adalyn Leonce ECDC  33

Genesys ELC 33

Corpus Christie 29

Lioba's 28

Aunty Genny 27

St. Joseph 25

Kids' Care Kindergarten 24

Light House 23

Sub Total 660

Grand Total 1381

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Early Childhood Education (Day Care Centres) In St. Lucia

Table 6: Day Care Centres Ranked According to Size (Enrolment) 

                by Districts, 2017/18

Centre Enrolment Centre Enrolment

Adalyn Leonce ECDC 33 St. Helen's 78

Millet 31 ABC Kindergarten 45

Marigot 29 Total 123

Total 93

Centre Enrolment

Mirja Sachs 31

Light House 23

Centre Enrolment Desruisseaux 21

Salvation Army 61 Ti Rocher (Micoud) 17

New Generation 59 Total 92

Ti Rocher (Castries) 58

La Guerre 47

Fond Assau 42

Cul-de-sac 41 Centre Enrolment

Paddington Funhouse 41 Fond St. Jacques 44

Babonneau 40 Genesys ELC 33

Millennium  Children 38 Total 77

Ciceron 38

Coolie Town 34

Heritage Nurturing Centre 34

Labayee 33 Centre Enrolment

Corpus Christie 29 Cecilias 42

Lioba's 28 Kiddies Paradise (Blanchard) 40

Castries East/Entrepot 26 Aunty Genny 27

St. Joseph 25 Total 109

Kids' Care Kindergarten 24

Total 698

Centre Enrolment

La Ressource (Dennery) 62

Dennery 48

Centre Enrolment La Caye 37

Saltibus 15 Gadette 27

Total 15 Total 174

Choiseul

Anse La Raye Gros Islet

Micoud

Soufriere

Dennery

Castries

Vieux Fort

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Early Childhood Education (Day Care Centres) In St. Lucia

Government Day Care Centres Enrolment Number of Care Givers Child/Care Giver Ratio

Cul-de-sac 41 3 14

Gadette 27 2 14

Ciceron 38 3 13

La Guerre 47 4 12

Ti Rocher (Castries) 58 5 12

Labayee 33 3 11

Fond St. Jacques 44 4 11

Desruisseaux 21 2 11

Fond Assau 42 4 11

Millet 31 3 10

Babonneau 40 4 10

Marigot 29 3 10

La Caye 37 4 9

La Ressource 62 7 9

Castries East/Entrepot 26 3 9

Ti Rocher (Micoud) 17 2 9

Coolie Town 34 4 9

Mirja Sachs 31 4 8

Saltibus 15 2 8

Dennery 48 7 7

Sub Total 721 73 10

Private Day Care Centres Enrolment Number of Care Givers Child/Care Giver Ratio

New Generation 59 4 15

Kiddies Paradise (Blanchard) 40 3 13

St. Helen's 78 6 13

Millennium  Children 38 3 13

Salvation Army 61 5 12

Light House 23 2 12

Cecilias 42 4 11

Paddington Funhouse 41 4 10

Lioba's 28 3 9

ABC Kindergarten 45 5 9

Heritage Nuturing Center 34 4 9

St. Joseph 25 3 8

Adalyn Leonce ECDC 33 4 8

Genesys ELC 33 4 8

Aunty Genny 27 4 7

Kids' Care Kindergarten 24 4 6

Corpus Christie 29 5 6

Sub Total 660 67 10

GrandTotal 1381 140 10

Table 7 : Day Care Centres Ranked According to Child/Caregiver Ratio, 

                 2017/18

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Early Childhood Education (Pre-School Centres) In St. Lucia

No. of  Average No. 

Pre-School No. of Average size Child/Teacher of Teachers 

Centres Teachers Ratio per Centre

2004/05 113 4118 358 36 12 3

2005/06 110 3813 344 35 11 3

2006/07 105 3824 353 36 11 3

2007/08 104 3882 361 37 11 3

2008/09 98 3807 351 39 11 4

2009/10 95 3421 338 36 10 4

2010/11 92 3423 330 37 10 4

2011/12 94 3483 340 37 10 4

2012/13 96 3428 353 36 10 4

2013/14 95 3458 354 36 10 4

2014/15 97 3353 327 35 10 3

2015/16 99 3633 359 37 10 4

2016/17 99 3572 350 36 10 4

2017/18 94 3482 357 37 10 4

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 Table 8 :  Average Size, Child/Teacher Ratio and Number of Teachers 

                    per Pre-School Centre, 2004/05 to 2017/18

Year Enrolment

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

E
n

ro
lm

e
n

t

Year

Figure 1:  Enrolment in Pre-School Centres in St. Lucia,  
2004/05 to 2017/18

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Early Childhood Education (Pre-School Centres) In St. Lucia

Year

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

2012/13

2012/13

2013/14

2014/15

2015/16

2016/17

2017/18

Age in Years Boys Girls Total

0 - 2 171 149 320

2 358 359 717

3 568 672 1240

4 583 589 1172

5 and over 21 12 33

Age Unknown 0 0 0

Total 1701 1781 3482

Age in Years Enrolment % of Boys % of Girls

0 - 2 320 53 47

2 717 50 50

3 1240 46 54

4 1172 50 50

5 and over 33 64 36

Age Unknown 0  --  --

Total 3482 48.9 51.1

 Table 9 : Percentage Share of Females in Pre-School Centres,

                 2004/05 to 2017/18

Enrolment Females % Females

4118 2061 53

3813 1924 50

3824 1903 50

3882 1938 50

3807 1903 50

3421 1650 48

3423 1667 49

                  Centres by Age, 2017/18

3428 1741 51

3458 1751 51

1805 51

3482

3483 1741 50

3353 1697 51

Table 10: Total Number of Children Enrolled in Pre-School Centres by 

                  Sex and Age, 2017/18

Table 11: Percentage Share of Boys and Girls Enrolled in Pre-School 

3633 1815 50

3572

1781 51

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Early Childhood Education (Pre-School Centres) In St. Lucia

Table 12: Pre-School Centres Ranked According to Enrolment, 2017/18

Total Total

Enrolment Enrolment

Rainbow Care 9 Joyful Steps 25

Golden Step Ahead (Sunshine) 11 Canaries 26

Mary Jane 13 God Is Love 26

Bridgette 13

Magdalene Moncherry (Piaye, 

Choiseul) 26

B-Win 13 New Dawn 26

James 13 Berna's 27

Juliana's 13 Grande Riviere ECLC 27

TLC ECDC 14 Sharon's 27

Ti Rocher 14 Smith's 27

New Beginning 14 Creative Kids 28

T-Petit Young Children Center 14 First Steps 28

Rainbow Gardens 15 New Discovery 29

Ti Dauphin 15 Barre Denis 30

Eagle's Nest 30

Centres with 16 to 30 children Total Wilson 30

Enrolment Tomorrow's Children 30

Aunty Pinky 18 Yolanda's 30

Easy Going 18

La Fargue 18

Loving Hands 18

Tiny Tots 18 Centres with 31 to 45 children Total

Achievers 19 Enrolment

St.Joseph's Convent 19 Let's Be Friends 31

Flourish 20 Reunion 31

St. Anthony 20 Happy Vale Montessouri 32

Bright Minds Academy 21 Balata 33

Kid's World (Soufriere) 21 Sure Start 34

Curious Minds 22 ABC Kindergarten Deniere Riviere 35

Early Start (Dennery) 22 Happy Kidz 36

New Vision 22 Lera's 36

Patience 22 Gems 37

Tapion 22 Morne Tender Care 37

Zion Hill 22 Simona's 37

Banse 23 Building Young Minds (Castries) 38

Easy Learning 23 Precious Jewels 38

Learning Tots 24 Sunshine Hills 40

Tiny Learners 24 Kids' World Learning (Vieux Fort) 42

Black Bay 25 Wee First 42

Centres with 15 or less children Centres with 16 to 30 children 

(cont'd)

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Table 12: Pre-School Centres Ranked According to Enrolment, 

                  2017/18 (continued)

Total Total

Enrolment Enrolment

Early Learning Centre (Marisule) 47 Grow Ed 70

Tender Minds 47 Children Garden 74

Foundation 49 ABC Funhouse 81

Bonne Terre Preparatory 50 Nica 84

Good Beginnings  ECDC 50 St. Jude's 88

Deliverance Baptist 52 Montessouri Children's House 94

Kids Step ECDC 52 Wee Wisdom 95

Faulkners 55 Kiddies Headstart 98

Lions Early 55 Little Stars 110

Little Genius 56 Young Learners 118

Kids Pathway 57

Alphabet Land 60

First Baptist 60

Total

Enrolment

HECDEC 64

Tiny Hands 66

Gros Islet 67 Grand Total 3482

Centres with 46 to 60 children

Centres with > 60 children 

(cont'd)

Centres with > 60 children

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Castries and its Environs Enrolment Soufriere Enrolment

Young Learners 118 Children's Garden Learning 74

Little Stars 110 Grow Ed 70

Kiddies Headstart 98 Simona's 37

Montessouri Children's House 94 Kid's World (Soufriere) 21

Nica 84 Total Enrolment 202

Tiny Hands 66 Average Enrolment 51

HECDEC 64

Alphabet Land 60 Choiseul Enrolment

First Baptist 60 Reunion 31

Little Genius Learning Centre 56 Magdalene Moncherry (Piaye, Choiseul) 26

Faulkners 55 La Fargue 18

Deliverance Baptist 52 New Beginning 14

Wee First 42 Juliana's 13

Building Young Minds (Castries) 38 Total Enrolment 102

Precious Jewels 38 Average Enrolment 20

Morne Tender Care 37

Lera's 36 Vieux Fort Enrolment

Sure Start 34 St. Jude's 88

Happy Vale Montessouri 32 ABC Funhouse 81

Tomorrow's Children 30 Kids Pathway 57

New Discovery 29 Lions Early 55

Creative Kids 28 Kids' World Learning (Vieux Fort) 42

Sharon's 27 Let's Be Friends 31

Tapion 22 Yolanda's 30

Curious Minds 22 First Steps 28

Flourish 20 New Dawn 26

St. Anthony 20 Black Bay 25

St.Joseph's Convent 19 Easy Learning 23

Loving Hands 18 Zion Hill 22

Aunty Pinky 18 T-Petit Young Children Center 14

Rainbow Gardens 15 B-Win 13

TLC ECDC 14 Golden Step Ahead (Sunshine) 11

Mary Jane 13 Total Enrolment 546

Total Enrolment 1469 Average Enrolment 36

Average Enrolment 45

Table 13 continues on the next page

Note : Districts used for Pre-Schools are not the same as the 

          Education Districts used for Primary and Secondary Schools.

 Table 13 : Pre-School Centres Ranked According to Size(Enrolment)

                     Within Pre-School Districts, 2017/18

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Babonneau Enrolment Micoud Enrolment

Happy Kidz 36 Gems 37

Balata 33 Smith's 27

Total Enrolment 69 God Is Love 26

Average Enrolment 35 Joyful Steps 25

Learning Tots 24

Patience 22

Anse La Raye Enrolment New Vision 22

Kids Step ECDC 52 Bright Minds Academy 21

Sunshine Hills 40 Ti Rocher 14

Barre Denis 30 James 13

Wilson Early 30 Rainbow Care 9

Berna's 27 Total Enrolment 240

Tiny Tots 18 Average Enrolment 22

Total Enrolment 197

Average Enrolment 33 Dennery Enrolment

Good Beginnings ECDC 50

Gros Islet Enrolment Tender Minds 47

Wee Wisdom 95 ABC Kindergarten Deniere Riviere 35

Gros Islet 67 Grande Riviere ECLC 27

Bonne Terre Preparatory 50 Tiny Learners 24

Foundation 49 Early Start (Dennery) 22

Early Learning Centre 47 Total Enrolment 205

Eagle's Nest 30 Average Enrolment 34

Achievers 19

Easy Going 18 Laborie  Enrolment

Ti Dauphin 15 Banse 23

Bridgette 13 Total Enrolment 23

Total Enrolment 403 Average Enrolment 23

Average Enrolment 40

Canaries Enrolment

Canaries 26

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                     Within Pre-School Districts, 2017/18 (Continued)

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Table 14 :  Growth in the Number of Pre-School Centres by Pre-School Districts, 2004/05 to 2017/18

Pre-School Districts

2
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6

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7

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4

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5

2
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5

/1
6

2
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1
6

/1
7

2
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1
7

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8

Castries and its 

Environs 45 45 42 41 36 38 34 34 34 34 35 37 33 33

Vieux Fort 15 14 14 15 14 11 12 14 14 14 14 14 15 15

Micoud 12 11 10 11 11 10 10 10 12 13 13 14 13 11

Gros Islet 9 8 9 8 9 8 7 9 9 9 10 9 10 10

Dennery 6 8 7 7 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 7 7 6

Anse La Raye 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6

Choiseul 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5

Soufriere 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4

Babonneau 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2

Laborie 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1

Canaries 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Community/Villages   ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **

All Districts 113 110 105 113 98 95 92 94 96 95 97 100 99 94

 -- Not available            ** Pre-Schools have been assigned to the districts Micoud, Castries, Anse La Raye and Canaries

Note : Districts used for Pre-Schools are not the same as the Education Districts used for Primary and Secondary Schools.

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   Table 15 : Growth of Enrolment in Pre-School Centres by Pre-School Districts, 2004/05 to 2017/18

Pre-School Districts 2
0

0
4

/0
5

2
0

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5

/0
6

2
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6

/0
7

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7

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8

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8

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9

2
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9

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2
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1
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/1
1

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2

2
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/1
4

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4

/1
5

2
0

1
5

/1
6

2
0

1
6

/1
7

2
0

1
7

/1
8

Castries and its 

environs 2038 1797 1844 1839 1759 1619 1550 1657 1549 1701 1534 1810 1489 1469

Vieux Fort 541 544 503 541 516 407 475 534 541 520 515 519 567 546

Gros Islet 328 293 357 320 360 284 254 298 281 253 370 257 417 403

Micoud 309 307 290 320 303 269 247 243 253 256 265 314 266 240

Dennery 243 276 209 225 212 234 287 193 271 232 206 256 224 205

Soufriere 228 198 183 177 224 217 216 192 172 178 151 166 204 202

Choiseul 132 95 128 135 118 124 134 106 137 119 104 102 120 102

Anse La Raye 104 119 148 140 142 121 114 118 97 103 99 105 159 197

Babonneau 77 83 79 79 74 66 73 51 47 30 41 30 56 69

Laborie 105 86 70 72 77 64 59 63 52 42 40 42 47 23

Canaries 13 15 13 34 22 16 14 28 28 24 28 32 23 26

Community/Villages  ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **

Total 4118 3813 3824 3882 3807 3421 3423 3483 3428 3458 3353 3633 3572 3482

Note : Districts used for Pre-Schools are not the same as the Education Districts  used for Primary Schools. 

         

 -- Not available            ** Pre-Schools have been assigned to the districts Micoud, Castries, Anse La Raye and Canaries

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Table 16 : Average Size of Pre-School Centres by Pre-School Districts, 2004/05 to 2017/18

Pre-School Districts 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18

Castries and its 

environs 45 40 44 45 49 43 46 49 46 50 44 44 45 45

Gros Islet 36 38 40 40 40 36 36 33 31 28 37 29 42 40

Soufriere 57 69 46 44 56 54 54 48 43 45 38 42 41 51

Vieux Fort 36 39 36 36 37 37 40 38 39 37 37 37 38 36

Dennery 41 12 30 32 35 39 48 39 45 39 34 37 32 205

Babonneau 19 30 20 20 19 17 18 17 16 15 21 15 28 35

Anse La Raye 26 40 30 28 28 24 19 20 19 21 20 21 27 33

Laborie 21 28 35 36 39 32 30 32 26 21 20 21 24 23

Choiseul 17 12 18 23 20 21 22 18 23 24 21 20 24 20

Canaries 13 15 13 34 22 16 14 28 28 24 28 32 23 26

Micoud 26 27 29 29 28 27 25 24 21 20 20 22 20 22

Community/Villages  ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **

All Pre-School 

Districts 36 35 36 37 39 36 37 37 36 36 35 37 36 37

Note : Districts used for Pre-Schools are not the same as the Education Districts used for Primary and Secondary Schools.

          

 -- Not available            ** Pre-Schools have been assigned to the districts Micoud, Castries, Anse La Raye and Canaries

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Early Childhood Education (Pre-School Centres) In St. Lucia

Year

2004/05 5580

2005/06 5263

2006/07 5021

2007/08 4967

2008/09 5025

2009/10 5160

2010/11 4624

2011/12 4517

2012/13 4554

2013/14 4627

2014/15 4754

2015/16 4254

2016/17 4038

2017/18 4099

Source :     3 and 4 year old population - Table 213

Revised Population Data for 2015 onward was obtained from the Central Statistics Office in 2016.

Table 17 : Enrolment in Pre-School Centres, 2004/05 to 2017/18

                              

3 and 4 year old 

population Gross Enrolment Percentage

4118 73.80

3807 75.76

3421 66.30

3813 72.45

3882 78.16

3824 76.16

3482 84.95

3353 70.53

3483 77.11

3633 85.40

3423 74.03

3572 88.46

3428 75.27

3458 74.74

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Table 18 : Pre-School Centres Ranked According to Child/Teacher  

                   Ratios, 2017/18

Sure Start 9 4 St.Joseph's Convent 2 10

Golden Step Ahead (Sunshine) 3 4 Barre Denis 3 10

Black Bay 7 4 New Discovery 3 10

Loving Hands 4 5 Reunion 3 10

Aunty Pinky 4 5 Let's Be Friends 3 10

Bright Minds Academy 4 5 Kids Pathway 6 10

T-Petit Young Children Center 3 5 St. Anthony 2 10

Happy Vale Montessouri 5 6

Precious Jewels 6 6 No. of Child/Teacher

Wee First 7 6 Teachers Ratio

Achievers 3 6 Tapion 2 11

Easy Going 3 6 HECDEC 6 11

Mary Jane 2 7 Little Stars 10 11

TLC ECDC 2 7 Early Start (Dennery) 2 11

James 2 7 New Vision 2 11

Flourish 3 7 Faulkners 5 11

Juliana's 2 7 Patience 2 11

New Beginning 2 7 Little Genius 5 11

Bonne Terre Preparatory 7 7 Balata 3 11

Ti Rocher 2 7 Morne Tender Care 3 12

Zion  Hill 3 7 Simona's 3 12

Kid's World (Soufriere) 3 7 Lera's 3 12

Bridgette 2 7 Children Garden Learning 6 12

First Steps 4 7 Banse 2 12

Curious Minds 3 7 Happy Kidz 3 12

Tomorrow's Children 4 8 Early Learning Centre 2 12

Montessouri Children's House 12 8 Gems 3 12

Joyful Steps 3 8 Young Learners 10 12

Foundation 6 8 B-Win 1 13

Kiddies Headstart 12 8 St. Jude's 7 13

Wee Wisdom 12 8 Canaries 2 13

Ti Dauphin 2 8 Kids Step ECDC 4 13

Tiny Learners 3 8

Magdalene Moncherry (Piaye, 

Choiseul) 2 13

God Is Love 3 9 Building Young Minds (Castries) 3 13

Creative Kids 3 9 New Dawn 2 13

Smith's 3 9 Sunshine Hills 3 13

Rainbow Care 1 9 Lions Early 4 14

La Fargue 2 9 ABC Funhouse 6 14

Grande Riviere ECLC 3 9 Berna's 2 14

Tiny Tots 2 9 Sharon's 2 14

Early Learning Centre(Marisule) 5 9 Kids' World Learning(Vieux Fort) 3 14

Nica 9 9 Yolanda's 2 15

Tiny Hands 7 9 Eagle's Nest 2 15

Wilson Early 3 10 Alphabet Land 4 15

Rainbow Gardens 1 15

Pre-School Centres with ratio 10 

and less

No. of 

Teachers

Child/Teacher 

Ratio

Pre-School Centres with ratio 

10 and less (continued)

No. of 

Teachers

Child/Teacher 

Ratio

Pre-School Centres with ratio 

11 to 15

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Number of Child/Teacher

Teachers Ratio

Tender Minds 3 16

Gros Islet 4 17

Deliverance Baptist 2 17

Good Beginnings 3 17

Happy Kidz 2 18

ABC Kindergarten Deniere Riviere 2 18

Grow Ed 4 18

First Baptist 3 20

Learning Tots 1 24

National 357 10

Table 18 : Pre-School Centres Ranked According to Child/Teacher Ratio, 

                   2017/18  (continued)

Pre-School Centres with ratio > 15

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Table 19 :  Pre-School Centres Ranked according to Child/Teacher Ratios

                     within Pre-School Districts, 2017/18

No. of Child/Teacher No. of Child/Teacher

Teachers Ratio Teachers Ratio

First Baptist 3 20 Grow Ed 4 18

Deliverance Baptist 3 17 Simona's 3 12

Rainbow Gardens 1 15 Children's Garden Learning 6 12

Alphabet Land 4 15 Kid's World (Soufriere) 3 7

Sharon's 2 14 District 16 13

Building Young Minds (Castries) 3 13

Young Learners 10 12

Morne Tender Care 3 12 Choiseul No. of Child/Teacher

Lera's 3 12 Teachers Ratio

Tapion 2 11

Magdalene Moncherry (Piaye, 

Choiseul) 2 13

Little Genius 5 11 Reunion 3 10

Little Stars 10 11 La Fargue 2 9

Faulkners 5 11 Juliana's 2 7

HECDEC 6 11

New Beginning (predicament 

with health standards) 2 7

St.Joseph's Convent 2 10 District 11 9

New Discovery 3 10

St. Anthony 2 10 Laborie No. of Child/Teacher

Creative Kids 3 9 Teachers Ratio

Tiny Hands 7 9 Banse 2 12

Nica 9 9 District 2 12

Tomorrow's Children 4 8

Montessouri Children's House 12 8

Kiddies Headstart 12 8 No. of Child/Teacher

Mary Jane 2 7 Dennery Teachers Ratio

TLC ECDC 2 7

ABC Kindergarten Deniere 

Riviere 2 18

Flourish 3 7 Good Beginnings 3 17

Curious Minds 3 7 Tender Minds 3 16

Happy Vale Montessouri 5 6 Early Start (Dennery) 2 11

Precious Jewels 6 6 Grande Riviere ECLC 3 9

Wee First 7 6 Tiny Learners 3 8

Loving Hands 4 5 District 16 13

Aunty Pinky 4 5

Sure Start 9 4 Table 19 continues on the next page

District 159 9

Castries and its Environs Soufriere

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No. of Child/Teacher No. of Child/Teacher

Gros Islet Teachers Ratio Micoud Teachers Ratio

Gros Islet 4 17 Learning Tots 1 24

Eagle's Nest 2 15 Gems 3 12

Foundation 6 8 Patience 2 11

Wee Wisdom 12 8 New Vision 2 11

Ti Dauphin 2 8 God Is Love 3 9

Bonne Terre Preparatory 7 7 Smith's 3 9

Bridgette 2 7 Rainbow Care 1 9

Achievers 3 6 Joyful Steps 3 8

Easy Going 3 6 James 2 7

Early Learning Centre(Marisule) 5 5 Ti Rocher 2 7

District 46 9 Bright Minds Academy 4 5

District 26 9

No. of Child/Teacher

Babonneau Teachers Ratio

Happy Kidz 3 12

Balata 3 11 No. of Child/Teacher

District 6 12 Teachers Ratio

Yolanda's 2 15

Lions Early 4 14

Anse La Raye No. of Child/Teacher ABC Funhouse 6 14

Teachers Ratio

Kids' World Learning               

(Vieux Fort) 3 14

Berna's 2 14 St. Jude's 7 13

Sunshine Hills 3 13 New Dawn 2 13

Kids Step ECDC 4 13 B-Win 1 13

Wilson Early 3 10 Easy Learning 2 12

Barre Denis 3 10 Kids Pathway 6 10

Tiny Tots 2 9 Let's  Be Friends 3 10

District 17 12 First Steps 4 7

Zion  Hill 3 7

T-Petit Young Children Center 3 5

Canaries No. of Child/Teacher

Golden Step Ahead 

(Sunshine) 3 4

Teachers Ratio Black Bay 7 4

Canaries 2 13 District 56 10

Table 19 :  Pre-School Centres Ranked according to Child/Teacher

                    Ratios within Pre-School Districts, 2017/18 (Continued)

Vieux Fort

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Pre-School Districts 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18

Castries and its 

environs 181 171 186 194 178 171 160 166 175 175 156 186 159 159

Vieux Fort 56 56 50 48 48 44 46 54 51 58 48 51 51 56

Gros Islet 28 27 32 28 34 34 26 36 34 29 43 24 41 46

Micoud 24 22 21 24 21 20 21 21 27 29 24 32 30 26

Dennery 15 17 14 15 16 16 19 13 18 18 18 21 18 16

Anse La Raye 8 10 11 14 13 13 14 12 12 12 8 11 16 17

Soufriere 15 11 13 11 11 14 16 13 11 14 11 13 13 16

Choiseul 14 13 12 11 12 11 12 10 11 10 9 11 11 11

Laborie 9 8 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 4 4 2

Babonneau 6 7 7 8 10 7 7 5 5 3 4 3 4 6

Canaries 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 4 4 2 3 3 3 2

Community/Villages  ** **  ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **

Total 358 344 353 358 351 338 330 340 353 354 327 359 350 357

 -- Not available            ** Pre-Schools have been assigned to the districts Micoud, Castries, Anse La Raye and Canaries

Note : Districts used for Pre-Schools are not the same as the Education Districts used for Primary Schools.

          

Table 20 : Growth in the Number of Pre-School Teachers by Pre-School Districts, 2004/05 to 2017/18

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Table 21 :  Child/Teacher Ratios in Pre-School Centres by Pre-School Districts, 2004/05 to 2017/18

Pre-School Districts 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18

Soufriere 15 18 15 16 21 15 13 15 16 13 14 13 16 13

Babonneau 13 11 11 10 8 9 11 10 9 10 10 8 14 12

Dennery 16 14 17 15 14 15 17 15 15 13 11 12 12 13

Laborie 12 11 17 15 13 11 11 11 10 11 9 11 12 12

Vieux Fort 10 10 11 12 11 9 11 10 11 9 11 10 11 10

Choiseul 9 7 8 12 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 9 11 9

Gros Islet 12 12 10 12 11 9 11 8 8 9 9 11 10 9

Anse La Raye 13 10 9 10 9 8 8 10 8 8 12 10 10 12

Micoud 13 14 15 14 14 15 12 12 9 9 11 10 9 9

Castries and its environs 11 11 10 10 11 10 11 10 9 10 10 10 9 9

Canaries 7 8 7 11 11 8 5 7 7 12 9 11 8 13

Community/Villages  ** **  ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **

All Pre-School Districts 12 12 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

Note : Districts used for Pre-Schools are not the same as the Education Districts  used for Primary Schools.

         

 -- Not available            ** Pre-Schools have been assigned to the districts Micoud, Castries, Anse La Raye and Canaries

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Early Childhood Education (Pre-School Centres) In St. Lucia

Year

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

2014/15

2015/16

2016/17

2017/18 3482 357 10

3572 350 10

Table 22 :    Growth of Teachers in Pre-School Centres,

                      2004/05 to 2017/18

Child/Teacher

Enrolment Teachers Ratio

3423

10

10

351 11

12

11

4118 358

3807

3421 338

11

3824 353 11

3882

3633

327

3458 354

10

3813 344

359

361

330

3428 353 10

3353

3483 340 10

10

10

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330

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370

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Figure 3 : Actual Number of Teachers  in Pre-School  
Centres from 2004/05 to 2017/18

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PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN ST. LUCIA 



Public Primary Schools In St. Lucia

Academic Number of Enrolment Number of Pupil/Teacher

Year Schools Teachers Ratio

2004/05 78 25009 1024 46.5 321 24  -- 13 1859

2005/06 78 23969 1007 46.1 307 24  -- 13 1923

2006/07 75 21329 919 49.6 284 23  -- 12 2325

2007/08 75 20164 922 49.4 269 22  -- 12 2449

2008/09 75 19287 951 50.9 257 20  -- 13 2637

2009/10 75 18594 981 55.0 248 19  -- 13 2956

2010/11 75 17982 998 57.0 240 18  -- 13 3171

2011/12 75 17276 989 57.3 230 17  -- 13 3316

2012/13 75 16764 987 58.6 224 17  -- 13 3495

2013/14 74 16268 1007 58.1 220 16 21 14 3570

2014/15 74 15799 1008 56.7 214 16 21 14 3589

2015/16 74 15463 1013 61.9 209 15 20 14 4003

2016/17 74 15089 1022 63.4 204 15 20 14 4201

2017/18 74 14894 1004 63.2 201 15 20 14 4242

Note: - The drastic decline in 2006/07 is due to the elimination of Senior primary grades due to USE.

         - Reduction in the number of schools has been due to a policy of amalgamating primary schools which are in close proximity.

         - Out of the 1004 teachers 263 are specialist teachers and are not regular classroom teachers. The Effective Pupil/Teacher Ratio

            excludes the specialist teachers.

Table 24 : Percentage Share of Girls in Total Enrolment in Public Primary Schools, 2004/05 to 2017/18

2017/18 14894 7393 50

2016/17 15089 7404 49

Expenditure 

Per Pupil in 

EC$

2013/14 16268 7873 48

2012/13 16764

Average Number 

of Teachers Per 

School

Total 

Expenditure 

in Million EC$

25009

Table 23 :  Average Size, Pupil/Teacher Ratio, Number of  Teachers per Public 

                    Primary School and Unit Expenditure per Pupil, 2004/05 to 2017/18

Average 

School Size

Enrolment Number of GirlsYear

Effective 

Pupil/Teacher 

Ratio

% of Girls

2008/09 19287

23969

21329

2004/05

2006/07

11410 48

11816

2007/08 20164

47

49

2005/06

10382

9909

2010/11

2011/12 17276

2009/10 18594

17982

49

49

9454

2015/16 15463 7505 49

2014/15 15799 7683 49

49

49

9065

8834

8124 48

49

8444

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Public Primary Schools In St. Lucia

Year Enrolment Dropouts Transfers out Total Number %
of St. Lucia of Leavers Leaver Rate

2004/05 25009 176 142 318 1.3

2005/06 23969 57 127 184 0.8

2006/07 21329 27 93 120 0.6

2007/08 20164 21 134 155 0.8

2008/09 19287 12 83 95 0.5

2009/10 18594 11 97 108 0.6

2010/11 17982 6 105 111 0.6

2011/12 17276 4 99 103 0.6

2012/13 16764 8 88 96 0.6

2013/14 16268 12 77 89 0.5

2014/15 15799 8 117 125 0.8

2015/16 15463 7 69 76 0.5

2016/17 15089 8 86 94 0.6

Table 26 :  Male Leavers at the Public Primary School Level, 2004/05 to 2016/17

Year Male Dropouts Transfers out Total Number %
Enrolment of St. Lucia of Leavers Leaver Rate

2004/05 13193 126 65 191 1.4

2005/06 12559 48 57 105 0.8

2006/07 10947 21 54 75 0.8

2007/08 10255 15 72 87 0.8

2008/09 9833 8 45 53 0.5

2009/10 9529 5 44 49 0.5

2010/11 9148 3 50 53 0.6

2011/12 8832 3 58 61 0.7

2012/13 8640 4 39 43 0.5

2013/14 8395 5 43 48 0.6

2014/15 8116 6 63 69 0.9

2015/16 7958 4 40 44 0.6

2016/17 7685 5 54 59 0.8

Year Female Dropouts Transfers out Total Number %
Enrolment of St. Lucia of Leavers Leaver Rate

2004/05 11816 50 77 127 1.1

2005/06 11410 9 70 79 0.7

2006/07 10382 6 39 45 0.4

2007/08 9909 6 62 68 0.7

2008/09 9454 4 38 42 0.4

2009/10 9065 6 53 59 0.7

2010/11 8834 3 55 58 0.7

2011/12 8444 1 41 42 0.5

2012/13 8124 4 49 53 0.7

2013/14 7873 7 34 41 0.5

2014/15 7683 2 54 56 0.7

2015/16 7505 3 29 32 0.4

2016/17 7404 3 32 35 0.5

The reduction in the number of dropouts in 2005/06 can be attributed to the disestablishment of  

the Senior Primary Schools recorded the highest number of dropouts per year.

Senior Primary Schools and the increased provision of five year secondary education. Over the years 

                  2004/05 to 2016/17

Table 25 : Total Student Leavers at the Public Primary School Level,

Table 27: Female Leavers at the Public Primary School Level,

                   2004/05 to 2016/17

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Total %

k G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6 G7 G8 G9 Dropouts Dropouts

2004/05 6 2 2 1 3 4 10 34 103 11 176 0.70

2005/06 3 0 1 1 0 2 9 11 23 7 57 0.24

2006/07 2 1 0 3 2 3 12 n.a. n.a. n.a. 23 0.11

2007/08 3 0 0 4 1 5 8 n.a. n.a. n.a. 21 0.11

2008/09 0 0 2 0 0 6 4 n.a. n.a. n.a. 12 0.06

2009/10 3 2 2 1 0 1 2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 11 0.06

2010/11 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 n.a. n.a. n.a. 6 0.03

2011/12 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 n.a. n.a. n.a. 4 0.02

2012/13 0 0 3 0 1 1 3 n.a. n.a. n.a. 8 0.05

2013/14 2 0 1 2 6 0 1 n.a. n.a. n.a. 12 0.08

2014/15 0 0 2 1 0 2 3 n.a. n.a. n.a. 8 0.05

2015/16 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 n.a. n.a. n.a. 7 0.05

2016/17 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 n.a. n.a. n.a. 8 0.05

Total %

k G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6 G7 G8 G9 Dropouts Dropouts

2004/05 4 1 1 0 1 3 7 25 84 0 126 0.96

2005/06 3 0 1 1 0 2 4 10 20 7 48 0.38

2006/07 1 1 0 3 1 3 8 0 4 0 21 0.19

2007/08 2 0 0 1 1 4 7 n.a. n.a. n.a. 15 0.15

2008/09 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 n.a. n.a. n.a. 8 0.08

2009/10 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 n.a. n.a. n.a. 5 0.05

2010/11 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 n.a. n.a. n.a. 3 0.03

2011/12 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 n.a. n.a. n.a. 3 0.03

2012/13 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 4 0.05

2013/14 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 n.a. n.a. n.a. 5 0.06

2014/15 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 6 0.07

2015/16 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 n.a. n.a. n.a. 4 0.05

2016/17 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 n.a. n.a. n.a. 5 0.07

Year Total %

k G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6 G7 G8 G9 Dropouts Dropouts

2004/05 2 1 1 1 2 1 3 9 19 11 50 0.42

2005/06 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 3 0 9 0.08

2006/07 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 n.a. n.a. n.a. 6 0.06

2007/08 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 n.a. n.a. n.a. 6 0.06

2008/09 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 n.a. n.a. n.a. 4 0.04

2009/10 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 n.a. n.a. n.a. 6 0.07

2010/11 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 n.a. n.a. n.a. 3 0.03

2011/12 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1 0.01

2012/13 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 n.a. n.a. n.a. 4 0.05

2013/14 1 0 0 2 3 0 1 n.a. n.a. n.a. 7 0.09

2014/15 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 n.a. n.a. n.a. 2 0.03

2015/16 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 3 0.04

2016/17 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 n.a. n.a. n.a. 3 0.04

Year Total %

K G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6 G7 G8 G9 Repeaters Repeaters

Male 132 26 15 46 15 24 21 n.a. n.a. n.a. 279 3.4

Female 90 18 8 13 4 13 24 n.a. n.a. n.a. 170 2.2

Total 222 44 23 59 19 37 45 n.a. n.a. n.a. 449 2.8

Year

Year

    2004/05 to 2016/17

Dropouts by Grade

Table 31:  Number of Repeaters at the Public Primary School Level by Grade and 

     Gender, 2017/18

Repeaters by Grade

Dropouts by Grade

Table 28:  Total Number of Dropouts at the Public Primary School Level by Grade,  

Table 29:   Number of Male Dropouts at the Public Primary School Level by Grade,  

Table 30:  Number of Female Dropouts at the Public Primary School Level by Grade,  

    2004/05 to 2016/17

    2004/05 to 2016/17

Dropouts by Grade

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Table 32:  Total Repetition Rates at the Public Primary School Level, 2005/06 to 2017/18

Year Total Total Repetition

Enrolment Repeaters Rate

2005/06 23969 525 2.1

2006/07 21329 580 2.4

2007/08 20164 502 2.4

2008/09 19287 466 2.3

2009/10 18594 483 2.5

2010/11 17982 438 2.4

2011/12 17276 393 2.2

2012/13 16764 480 2.8

2013/14 16268 361 2.2

2014/15 15799 449 2.8

2015/16 15463 436 2.8

2016/17 15089 537 3.5

2017/18 14894 449 3.0

Year Total Female % Female

Repeaters Repeaters Repeaters

2005/06 525 198 37.7

2006/07 580 210 36.2

2007/08 502 168 33.5

2008/09 466 163 35.0

2009/10 483 198 41.0

2010/11 438 152 34.7

2011/12 393 149 37.9

2012/13 480 178 37.1

2013/14 361 131 36.3

2014/15 449 177 39.4

2015/16 436 171 39.2

2016/17 537 223 41.5

2017/18 449 170 37.9

Table 34:  Male Repetition Rates at the Public Primary School Level,  2005/06 to 2017/18

Year Male Male Male Repetition

Enrolment Repeaters Rate

2005/06 12559 327 2.5

2006/07 10947 370 2.9

2007/08 10255 334 3.1

2008/09 9833 303 3.0

2009/10 9529 285 2.9

2010/11 9148 286 3.0

2011/12 8832 244 2.7

2012/13 8640 302 3.4

2013/14 8395 230 2.7

2014/15 8116 272 3.2

2015/16 7958 265 3.3

2016/17 7685 314 3.9

2017/18 7501 279 3.6

Table 35: Female Repetition Rates at the Public Primary School Level, 2005/06 to 2017/18

Year Female Female Female Repetition

Enrolment Repeaters Rate

2005/06 11410 198 1.7

2006/07 10382 210 1.8

2007/08 9909 168 1.6

2008/09 9454 163 1.6

2009/10 9065 198 2.1

2010/11 8834 152 1.7

2011/12 8444 149 1.7

2012/13 8124 178 2.1

2013/14 7873 131 1.6

2014/15 7683 177 2.2

2015/16 7505 171 2.2

2016/17 7404 223 3.0

2017/18 7393 170 2.3

Table 33:  Percentage  Share of Female Repeaters at the   

                   Public Primary School Level, 2005/06 to 2017/18

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District 1 Enrolment Total Repeaters % Repeaters

Babonneau Primary 167 10 6.0

Balata Combined 214 10 4.7

Boguis Combined 59 3 5.1

Dame Pearlette Louisy Primary 944 14 1.5

Des Barras Combined 50 16 32.0

Fond Assau Combined 129 2 1.6

Grande Riviere Primary 201 4 2.0

Gros Islet Infant 118 6 5.1

Gros Islet Primary 186 0 0.0

La Guerre Combined 105 5 4.8

Monchy Combined 184 13 7.1

Total for District One 2357 83 3.5

District 2 Enrolment Total Repeaters % Repeaters

Anglican Infant 218 4 1.8

Anglican Primary 270 1 0.4

Camille Henry Memorial 720 9 1.3

Carmen Rene Memorial 640 9 1.4

Methodist Combined 296 6 2.0

Morne Dudon Combined 255 7 2.7

Vide Bouteille Combined 385 8 2.1

Total for District Two 2784 44 1.6

District 3 Enrolment Total Repeaters % Repeaters

Ave Maria Girls' Infant 391 11 2.8

Ave Maria Girls' Primary 527 4 0.8

Bocage Combined 120 5 4.2

Forestierre Combined 85 4 4.7

Marchand Combined 173 9 5.2

R.C. Boys' Infant 282 1 0.4

R.C. Boys' Primary 405 37 9.1

Ti Rocher Combined (Cas) 135 9 6.7

Total for District Three 2118 80 3.8

District 4 Enrolment Total Repeaters % Repeaters

Anse La Raye Infant 78 2 2.6

Anse La Raye Primary 102 2 2.0

Bexon Infant 108 4 3.7

Bexon Primary 126 1 0.8

Ciceron Combined 243 2 0.8

La Croix Maingot Combined 250 1 0.4

Millet Infant 70 0 0.0

Millet Primary 98 0 0.0

Odsan Combined 195 2 1.0

Roseau Combined 103 2 1.9

Total for District Four 1373 16 1.2

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Table 36:  Percentage of Repeaters by District at the Public Primary 

                   School Level, 2017/18

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District 5 Enrolment Total Repeaters % Repeaters

Aux Lyons Combined 156 2 1.3

Deniere Riviere Combined 167 16 9.6

Dennery Infant 198 0 0.0

Dennery Primary 225 0 0.0

La Resource Combined 128 0 0.0

Micoud Primary 355 9 2.5

Mon Repos Combined 158 6 3.8

Patience Combined 116 1 0.9

Richfond Combined 243 10 4.1

Ti Rocher Combined (Micoud) 150 3 2.0

Total District Five 1896 47 2.5

District 6 Enrolment Total Repeaters % Repeaters

Augier Combined 295 7 2.4

Belle Vue Combined 114 2 1.8

Blanchard Combined 152 3 2.0

Desruisseaux Combined 197 7 3.6

Grace Combined 127 6 4.7

Pierrot Combined 274 2 0.7

Plain View Combined 597 18 3.0

Vieux Fort Infant 163 12 7.4

Vieux Fort Primary 247 11 4.5

Vigier Combined 41 1 2.4

Total for District Six 2207 69 3.1

District 7 Enrolment Total Repeaters % Repeaters

Banse La Grace 80 0 0.0

Delcer Combined 116 7 6.0

Dugard Combined 65 3 4.6

Laborie Boys' Primary 117 1 0.9

Laborie Girls' Primary 149 2 1.3

Mongouge Government School 100 9 9.0

Piaye Combined 116 4 3.4

Reunion Primary 156 11 7.1

Riviere Doree Combined 96 6 6.3

Roblot Government School 57 18 31.6

Saltibus Combined 104 3 2.9

Total for District Seven 1156 64 5.5

District 8 Enrolment Total Repeaters % Repeaters

Bouton Combined 52 5 9.6

Canaries Infant 80 10 12.5

Canaries Primary 78 8 10.3

Les Etangs Combined 164 2 1.2

Fond St.Jacques Primary 183 8 4.4

Soufriere Infant 182 9 4.9

Soufriere Primary 264 4 1.5

Total for District Eight 1003 46 4.6

National Total 14894 449 3.0

Table 36:  Percentage of Repeaters by District at the Public Primary 

                   School Level, 2017/18 (continued)

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District 1 Enrolment

Total 

Girls District 3 Enrolment

Total 

Girls

Babonneau Primary 167 79 Ave Maria Girls' Infant 391 391

Balata Combined 214 102 Ave Maria Girls' Primary 527 527

Boguis Combined 59 29 Bocage Combined 120 53

Dame Pearlette Louisy Prim. 944 508 Forestiere Combined 85 50

Des Barras Combined 50 23 Marchand Combined 173 68

Fond Assau Combined 129 56 R.C Boys' Infant 282 0

Grande Riviere Combined 201 110 R.C Boys' Primary 405 0

Gros Islet Infant 118 55 Ti Rocher Combined(Castries) 135 60

Gros Islet Primary 186 86 Average Enrolment 265 144

La Guerre Combined 105 33

Monchy Combined 184 82

Average Enrolment 214 106

District 4 Enrolment 

Total 

Girls

Anse La Raye Infant 78 34

Anse La Raye Primary 102 45

District 2 Enrolment

Total 

Girls Bexon Infant 108 50

Anglican Infant 218 100 Bexon Primary 126 64

Anglican Primary 270 120 Ciceron Combined 243 114

Camille Henry Combined 720 359 La Croix Maingot Combined 250 118

Carmen Rene Combined 640 315 Millet Infant 70 41

Gordon & Walcott Methodist 296 119 Millet Primary 98 44

Morne Dudon Combined 255 121 Odsan Combined 195 87

Vide Bouteille Combined 385 180 Roseau Combined 103 44

Average Enrolment 398 188 Average Enrolment 137 64

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                   Within Districts, 2017/18

Table 37 : Public Primary Schools Ranked According to Size (Enrolment) 

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Table 37 : Public Primary Schools Ranked According to Size (Enrolment) Within 

District 5 Enrolment

Total 

Girls District 7 Enrolment

Total 

Girls

Aux Lyons Combined 156 72 Banse La Grace 80 42

Deniere Riviere Combined 167 75 Delcer Combined 116 52

Dennery Infant 198 106 Dugard Combined 65 24

Dennery Primary 225 115 Laborie Boys' Primary 117 0

La Resource Combined 128 74 Laborie Girls Primary 149 149

Micoud Primary 355 176

Mongouge Government 

School 100 53

Mon Repos Combined 158 79 Piaye Combined 116 63

Patience Combined 116 51 Reunion Primary 156 91

Richfond Combined 243 107 Riviere Doree Combined 96 40

Ti Rocher Combined (Micoud) 150 82 Roblot Government School 57 39

Average Enrolment 190 94 Saltibus Combined 104 43

Average Enrolment 105 54

District 6 Enrolment

Total 

Girls District 8 Enrolment 

Total 

Girls

Augier Combined 295 170 Bouton Combined 52 20

Belle Vue Combined 114 53 Canaries Infant 80 41

Blanchard Combined 152 75 Canaries Primary 78 39

Desruisseaux Combined 197 97 Fond St.Jacques Primary 164 89

Grace Combined 127 55 Les Etangs Combined 183 84

Pierrot Combined 274 139 Soufriere Infant 182 93

Plain View Combined 597 294 Soufriere Primary 264 120

Vieux Fort Infant 163 82 Average Enrolment 143 69

Vieux Fort Primary 247 123

Vigier Combined 41 20

Average Enrolment 221 111

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School Capacity Total Surplus

Enrolment Capacity (%)

Roblot Government School 300 57 81.0

Des Barras Combined 250 50 80.0

Babonneau Primary 690 167 75.8

Saltibus Combined 425 104 75.5

Belle Vue Combined 455 114 74.9

Banse La Grace 310 80 74.2

Roseau Combined 385 103 73.2

Dugard Combined 240 65 72.9

Mongouge Government School 345 100 71.0

Blanchard Combined 520 152 70.8

Millet Primary 315 98 68.9

Canaries Primary 250 78 68.8

Anse La Raye Primary 300 102 66.0

Bocage Combined 350 120 65.7

Marchand Combined 502 173 65.5

Soufriere Primary 764 264 65.4

La Guerre Combined 300 105 65.0

Reunion Primary 445 156 64.9

Mon Repos Combined 450 158 64.9

Vieux Fort Infant 440 163 63.0

Aux Lyons Combined 420 156 62.9

Patience Combined 300 116 61.3

Millet Infant 180 70 61.1

Forestierre Combined 210 85 59.5

Ti Rocher Combined (Micoud) 350 150 57.1

La Croix Maingot Combined 580 250 56.9

Soufriere Infant 420 182 56.7

Vigier Combined 90 41 54.4

Delcer Combined 250 116 53.6

Piaye Combined 250 116 53.6

Laborie Boys' Primary 250 117 53.2

Boguis Combined 126 59 53.2

Grande Riviere Combined 420 201 52.1

Deniere Riviere Combined 340 167 50.9

Micoud Primary 720 355 50.7

Bexon Primary 250 126 49.6

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                    (continued)

School Capacity Total Surplus
Enrolment Capacity(%)

Desruisseaux Combined 384 197 48.7

Fond Assau Combined 250 129 48.4

Gros Islet Primary 360 186 48.3

Bouton Combined 100 52 48.0

Odsan Combined 375 195 48.0

Laborie Girls' Primary 280 149 46.8

Canaries Infant 150 80 46.7

Riviere Doree Combined 177 96 45.8

Anglican Infant 400 218 45.5

Fond St.Jacques Primary 300 164 45.3

Anse La Raye Infant 140 78 44.3

Vieux Fort Primary 440 247 43.9

Gros Islet Infant 210 118 43.8

Dennery Infant 350 198 43.4

Augier Combined 500 295 41.0

Morne Dudon Combined 420 255 39.3

Pierrot Combined 450 274 39.1

Vide Bouteille Combined 630 385 38.9

Dennery Primary 360 225 37.5

Grace Combined 200 127 36.5

Ciceron Combined 382 243 36.4

La Resource Combined 200 128 36.0

Ti Rocher Combined (Castries) 210 135 35.7

Gordon & Walcott Methodist 455 296 34.9

Bexon Infant 160 108 32.5

Ave Maria Girls' Infant 560 391 30.2

Les Etangs Combined 245 183 25.3

R.C. Boys' Primary 525 405 22.9

Monchy Combined 230 184 20.0

R.C. Boys' Infant 350 282 19.4

Ave Maria Girls' Primary 630 527 16.3

Richfond Combined 280 243 13.2

Plain View Combined 630 597 5.2

Balata Combined 220 214 2.7

Carmen Rene Memorial 650 640 1.5

Camille Henry Memorial 711 720 -1.3

Dame Pearlette Louisy Prim. 900 944 -4.9

Anglican Primary 215 270 -25.6

Total for all Schools 27221 14894 45.3

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                   by District,  2017/18

District One Capacity Total Surplus

Schools Enrolment Capacity(%)

Des Barras Combined 250 50 80.0

Babonneau Primary 690 167 75.8

La Guerre Combined 300 105 65.0

Boguis Combined 126 59 53.2

Grande Riviere Combined 420 201 52.1

Fond Assau Combined 250 129 48.4

Gros Islet Primary 360 186 48.3

Gros Islet Infant 210 118 43.8

Monchy Combined 230 184 20.0

Balata Combined 220 214 2.7

Dame Pearlette Louisy Prim. 900 944 -4.9

District Total 3956 2357 40.4

District Two Capacity Total Surplus

Schools Enrolment Capacity(%)

Anglican Infant 400 218 45.5

Morne Dudon Combined 420 255 39.3

Vide Bouteille Combined 630 385 38.9

Gordon & Walcott Methodist 455 296 34.9

Carmen Rene Combined 650 640 1.5

Camille Henry Combined 711 720 -1.3

Anglican Primary 215 270 -25.6

District Total 3481 2784 20.0

District Three Capacity Total Surplus

Schools Enrolment Capacity(%)

Bocage Combined 350 120 65.7

Marchand Combined 502 173 65.5

Forestierre Combined 210 85 59.5

Ti Rocher Combined (Castries) 210 135 35.7

Ave Maria Girls' Infant 560 391 30.2

R.C. Boys' Primary 525 405 22.9

R.C. Boys' Infant 350 282 19.4

Ave Maria Girls' Primary 630 527 16.3

District Total 3337 2118 36.5

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                   by District, 2017/18 (Continued)

District Four Capacity Total Surplus

Schools Enrolment Capacity(%)

Roseau Combined 385 103 73.2

Millet Primary 315 98 68.9

Anse La Raye Primary 300 102 66.0

Millet Infant 180 70 61.1

La Croix Maingot Combined 580 250 56.9

Bexon Primary 250 126 49.6

Odsan Combined 375 195 48.0

Anse La Raye Infant 140 78 44.3

Ciceron Combined 382 243 36.4

Bexon Infant 160 108 32.5

District Total 3067 1373 55.2

District Five Capacity Total Surplus
Schools Enrolment Capacity(%)

Mon Repos Combined 450 158 64.9

Aux Lyons Combined 420 156 62.9

Patience Combined 300 116 61.3

Ti Rocher Combined (Micoud) 350 150 57.1

Deniere Riviere Combined 340 167 50.9

Micoud Primary 720 355 50.7

Dennery Infant 350 198 43.4

Dennery Primary 360 225 37.5

La Resource Combined 200 128 36.0

Richfond Combined 280 243 13.2

District Total 3770 1896 49.7

District Six Capacity Total Surplus

Schools Enrolment Capacity(%)

Belle Vue Combined 455 114 74.9

Blanchard Combined 520 152 70.8

Vieux Fort Infant 440 163 63.0

Vigier Combined 90 41 54.4

Desruisseaux Combined 384 197 48.7

Vieux Fort Primary 440 247 43.9

Augier Combined 500 295 41.0

Pierrot Combined 450 274 39.1

Grace Combined 200 127 36.5

Plain View Combined 630 597 5.2

District Total 4109 2207 46.3

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                   by District, 2017/18 (Continued)

District Seven Capacity Total Surplus

Schools Enrolment Capacity(%)

Roblot Government School 300 57 81.0

Saltibus Combined 425 104 75.5

Banse La Grace 310 80 74.2

Dugard Combined 240 65 72.9

Mongouge Government School 345 100 71.0

Reunion Primary 445 156 64.9

Delcer Combined 250 116 53.6

Piaye Combined 250 116 53.6

Laborie Boys' Primary 250 117 53.2

Laborie Girls' Primary 280 149 46.8

Riviere Doree Combined 177 96 45.8

District Total 3272 1156 64.7

District Eight Capacity Total Surplus

Schools Enrolment Capacity(%)

Canaries Primary 250 78 68.8

Soufriere Primary 764 264 65.4

Soufriere Infant 420 182 56.7

Bouton Combined 100 52 48.0

Canaries Infant 150 80 46.7

Fond St.Jacques Primary 300 164 45.3

Les Etangs Combined 245 183 25.3

District Total 2229 1003 55.0

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District One Enrol. No. of Average Enrol. No. of Average Total Total No. Ave. Class

Schools K - G2 Classes Class Size  G3 -G6 Classes Class Size Enrolment of Classes Size (K-6)

Babonneau Primary 74 4 19 93 5 19 167 9 19

Balata Combined 113 6 19 101 4 25 214 10 21

Boguis Combined        22 3 7 37 4 9 59 7 8

Dame Pearlette Louisy 362 12 30 582 18 32 944 30 31

Des Barras Combined  29 2 15 21 2 11 50 4 13

Fond Assau Combined 58 3 19 71 4 18 129 7 18

Grande Riviere Primary 99 5 20 102 5 20 201 10 20

Gros Islet Infant 118 7 17 na na na 118 7 17

Gros Islet Primary na na na 186 9 21 186 9 21

La Guerre Combined 43 3 14 62 4 16 105 7 15

Monchy Combined 69 4 17 115 8 14 184 12 15

District Total 987 49 20 1370 63 22 2357 112 21

Note: Des Barras Combined School utilises multigrade teaching where two or three grades are grouped together to form a class, 

        example K and G1, G2 and G3 etc.

                                                                                       

District Two Enrol. No. of Average Enrol. No. of Average Total Total No. Ave. Class

Schools K - G2 Classes Class Size  G3 - G6 Classes Class Size Enrolment of Classes Size (K-6)

Anglican Infant 218 9 24 na na na 218 9 24

Anglican Primary na na na 270 12 23 270 12 23

Camille Henry Memorial 299 10 30 421 13 32 720 23 31

Carmen Rene Memorial 254 11 23 386 13 30 640 24 27

Gordon & Walcott Methodist 126 6 21 170 8 21 296 14 21

Morne Dudon Combined 111 6 19 144 7 21 255 13 20

Vide Bouteille Primary 140 8 18 245 11 22 385 19 20

District Total 1148 50 23 1636 64 26 2784 114 24

na means that these grades do not exist at the respective school

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Table 40 : Average Class Size by Level in Public Primary Schools, 2017/18

Infant Primary

Infant Primary

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District Three Enrol. No. of Average Enrol. No. of Average Total Total No. Ave. Class

Schools K - G2 Classes Class Size  G3 - G6 Classes Class Size Enrolment of Classes Size (K-6)

Ave Maria Girls' Infant 391 15 26 na na na 391 15 26

Ave Maria Girls' Primary na na na 527 18 29 527 18 29

Bocage Combined 44 3 15 76 4 19 120 7 17

Forestiere Combined 41 3 14 44 4 11 85 7 12

Marchand Combined 83 4 21 90 6 15 173 10 17

R.C. Boys' Infant 282 14 20 na na na 282 14 20

R.C. Boys' Primary na na na 405 15 27 405 15 27

Ti Rocher Combined (Castries) 65 3 22 70 4 18 135 7 19

District Total 906 42 22 1212 51 24 2118 93 23

District Four Enrol. No. of Average Enrol. No. of Average Total Total No. Ave. Class

Schools K - G2 Classes Class Size  G3 - G6 Classes Class Size Enrolment of Classes Size (K-6)

Anse La Raye Infant 78 6 13 na na na 78 6 13

Anse La Raye Primary na na na 102 6 17 102 6 17

Bexon Infant 108 6 18 na na na 108 6 18

Bexon Primary na na na 126 7 18 126 7 18

Ciceron Combined 98 6 16 145 8 18 243 14 17

La Croix Maingot Combined 103 6 17 147 7 21 250 13 19

Millet Infant 70 5 14 na na na 70 5 14

Millet Primary na na na 98 5 20 98 5 20

Odsan Combined 83 4 21 112 7 16 195 11 18

Roseau Combined 41 3 14 62 4 16 103 7 15

District Total 581 30 19 792 44 18 1373 80 17

na  means that these grades do not exist at the respective school

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Infant Primary

Table 40 : Average Class Size by Level in Public Primary Schools, 2017/18 (Continued)

Infant Primary

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District Five Enrol. No. of Average Enrol. No. of Average Total Total No. Ave. Class

Schools K - G2 Classes Class Size  G3 - G6 Classes Class Size Enrolment of Classes Size (K-6)

Aux Lyons Combined        66 4 17 90 5 18 156 9 17

Deniere Riviere Combined  74 5 15 93 5 19 167 10 17

Dennery Infant 198 9 22 na na na 198 9 22

Dennery Primary na na na 225 10 23 225 10 23

La Resource Combined 52 3 17 76 4 19 128 7 18

Micoud Primary 156 9 17 199 10 20 355 19 19

Mon Repos Combined 68 4 17 90 5 18 158 9 18

Patience Combined 40 3 13 76 4 19 116 7 17

Richfond Combined 114 6 19 129 6 22 243 12 20

Ti Rocher Combined(Micoud) 74 5 15 76 4 19 150 9 17

District Total 842 48 18 1054 53 20 1896 101 19

District Six Enrol. No. of Average Enrol. No. of Average Total Total No. Ave. Class

Schools K - G2 Classes Class Size  G3 - G6 Classes Class Size Enrolment of Classes Size (K-6)

Augier Combined 139 7 20 156 8 20 295 15 20

Belle Vue Combined 43 3 14 71 4 18 114 7 16

Blanchard Combined 62 3 21 90 5 18 152 8 19

Desruisseaux Combined 90 6 15 107 6 18 197 12 16

Grace Combined 49 3 16 78 4 20 127 7 18

Pierrot Combined 119 6 20 155 8 19 274 14 20

Plain View Combined 271 10 27 326 13 25 597 23 26

Vieux Fort Infant 163 9 18 na na na 163 9 18

Vieux Fort Primary na na na 247 9 27 247 9 27

Vigier Combined 16 2 8 25 2 13 41 4 10

District Total 952 49 19 1255 59 21 2207 108 20

Note: Vigier Combined School utilises multigrade teaching where two or three grades are grouped together to form a class, 

        example K and G1, G2 and G3 etc.

na  means that these grades do not exist at the respective school

Table 40 continues on the next page

Table 40 : Average Class Size by Level in Public Primary Schools, 2017/18 (Continued)

Infant Primary

Infant Primary

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District Seven Enrol. No. of Average Enrol. No. of Average Total Total No. Ave. Class

Schools K - G2 Classes Class Size  G3 - G6 Classes Class Size Enrolment of Classes Size (K-6)

Banse La Grace 28 3 9 52 4 13 80 7 11

Delcer Combined 43 3 14 73 4 18 116 7 17

Dugard Combined 32 3 11 33 3 11 65 6 11

Laborie Boys' Primary 49 3 16 68 5 14 117 8 15

Laborie Girls' Primary 64 4 16 85 4 21 149 8 19
Mongouge Government 

School 48 3 16 52 4 13 100 7 14

Piaye Combined 54 3 18 62 4 16 116 7 17

Reunion Primary 68 3 23 88 4 22 156 7 22

Riviere Doree Combined 44 3 15 52 4 13 96 7 14

Roblot Government School 31 2 16 26 3 9 57 5 11

Saltibus Combined 50 3 17 54 4 14 104 7 15

District Total 511 33 15 645 43 15 1156 76 15

Note: Dugard Combined and Roblot Government School utilises multigrade teaching where two or three grades are grouped 

        together to form a class, example K and G1, G2 and G3 etc.

District Eight Enrol. No. of Average Enrol. No. of Average Total Total No. Ave. Class

Schools K - G2 Classes Class Size  G3 - G6 Classes Class Size Enrolment of Classes Size (K-6)

Bouton Combined 23 2 12 29 3 10 52 5 10

Canaries Infant 80 5 16 na na na 80 5 16

Canaries Primary na na na 78 5 16 78 5 16

Fond St. Jacques Primary 72 4 18 92 5 18 164 9 18

Les Etangs Combined 78 4 20 105 5 21 183 9 20

Soufriere Infant 182 10 18 na na na 182 10 18

Soufriere Primary na na na 264 12 22 264 12 22

District Total 435 25 17 568 30 19 1003 55 18

Note: Bouton Combined School utilises multigrade teaching where two or three grades are grouped 

        together to form a class, example K and G1, G2 and G3 etc.

na  means that these grades do not exist at the respective school

Table 40 : Average Class Size by Level in Public Primary Schools, 2017/18 (Continued)

Infant Primary

Infant Primary

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Public Primary Schools In St. Lucia

Year

Infant 

(Grades K-2)

Junior Primary 

(Grades 3-6)

Senior Primary 

(Grades 7-9) Total

Infant 

(Grades K-2)

Junior Primary 

(Grades 3-6)

Senior Primary 

(Grades 7-9) Total

2004/05 9285 13480 2244 25009 37.1 53.9 9.0 100

2005/06 8947 13001 2021 23969 37.3 54.2 8.4 100

2006/07 8747 12582 0 21329 41.0 59.0 0.0 100

2007/08 8277 11887 0 20164 41.0 59.0 0.0 100

2008/09 7839 11448 0 19287 40.6 59.4 0.0 100

2009/10 7567 11027 0 18594 40.7 59.3 0.0 100

2010/11 7342 10640 0 17982 40.8 59.2 0.0 100

2011/12 7147 10129 0 17276 41.4 58.6 0.0 100

2012/13 6983 9781 0 16764 41.7 58.3 0.0 100

2013/14 6863 9405 0 16268 42.2 57.8 0.0 100

2014/15 6814 8985 0 15799 43.1 56.9 0.0 100

2015/16 6627 8836 0 15463 42.9 57.1 0.0 100

2016/17 6445 8644 0 15089 42.7 57.3 0.0 100

2017/18 6362 8532 0 14894 42.7 57.3 0.0 100

Note: In 2006/07, senior primary grades were disestablished.

Table 41 :  Distribution of  Infants, Juniors and Seniors in Public Primary Schools, 2004/05 to 2017/18

                    

Enrolment Percentage Distribution

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Public Primary Schools In St. Lucia

Year K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total

2005/06 3035 2982 2930 3076 3031 3306 3588 987 711 323 23969

2006/07 2958 2890 2899 2822 3062 3027 3671 0 0 0 21329

2007/08 2716 2752 2809 2853 2801 2997 3236 0 0 0 20164

2008/09 2629 2553 2657 2782 2806 2774 3086 0 0 0 19287

2009/10 2650 2422 2538 2609 2726 2799 2850 0 0 0 18594

2010/11 2509 2455 2378 2555 2543 2725 2817 0 0 0 17982

2011/12 2450 2302 2395 2325 2521 2489 2794 0 0 0 17276

2012/13 2429 2260 2268 2362 2281 2546 2618 0 0 0 16764

2013/14 2444 2242 2177 2209 2330 2299 2567 0 0 0 16268

2014/15 2387 2221 2206 2158 2194 2354 2279 0 0 0 15799

2015/16 2296 2202 2129 2200 2109 2187 2340 0 0 0 15463

2016/17 2224 2102 2119 2152 2145 2153 2194 0 0 0 15089

2017/18 2300 2027 2035 2142 2092 2150 2148 0 0 0 14894

Year K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total

2005/06 1519 1507 1522 1598 1514 1732 1834 630 490 213 12559

2006/07 1539 1435 1457 1467 1575 1513 1961 0 0 0 10947

2007/08 1444 1374 1377 1436 1448 1546 1630 0 0 0 10255

2008/09 1378 1326 1326 1363 1405 1410 1625 0 0 0 9833

2009/10 1430 1256 1333 1308 1329 1390 1483 0 0 0 9529

2010/11 1277 1295 1199 1340 1261 1349 1427 0 0 0 9148

2011/12 1289 1185 1262 1172 1316 1231 1377 0 0 0 8832

2012/13 1276 1188 1167 1236 1134 1338 1301 0 0 0 8640

2013/14 1238 1179 1148 1114 1231 1159 1326 0 0 0 8395

2014/15 1203 1123 1159 1129 1115 1246 1141 0 0 0 8116

2015/16 1167 1107 1062 1165 1091 1125 1241 0 0 0 7958

2016/17 1142 1053 1058 1079 1115 1129 1109 0 0 0 7685

2017/18 1140 1027 1008 1082 1018 1123 1103 0 0 0 7501

Year K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total

2005/06 1516 1475 1408 1478 1517 1574 1754 357 221 110 11410

2006/07 1419 1455 1442 1355 1487 1514 1710 0 0 0 10382

2007/08 1272 1378 1432 1417 1353 1451 1606 0 0 0 9909

2008/09 1251 1227 1331 1419 1401 1364 1461 0 0 0 9454

2009/10 1220 1166 1205 1301 1397 1409 1367 0 0 0 9065

2010/11 1232 1160 1179 1215 1282 1376 1390 0 0 0 8834

2011/12 1161 1117 1133 1153 1205 1258 1417 0 0 0 8444

2012/13 1153 1072 1101 1126 1147 1208 1317 0 0 0 8124

2013/14 1206 1063 1029 1095 1099 1140 1241 0 0 0 7873

2014/15 1184 1098 1047 1029 1079 1108 1138 0 0 0 7683

2015/16 1129 1095 1067 1035 1018 1062 1099 0 0 0 7505

2016/17 1082 1049 1061 1073 1030 1024 1085 0 0 0 7404

2017/18 1160 1000 1027 1060 1074 1027 1045 0 0 0 7393

Infants

Infants Junior Primary Senior Primary

Infants Junior Primary Senior Primary

Table 42 : Changes in the Total Number of Students in Public Primary Schools by Grades, 2005/06 to 2017/18

Table 43 : Changes in the Number of Male Students in Public Primary Schools by Grades, 2005/06 to 2017/18

Table 44 : Changes in the Number of Female Students in Public Primary Schools by Grades, 2005/06 to 2017/18

Senior PrimaryJunior Primary

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Year Grade Grade Flow Grade Grade Flow Grade Grade Flow Grade Grade Flow Grade Grade Flow Grade Grade Flow
K 1 Rate 1 2 Rate 2 3 Rate 3 4 Rate 4 5 Rate 5 6 Rate

2004/05 3165 2947 94 2947 3173 98 3173 3169 100 3169 3313 99 3313 3440 98 3440 3558 104

2005/06 3035 2982 94 2982 2930 99 2930 3076 97 3076 3031 96 3031 3306 100 3306 3588 104

2006/07 2958 2890 95 2890 2899 97 2899 2822 96 2822 3062 100 3062 3027 100 3027 3671 111

2007/08 2716 2752 93 2752 2809 97 2809 2853 98 2853 2801 99 2801 2997 98 2997 3236 107

2008/09 2629 2553 94 2553 2657 97 2657 2782 99 2782 2806 98 2806 2774 99 2774 3086 103

2009/10 2650 2422 92 2422 2538 99 2538 2609 98 2609 2726 98 2726 2799 100 2799 2850 103

2010/11 2509 2455 93 2455 2378 98 2378 2555 101 2555 2543 97 2543 2725 100 2725 2817 101

2011/12 2450 2302 92 2302 2395 98 2395 2325 98 2325 2521 99 2521 2489 98 2489 2794 103

2012/13 2429 2260 92 2260 2268 99 2268 2362 99 2362 2281 98 2281 2546 101 2546 2618 105

2013/14 2444 2242 92 2242 2177 96 2177 2209 97 2209 2330 99 2330 2299 101 2299 2567 101

2014/15 2387 2221 91 2221 2206 98 2206 2158 99 2158 2194 99 2194 2354 101 2354 2279 99

2015/16 2296 2202 92 2202 2129 96 2129 2200 100 2200 2109 98 2109 2187 100 2187 2340 99
2016/17 2224 2102 92 2102 2119 96 2119 2152 101 2152 2145 98 2145 2153 102 2153 2194 100

2017/18 2300 2027 91 2027 2035 97 2035 2142 101 2142 2092 97 2092 2150 100 2150 2148 100

Table 46 : Changes in Flow Rates of Male Enrolment by Grades for Infant and Junior Public Primary Levels, 2004/05 to 2017/18

Year Grade Grade Flow Grade Grade Flow Grade Grade Flow Grade Grade Flow Grade Grade Flow Grade Grade Flow
K 1 Rate 1 2 Rate 2 3 Rate 3 4 Rate 4 5 Rate 5 6 Rate

2004/05 1617 1531 93 1531 1649 99 1649 1569 99 1569 1720 99 1720 1777 96 1777 1846 104

2005/06 1519 1507 93 1507 1522 99 1522 1598 97 1598 1514 96 1514 1732 101 1732 1834 103

2006/07 1539 1435 94 1435 1457 97 1457 1467 96 1467 1575 99 1575 1513 100 1513 1961 113

2007/08 1444 1374 89 1374 1377 96 1377 1436 99 1436 1448 99 1448 1546 98 1546 1630 108

2008/09 1378 1326 92 1326 1326 97 1326 1363 99 1363 1405 98 1405 1410 97 1410 1625 105

2009/10 1430 1256 91 1256 1333 101 1333 1308 99 1308 1329 98 1329 1390 99 1390 1483 105

2010/11 1277 1295 91 1295 1199 95 1199 1340 101 1340 1261 96 1261 1349 102 1349 1427 103

2011/12 1289 1185 93 1185 1262 97 1262 1172 98 1172 1316 98 1316 1231 98 1231 1377 102

2012/13 1276 1188 92 1188 1167 98 1167 1236 98 1236 1134 97 1134 1338 102 1338 1301 106

2013/14 1238 1179 92 1179 1148 97 1148 1114 95 1114 1231 100 1231 1159 102 1159 1326 99

2014/15 1203 1123 91 1123 1159 98 1159 1129 98 1129 1115 100 1115 1246 101 1246 1141 98
2015/16 1167 1107 92 1107 1062 95 1062 1165 101 1165 1091 97 1091 1125 101 1125 1241 100

2016/17 1142 1053 90 1053 1058 96 1058 1079 102 1079 1115 96 1115 1129 103 1129 1109 99

2017/18 1140 1027 90 1027 1008 96 1008 1082 102 1082 1018 94 1018 1123 101 1123 1103 98

Year Grade Grade Flow Grade Grade Flow Grade Grade Flow Grade Grade Flow Grade Grade Flow Grade Grade Flow
K 1 Rate 1 2 Rate 2 3 Rate 3 4 Rate 4 5 Rate 5 6 Rate

2004/05 1548 1416 95 1416 1524 97 1524 1600 100 1600 1593 100 1593 1663 99 1663 1712 105

2005/06 1516 1475 95 1475 1408 99 1408 1478 97 1478 1517 95 1517 1574 99 1574 1754 105

2006/07 1419 1455 96 1455 1442 98 1442 1355 96 1355 1487 101 1487 1514 100 1514 1710 109

2007/08 1272 1378 97 1378 1432 98 1432 1417 98 1417 1353 100 1353 1451 98 1451 1606 106

2008/09 1251 1227 96 1227 1331 97 1331 1419 99 1419 1401 99 1401 1364 101 1364 1461 101

2009/10 1220 1166 93 1166 1205 98 1205 1301 98 1301 1397 98 1397 1409 101 1409 1367 100

2010/11 1232 1160 95 1160 1179 101 1179 1215 101 1215 1282 99 1282 1376 98 1376 1390 99

2011/12 1161 1117 91 1117 1133 98 1133 1153 98 1153 1205 99 1205 1258 98 1258 1417 103

2012/13 1153 1072 92 1072 1101 99 1101 1126 99 1126 1147 99 1147 1208 100 1208 1317 105

2013/14 1206 1063 92 1063 1029 96 1029 1095 99 1095 1099 98 1099 1140 99 1140 1241 103

2014/15 1184 1098 91 1098 1047 98 1047 1029 100 1029 1079 99 1079 1108 101 1108 1138 100

2015/16 1129 1095 92 1095 1067 97 1067 1035 99 1035 1018 99 1018 1062 98 1062 1099 99

2016/17 1082 1049 93 1049 1061 97 1061 1073 101 1073 1030 100 1030 1024 101 1024 1085 102

2017/18 1165 1000 92 1000 1027 98 1027 1060 100 1060 1074 100 1074 1027 100 1027 1045 102

Junior Primary

Table 47 : Changes in Flow Rates of Female Enrolment by Grades for Infant and Junior Public Primary Levels, 2004/05 to 2017/18

Table 45 : Changes in Flow Rates of Total Enrolment by Grades for Infant and Junior Public Primary Levels, 2004/05 to 2017/18

Infants Junior Primary

Infants Junior Primary

Infants

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Year K 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total

2006/07 2958 2890 2899 2822 3062 3027 3671 21329

2007/08 2716 2752 2809 2853 2801 2997 3236 20164

2008/09 2629 2553 2657 2782 2806 2774 3086 19287

2009/10 2650 2422 2538 2609 2726 2799 2850 18594

2010/11 2509 2455 2378 2555 2543 2725 2817 17982

2011/12 2450 2302 2395 2325 2521 2489 2794 17276

2012/13 2429 2260 2268 2362 2281 2546 2618 16764

2013/14 2444 2242 2177 2209 2330 2299 2567 16268

2014/15 2387 2221 2206 2158 2194 2354 2279 15799

2015/16 2296 2202 2129 2200 2109 2187 2340 15463

2016/17 2224 2102 2119 2152 2145 2153 2194 15089

2017/18 2300 2027 2035 2142 2092 2150 2148 14894

2018/19 2113 2136 2027 2036 2142 2093 2193 14740

2019/20 2143 1966 2135 2027 2037 2141 2137 14587

2020/21 2169 1992 1967 2134 2027 2038 2184 14512

Notes :  - Figures for 2006/07 to 2017/18 are actuals. Note that these enrolment figures contain repeaters.

   Kindergarten enrolments have been estimated using a Grade K Specific Gross Enrolment Ratio of 104%. 

   This ratio is the average of Grade K Gross Specific Ratios over the past 5 years.

  -Enrolment projections for Grade 1 to Grade 5 have been estimated using Flow Model Technique

  and so a constant flow rate of 99% plus 1% repeaters has been applied throughout the  

   projection period for grades 1 to 5.

 - Over the past 5 years an average of 3% of the students repeat Grade 6 as reported by 

   schools in our annual education statistics questionnaires and this figure has been used as an   

  estimate for Grade 6 repeaters from 2018/19 to 2020/21

 - The projections of Grade 6 enrolment will be used in Table 101 to project secondary enrolment.

Table 48 : Actual and Projected Enrolment in Infant and Junior Public Primary 

                   Grades 2006/07 to 2020/21

Infant Grades Junior Primary Grades

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Figure 4 : Actual and Projected Enrolment in Infant and Junior         
Public Primary Grades, 2006/07 to 2020/21

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Year Total Population Gross Enrolment

in Age-Group 5 - 11 Infant Junior Total Rate

2004/05 22985 9285 13480 22765 99

2005/06 22265 8947 13001 21948 99

2006/07 21470 8747 12582 21329 99

2007/08 21597 8277 11887 20164 93

2008/09 19760 7839 11448 19287 98

2009/10 19032 7610 10984 18594 98

2010/11 18808 7342 10640 17982 96

2011/12 17810 7147 10129 17276 97

2012/13 17396 6957 9807 16764 96

2013/14 17040 6863 9405 16268 95

2014/15 16753 6814 8985 15799 94

2015/16 16252 6627 8836 15463 95

2016/17 16023 6445 8644 15089 94

2017/18 15606 6362 8532 14894 95

2018/19 15283 6277 8463 14740 96

2019/20 15052 6244 8343 14587 97

2020/21 14900 6128 8383 14512 97

Projected

Primary Classes

Table 49 : Actual and Projected Gross Enrolment Rates of Children in Public Primary Classes 

                   in Relation to School Going Population in Age Group 5 to 11, 2004/05 to 2020/21

Actual

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94

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98

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Figure 5 : Actual and Projected Enrolment Rates in Public
Primary Grades, 2004/05 to 2020/21

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Table 50 : Actual and Projected Enrolment by Levels of Public Primary Education, 

Infant Junior Primary

Year Grades Grades Total

2007/08 8277 11887 20164

2008/09 7839 11448 19287

2009/10 7610 10984 18594

2010/11 7342 10640 17982

2011/12 7147 10129 17276

2012/13 6957 9807 16764

2013/14 6863 9405 16268

2014/15 6814 8985 15799

2015/16 6627 8836 15463

2016/17 6445 8644 15089

2017/18 6362 8532 14894

2018/19 6277 8463 14740

2019/20 6244 8343 14587

2020/21 6128 8383 14512

                   2007/08 to 2020/21

Projected

Actual

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12000

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22000

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Figure 6 : Actual and Projected Enrolment by Levels of Public Primary 
Education, 2007/08 to 2020/21

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Table 51: Gross Enrolment Ratio by Grade in Public Primary Schools, 2017/18

Corresponding Total Total

Grade Ages Number in Population  Under  Over

Grade Aged Aged

K 4,5,6,7 2300 1999 115 647 116 763 28.1 5.0 33

1 4,5,6,7,8,9 2027 2253 90 480 259 739 23.7 12.8 36

2 5,6,7,8,9,10 2035 2214 92 476 242 718 23.4 11.9 35

3 6,7,8,9,10 2142 2215 97 422 337 759 19.7 15.7 35

4 8,9,10,11,12,13 2092 2249 93 467 287 754 22.3 13.7 36

5 8,9,10,11,12 2150 2306 93 434 389 823 20.2 18.1 38

6 9,10,11,12,13,14 2148 2370 91 508 378 886 23.6 17.6 41

Total 14894 15606 95 3434 2008 5442 23.1 13.5 37

Table 52a: Net Enrolment Ratio by Grade in Public Primary Table 52b: Net Enrolment Ratio at Public 

        Schools, 2017/18          Primary Level, 2017/18

Grade Coresponding Number Population  Grade Specific Net Age Grades Total Population

Age in Grade Enrolment Ratio 5 K,GI,G2 2017 1999

K 5 1537 1999 77 6 K - G3 1883 2253

1 6 1288 2253 57 7 K - G4 1992 2214

2 7 1317 2214 59 8 G1 - G5 2081 2215

3 8 1383 2215 62 9 G1 - G6 2098 2249 Net

4 9 1338 2249 59 10 G2 - G6 2119 2306 Enrolment

5 10 1327 2306 58 11 G3 - G6 1652 2370 Ratio

6 11 1262 2370 53 Total 13842 15606 89

Total 9452 15606 61

% Under 

& Over 

Aged

% Over 

Aged

Grade Specific 

Gross Enrolment 

Ratio

Total Under 

& Over Aged

% 

Under 

Aged

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Table 53:  Student Enrolment in Public Primary Schools, by Age, Gender and Grade, 2017/18

Age at Last

Birthday (yrs.) K G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6

M 294 1 0 0 0 0 0 295
F 353 1 0 0 0 0 0 354

M 776 231 0 0 0 0 0 1007
F 761 247 2 0 0 0 0 1010

M 70 648 203 3 0 0 0 924
F 43 640 271 5 0 0 0 959

M 0 142 650 175 3 0 0 970
F 3 108 667 239 5 0 0 1022

M 0 4 144 671 199 2 0 1020
F 0 4 82 712 260 3 0 1061

M 0 1 9 211 616 188 0 1025
F 0 0 4 103 722 241 3 1073

M 0 0 1 21 182 683 245 1132
F 0 0 0 1 82 644 260 987

M 0 0 0 1 18 234 626 879
F 0 0 0 0 4 133 636 773

M 0 0 1 0 0 16 197 214
F 0 0 1 0 1 6 136 144

M 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 31
F 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10

M 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

M 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

M 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

M 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

M 1140 1027 1008 1082 1018 1123 1103 7501
F 1160 1000 1027 1060 1074 1027 1045 7393

Total 2300 2027 2035 2142 2092 2150 2148 14894

<5

5

6

9

7

8

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10 2119

41

12

165211

3

1

1992

2081

Total

>16

16

13

14

15

14894

0

Gender

Grades

649

Total

358

2017

1883

2098

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Public Primary Schools In St. Lucia

Year Number of No. of Female % of Female

Teachers Teachers Teachers

2004/05 1024 873 85

2005/06 1007 853 85

2006/07 919 801 87

2007/08 922 804 87

2008/09 951 828 87

2009/10 981 847 86

2010/11 998 859 86

2011/12 989 853 86

2012/13 987 857 87

2013/14 1007 871 86

2014/15 1008 869 86

2015/16 1013 876 86

2016/17 1022 883 86

2017/18 1004 867 86

Table 54 : Changes in Percentage Share of Female Teachers in Public  

                    Primary Schools, 2004/05 to 2017/18

75

80

85

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Figure 7 : Changes in Percentage Share of Female Teachers in
Public Primary Schools, 2004/05 to 2017/18

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Table 55 : Percentage of Trained Teachers in Public Primary Schools, 2004/05 to 2017/18

Year No. of Teachers Total Trained Teachers

2004/05 1024 829

2005/06 1007 800

2006/07 919 763

2007/08 922 821

2008/09 951 852

2009/10 981 868

2010/11 998 884

2011/12 989 881

2012/13 987 891

2013/14 1007 910

2014/15 1008 921

2015/16 1013 923
2016/17 1022 914

2017/18 1004 907

Year No. of Teachers Total Trained Teachers

2004/05 151 110

2005/06 154 114

2006/07 118 94

2007/08 118 97

2008/09 123 102

2009/10 134 110

2010/11 139 105

2011/12 136 103

2012/13 130 100

2013/14 136 102

2014/15 139 106

2015/16 137 105
2016/17 139 104

2017/18 137 107

Table 57: Percentage of Trained Female Teachers in Public Primary Schools, 2004/05 to 2017/18

Year No. of Teachers Total Trained Teachers

2004/05 873 719

2005/06 853 686

2006/07 801 669

2007/08 804 724

2008/09 828 750

2009/10 847 758

2010/11 859 779

2011/12 853 778

2012/13 857 791

2013/14 871 808

2014/15 869 815

2015/16 876 818
2016/17 883 810

2017/18 867 800

Year Male  Female Total

2004/05 110 719 829 87

2005/06 114 686 800 86

2006/07 94 669 763 88

2007/08 97 724 821 88

2008/09 102 750 852 88

2009/10 110 758 868 87

2010/11 105 779 884 88

2011/12 103 778 881 88

2012/13 100 791 891 89

2013/14 102 808 910 89

2014/15 106 815 921 88

2015/16 105 818 923 89

2016/17 104 810 914 89

2017/18 107 867 974 89

Table 58 : Changes in Percentage Share of Females among Trained 

92

91

91

91

89

93
92

94

trained teachers from 2007/08. 

% of 

Females

79

83

75

76

Note: TIIIB teachers who pursued the Special Intensive Teacher Training Programme were counted as  

89

                  Teachers in Public Primary Schools, 2004/05 to 2017/18

Number of Trained Teachers

Percentage Trained

89

88

91

81

90

89

73

82

82

83

% Male Trained Teachers

Table 56 : Percentage of Trained Male Teachers in Public Primary Schools, 2004/05 to 2017/18

90

80

77

76

90

89

90

91

84

74

90

78

92

76

80

75

77

82

93

% Female Trained Teachers

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Public Primary Schools In St. Lucia

Babonneau Primary 167 14 5 12 19

Balata Combined 214 13 3 16 21

Boguis Combined 59 9 3 7 10

Dame Pearlette Louisy Primary 944 40 11 24 33

Des Barras Combined 50 5 1 10 13

Fond Assau Combined 129 12 4 11 16

Grande Riviere Primary 201 16 5 13 18

Gros Islet Infant 118 9 2 13 17

Gros Islet Primary 186 12 3 16 21

La Guerre Combined 105 9 2 12 15

Monchy Combined 184 16 4 12 15

District 1 Total 2357 155 43 15 21

Anglican Infant 218 13 5 17 27

Anglican Primary 270 15 4 18 25

Camille Henry Memorial 720 34 7 21 27

Carmen Rene Memorial 640 29 6 22 28

Methodist Combined 296 20 5 15 20

Morne Dudon Combined 255 18 5 14 20

Vide Bouteille Combined 385 23 5 17 21

District 2 Total 2784 152 37 18 24

Ave Maria Girls' Infant 391 20 4 20 24

Ave Maria Girls' Primary 527 25 6 21 28

Bocage Combined 120 9 2 13 17

Forestierre Combined 85 8 2 11 14

Marchand Combined 173 17 7 10 17

R.C. Boys' Infant 282 17 4 17 22

R.C. Boys' Primary 405 23 7 18 25

Ti Rocher Combined (Castries) 135 11 3 12 17

District 3 Total 2118 130 35 16 22

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Effective Pupil/ 

Teacher Ratio

Pupil/Teacher 

Ratio

Effective Pupil/ 

Teacher Ratio

Pupil/Teacher 

Ratio

Effective Pupil/ 

Teacher Ratio

District 1 Enrolment

Number of 

Teachers

Number of Specialist 

Teachers

District 2 Enrolment

Number of 

Teachers

Number of Specialist 

Teachers

Table 59: Public Primary Schools Ranked According to Pupil/Teacher 

                   Ratio Within Districts, 2017/18

District 3 Enrolment

Number of 

Teachers

Number of Specialist 

Teachers

Pupil/Teacher 

Ratio

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Anse La Raye Infant 78 6 0 13 13

Anse La Raye Primary 102 10 4 10 17

Bexon Infant 108 6 0 18 18

Bexon Primary 126 11 4 11 18

Ciceron Combined 243 17 3 14 17

La Croix Maingot Combined 250 17 4 15 19

Millet Infant 70 6 1 12 14

Millet Primary 98 8 3 12 20

Odsan Combined 195 13 3 15 20

Roseau Combined 103 9 3 11 17

District 4 Total 1373 103 25 13 18

Aux Lyons Combined 156 12 3 13 17

Deniere Riviere Combined 167 14 4 12 17

Dennery Infant 198 13 4 15 22

Dennery Primary 225 15 5 15 23

La Resource Combined 128 10 3 13 18

Micoud Primary 355 25 5 14 18

Mon Repos Combined 158 12 3 13 18

Patience Combined 116 10 3 12 17

Richfond Combined 243 16 4 15 20

Ti Rocher Combined (Micoud) 150 13 4 12 17

District 5 Total 1896 140 38 14 19

Augier Combined 295 18 4 16 21

Belle Vue Combined 114 9 2 13 16

Blanchard Combined 152 10 3 15 22

Desruisseaux Combined 197 16 4 12 16

Grace Combined 127 9 2 14 18

Pierrot Combined 274 18 4 15 20

Plain View Combined 597 29 5 21 25

Vieux Fort Infant 163 12 3 14 18

Vieux Fort Primary 247 15 4 16 22

Vigier Combined 41 6 1 7 8

District 6 Total 2207 142 32 16 20

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Effective Pupil/ 

Teacher Ratio

Pupil/Teacher 

Ratio

Effective Pupil/ 

Teacher Ratio

Pupil/Teacher 

Ratio

Effective Pupil/ 

Teacher Ratio

Table 59 : Public Primary Schools Ranked According to Pupil/Teacher 

                   Ratio Within Districts, 2017/18 (Continued)

District 5 Enrolment

Number of 

Teachers

Enrolment

Number of 

Teachers

Number of Specialist 

TeachersDistrict 6

Number of Specialist 

Teachers

Pupil/Teacher 

RatioDistrict 4 Enrolment

Number of 

Teachers

Number of Specialist 

Teachers

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Roblot Government School 80 9 3 9

Banse La Grace 116 10 3 12

Delcer Combined 65 7 1 9

Dugard Combined 117 10 3 12

Laborie Boys' Primary 149 11 3 14

Laborie Girls' Primary 100 10 2 10

Mongouge Government School 116 10 3 12

Piaye Combined 156 11 4 14

Reunion Primary 96 10 3 10

Riviere Doree Combined 57 7 2 8

Saltibus Combined 104 11 4 9

District 7 Total 1156 106 31 11

Bouton Combined 52 7 2 7

Canaries Infant 80 7 1 11

Canaries Primary 78 9 4 9

Fond St.Jacques Primary 164 12 3 14

Les Etangs Combined 183 13 4 14

Soufriere Infant 182 12 3 15

Soufriere Primary 264 16 4 17

District 8 Total 1003 76 21 13

District 7 Enrolment
Number of 

Teachers

Number of 

Specialist 

Teachers

Pupil/Teacher 

Ratio

District 8 Enrolment

Table 59 : Public Primary Schools Ranked According to Pupil/Teacher

                   Ratio Within Districts, 2017/18   (Continued)

Number of 

Specialist 

Teachers

Number of 

Teachers

Pupil/Teacher 

Ratio

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Table 60 : Public Primary Schools Ranked According to Percentage of 

                   Trained Teachers  Within Districts , 2017/18

Gros Islet Infant 9 9 100

Gros Islet Primary 12 12 100

La Guerre Combined 9 9 100

Monchy Combined 16 15 94

Babonneau Primary 14 13 93

Grande Riviere Primary 16 14 88

Balata Combined 13 11 85

Fond Assau Combined 12 10 83

Dame Pearlette Louisy Primary 40 33 83

Des Barras Combined 5 4 80

Boguis Combined 9 7 78

District 1 Total 155 137 88

Anglican Infant 13 13 100

Gordon & Walcott Methodist 20 19 95

Anglican Primary 15 14 93

Morne Dudon Combined 18 16 89

Camille Henry Combined 34 30 88

Vide Bouteille Combined 23 20 87

Carmen Rene Combined 29 24 83

District 2 Total 152 136 89

R.C Boys' Primary 23 23 100

Ti Rocher Combined (Castries) 11 11 100

Marchand Combined 17 16 94

R.C Boys' Infant 17 16 94

Ave Maria Girls' Infant 20 18 90

Bocage Combined 9 8 89

Ave Maria Girls' Primary 25 22 88

Forestiere Combined 8 7 88

District 3 Total 130 121 93

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Total Number of 

Trained Teachers

Percentage of 

Trained Teachers

District 1

Number of 

Teachers

Total Number of 

Trained Teachers

Percentage of 

Trained Teachers

District 2

Number of 

Teachers

District 3

Number of 

Teachers

Total Number of 

Trained Teachers

Percentage of 

Trained Teachers

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Anse La Raye Infant 6 6 100

Bexon Infant 6 6 100

Millet Primary 8 8 100

La Croix Maingot Combined 17 15 88

Ciceron Combined 17 15 88

Millet Infant 6 5 83

Bexon Primary 11 9 82

Anse-La-Raye Primary 10 8 80

Roseau Combined 9 7 78

Odsan Combined 13 10 77

District 4 Total 103 89 86

Micoud Primary 25 25 100

Patience Combined 10 10 100

Richfond Combined 16 16 100

Ti Rocher Combined (Micoud) 13 13 100

La Resource Combined 10 10 100

Dennery Primary 15 14 93

Deniere Riviere Combined 14 13 93

Dennery Infant 13 12 92

Aux Lyons Combined 12 10 83

Mon Repos Combined 12 10 83

District 5 Total 140 133 95

Belle Vue Combined 9 9 100

Vigier Combined 6 6 100

Grace Combined 9 9 100

Augier Combined 18 17 94

Desruisseaux Combined 16 15 94

Vieux-Fort Primary 15 14 93

Blanchard Combined 10 9 90

Pierrot Combined 18 16 89

Plain View Combined 29 25 86

Vieux-Fort Infant 12 10 83

District 6 Total 142 130 92

Table 60 continues on the next page

Total Number of 

Trained Teachers

Percentage of Trained 

Teachers

District 6

Number of 

Teachers

Total Number of 

Trained Teachers

Percentage of Trained 

Teachers

Table 60 : Public Primary Schools Ranked According to Percentage of Trained 

                    Teachers Within Districts, 2017/18  (Continued)

District 5

Number of 

Teachers

Total Number of 

Trained Teachers

Percentage of Trained 

Teachers

District 4

Number of 

Teachers

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Table 60 : Public Primary Schools Ranked According to Percentage of Trained 

                    Teachers Within Districts, 2017/18  (Continued)

Reunion Primary 11 11 100

Roblot Government School 7 7 100

Riviere Doree Combined 10 10 100

Dugard Combined 7 7 100

Saltibus Combined 11 10 91

Laborie Boys' Primary 10 9 90

Delcer Combined 10 9 90

Mongouge Government School 10 9 90

Laborie Girls Primary 11 9 82

Piaye Combined 10 8 80

Banse La Grace 9 7 78

District 7 Total 106 96 91

Bouton Combined 7 7 100

Canaries Primary 9 9 100

Soufriere Infant 12 12 100

Les Etangs Combined 13 11 85

Fond St.Jacques Primary 12 10 83

Canaries Infant 7 5 71

Soufriere Primary 16 11 69

District 8 Total 76 65 86

District 7

Number of 

Teachers

Total Number of 

Trained Teachers

Percentage of 

Trained Teachers

District 8 Total

Number of 

Teachers

Total Number of 

Trained Teachers

Percentage of 

Trained Teachers

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Pupil/Teacher Teaching

Year Enrolment Ratio Positions

2007/08 20164 21.9 922

2008/09 19287 20.3 951

2009/10 18594 19.0 981

2010/11 17982 18.0 998

2011/12 17276 17.5 989

2012/13 16764 17.0 987

2013/14 16268 16.2 1007

2014/15 15799 15.7 1008

2015/16 15463 15.3 1013

2016/17 15089 14.8 1022

2017/18 14894 14.8 1008

2018/19 14740 15.0 983

2019/20 14587 15.0 972

2020/21 14512 15.0 967

Note: Enrolment figures are obtained from table 49

           In order to realise the agreed teacher - student ratios of 1:25 for grades K to 2 and 1:30 for Grades 3 to 6 as 

           stated in the existing Collective Agreement between the SLTU and the DOEIGR, the student teacher ratios are 

           expected to incrementally increase.  However, over the past 3 years the teacher-student ratio has remained 

           at approximately 1:15. As a result this ratio was used to make the projected teaching positions.

Table 61 : Actual and Projected Teaching Positions in Public Primary Schools 

                    2007/08 to 2020/21

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Teaching Annual Shortages(-) Replacement Total 

Positions or Surpluses(+) Needs Requirement

2009/10 981 -30 29 59

2010/11 998 -17 25 42

2011/12 989 9 25 16

2012/13 987 2 25 23

2013/14 1007 -20 25 45

2014/15 1008 -1 25 26

2015/16 1013 -5 25 30

2016/17 1022 -9 25 34

2017/18 1008 14 26 12

2018/19 983 25 25 0

2019/20 972 10 25 14

2020/21 967 5 24 19

Note : Replacement needs during a given year on account of retirement, death, dropout, 

migration, resignation etc.is approximately 2.5% (over the past five years) of the number of 

teaching positions in the previous year.(see table below)

                   2004/05 to 2016/17

Year Total Number Total Teacher % of Leavers

of Teachers Leavers

2004/05 1024 48 4.7

2005/06 1007 28 2.8

2006/07 919 17 1.8

2007/08 922 34 3.7

2008/09 951 20 2.1

2009/10 981 21 2.1

2010/11 998 25 2.5

2011/12 989 21 2.1

2012/13 987 24 2.4

2013/14 1007 28 2.8

2014/15 1008 30 3.0

2015/16 1013 57 5.6

2016/17 1022 51 5.0

Note: 

        Total teacher leavers include teachers who have left teaching on account of 

        of resignation, termination, secondment, retirement, vacation of post and other reasons.

        For 2006/07 the data was available only for the period January 2007 to August 2007.

Table 62 : Projections of Shortages and Surpluses of Teachers in

                 Public Primary Schools,  2009/10 to 2020/21

Table 63:   Percentage of Teacher Leavers in the Public Primary Schools, 

Year

Projected

Actual

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Table 64: Total Number of Teachers on Study Leave in Public Primary Schools, 2017/18

Males Females Total

Ave Maria Girls' Infant 1 1

Balata Combined 1 1

Blanchard Combined 1 1

Carmen Rene Combined 3 3

Dame Pearlette Louisy Primary 1 1

Dennery Primary 1 1

Derniere Riviere Combined 1 1

Piaye Combined 1 1

1 9 10

Table 65: Percentage of Teachers on Study Leave in Public Primary Schools
                   in St. Lucia, 2004/05 to 2017/18

Year Without With Total Gross Teacher

Pay Pay Enrolment

2004/05 1024 91 63 154 1178

2005/06 1007 30 55 85 1092

2006/07 919 17 26 43 962

2007/08 922 19 62 81 1003

2008/09 951  --  -- 86 1037

2009/10 981 18 55 73 1054

2010/11 998 13 63 76 1074

2011/12 989 15 62 77 1066

2012/13 987 11 56 67 1054

2013/14 1007 8 46 54 1061

2014/15 1008 5 10 15 1023

2015/16 1013 5 16 21 1034

2016/17 1022 8 0 8 1030

2017/18 1004 10 0 10 1014

         Note: The teachers on study leave are inclusive of those pursuing studies at the Division of Teacher Education 

         and the Bachelors of Education program at SALCC.

         Data on study leave are normally provided by the HRM unit in DOEIGR, however in 2008/09 data was obtained from

          the annual school questionnaires. From 2014/15 no new teachers were awarded study leave with 

         pay due to financial constraints. This accounts for the drastic decline in the number of teachers on study leave.

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Table 66: Actual and Projected Expenditure at Current Prices for Public Primary Level

  Education, 2004/05 to 2019/20

Year Enrolment Unit Expenditure Total Expenditure

Per Pupil (EC$) in Millions (EC$)

2004/05 25009 1859 46.5

2005/06 23969 1923 46.1

2006/07 21329 2325 49.6

2007/08 20164 2449 49.4

2008/09 19287 2637 50.9

2009/10 18594 2956 55.0

2010/11 17982 3171 57.0

2011/12 17276 3316 57.3

2012/13 16764 3495 58.6

2013/14 16268 3571 58.1

2014/15 15799 3588 56.7

2015/16 15463 4004 61.9

2016/17 15089 4136 62.4

2017/18 14894 4242 63.2

2018/19 14740 4279 63.1

2019/20 14587 4323 63.1

Source: The projected enrolment is obtained from Table 48

The total expenditure up to 2020/21 was taken from the Government's annual Book of Estimates

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Level Education, 2004/05 to 2019/20

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Table 67 : Percentage of Students Benefiting from the School 

                  Feeding Program in Public Primary Schools by District,

                  2017/18

%

District 1 Enrolment Beneficiaries Benefiting

Babonneau Primary 167 95 57

Balata Combined 214 100 47

Boguis Combined 59 40 68

Dame Pearlette Louisy Primary 944 0 0

Des Barras Combined 50 40 80

Fond Assau Combined 129 65 50

Grande Riviere Combined 201 75 37

Gros Islet Infant 118 75 64

Gros Islet Primary 186 64 34

La Guerre Combined 105 60 57

Monchy Combined 184 70 38

Total District One 2357 684 29

District 2 Enrolment Beneficiaries %

Benefiting

Anglican Infant 218 0 0

Anglican Primary 270 0 0

Camille Henry Combined 720 60 8

Carmen Rene Combined 640 100 16

Methodist Combined 296 0 0

Morne Dudon Combined 255 85 33

Vide Bouteille Combined 385 80 21

Total District Two 2784 325 12

District 3 Enrolment Beneficiaries %

Benefiting

Ave Maria Girls' Infant + Primary 918 125 14

Bocage Combined 120 80 67

Forestiere Combined 85 75 88

Marchand Combined 173 125 72

R.C Boys' Infant + Primary 687 95 14

Ti Rocher Combined (Castries) 135 100 74

Total District Three 2118 600 28

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Table 67 : Percentage of Students Benefiting from the School Feeding 

                  Program in Public Primary Schools, 2017/18 (continued)

%

District 4 Enrolment Beneficiaries Benefiting

Anse-La-Raye Infant 78 55 71

Anse-La-Raye Primary 102 80 78

Bexon Infant 108 90 83

Bexon Primary 126 50 40

Ciceron Combined 243 98 40

La Croix Maingot Combined 250 123 49

Millet Infant 70 66 94

Millet Primary 98 80 82

Odsan Combined 195 82 42

Roseau Combined 103 60 58

Total District Four 1373 784 57

District 5 Enrolment Beneficiaries %

Benefiting

Aux Lyons Combined 156 100 64

Deniere Riviere Combined 167 100 60

Dennery Infant 198 186 94

Dennery Primary 225 150 67

La Resource Combined 128 75 59

Micoud Primary 355 240 68

Mon Repos Combined 158 85 54

Patience Combined 116 60 52

Richfond Combined 243 140 58

Ti Rocher Combined (Micoud) 150 50 33

Total District Five 1896 1186 63

District 6 Enrolment Beneficiaries % Benefiting

Augier Combined 295 145 49

Belle Vue Combined 114 90 79

Blanchard Combined 152 75 49

Desruisseaux Combined 197 60 30

Grace Combined 127 75 59

Pierrot Combined 274 120 44

Plain View Combined 597 85 14

Vieux-Fort Infant 163 90 55

Vieux-Fort Primary 247 85 34

Vigier Combined 41 35 85

Total District Six 2207 860 39

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Table 67 : Percentage of Students Benefiting from the School Feeding 

                   Programme in Public Primary Schools, 2017/18 (continued)

District 7 Enrolment Beneficiaries % Benefitting

Banse La Grace 116 65 56

Delcer Combined 65 60 92

Dugard Combined 117 50 43

Laborie Boys' Primary 149 90 60

Laborie Girls Primary 100 120 120

Mongouge Government School 116 60 52

Piaye Combined 156 100 64

Reunion Primary 96 90 94

Riviere Doree Combined 57 70 123

Roblot Government School 80 55 69

Saltibus Combined 104 100 96

Total District Seven 1156 860 74

District 8 Enrolment Beneficiaries % Benefitting

Bouton Combined 52 35 67

Canaries Infant 80 73 91

Canaries Primary 78 50 64

Etangs Combined 183 75 41

Fond St.Jacques Primary 164 95 58

Soufriere Infant 182 90 49

Soufriere Primary 264 70 27

Total District Eight 1003 488 49

 Total for Public Primary 14,894 5,787 39

Other schools Enrolment Beneficiaries % Benefitting

Dunnottar 97 97 100

Soufriere Special Ed. Center 43 45 105

CARE Odsan 48 52 108

CARE Anse La Raye 59 30 51

Vieux Fort Special Ed.Center 92 65 71

L'Abayee SDA 169 15 9

Lady Gordon Opportunity Center 87 70 80

Mon Repos SDA 109 75 69

Total 704 449 64

 National Total 15598 6,236 40

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Table 68 : Percentage of Students Benefiting from Bursaries in 

     Public Primary Schools, 2017/18

Babonneau Primary 167 2 31 33 19.8

Balata Primary 214 1 22 23 10.7

Boguis Combined 59 0 17 17 28.8

Dame Pearlette Louisy Primary 944 2 27 29 3.1

Des Barras Combined 50 0 7 7 14.0

Fond Assau Combined 129 2 16 18 14.0

Grande Riviere Primary 201 6 28 34 16.9

Gros Islet Infant + Primary 304 5 44 49 16.1

La Guerre Combined 105 4 12 16 15.2

Monchy Combined 184 3 10 13 7.1

Anglican Infant + Primary 488 11 60 71 14.5

Camille Henry Memorial 720 1 30 31 4.3

Carmen Rene Memorial 640 7 17 24 3.8

Methodist Primary 296 3 44 47 15.9

Morne Dudon Combined 255 4 61 65 25.5

Vide Bouteille Combined 385 15 54 69 17.9

Ave Maria Infant + Primary 918 10 74 84 9.2

Bocage Combined 120 4 23 27 22.5

Forestierre Combined 85 1 6 7 8.2

Marchand Combined 173 3 42 45 26.0

R. C. Boys' Infant + Primary 687 11 63 74 10.8

Ti Rocher Combined (Castries) 135 2 25 27 20.0

Anse La Raye Infant + Primary 180 3 14 17 9.4

Bexon Infant + Primary 234 1 45 46 19.7

Ciceron Combined 243 11 34 45 18.5

La Croix Maingot Combined 250 11 28 39 15.6

Millet Infant + Primary 168 2 46 48 28.6

Odsan Combined 195 7 33 40 20.5

Roseau Combined 103 4 9 13 12.6

Aux Lyon Combined 156 2 14 16 10.3

Dennery Infant + Primary 423 15 47 62 14.7

Derniere Riviere Combined 167 1 18 19 11.4

La Ressource Combined 128 2 10 12 9.4

Micoud Primary 355 5 46 51 14.4

Mon Repos Combined 158 3 20 23 14.6

Patience Combined 116 1 9 10 8.6

Richfond Combined 243 11 22 33 13.6

Ti Rocher Combined (Micoud) 150 0 9 9 6.0

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5

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Busaries

New 

Bursaries

Ongoing 

Bursaries
District EnrolmentSchool

Total 

Bursaries

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Table 68 : Percentage of Students Benefiting from the Bursaries 

    in Public Primary Schools, 2017/18 (continued)

Augier Combined 295 4 14 18 6.1

Belle Vue Combined 114 0 9 9 7.9

Blanchard Combined 152 3 14 17 11.2

Desruisseaux Combined 197 9 28 37 18.8

Grace Combined 127 0 5 5 3.9

Pierrot Combined 274 4 41 45 16.4

Plain View Combined 597 11 33 44 7.4

Vieux Fort Infant + Primary 410 3 14 17 4.1

Vigier Combined 41 2 3 5 12.2

Banse La Grace Combined 116 0 4 4 3.4

Delcer Combined 65 0 4 4 6.2

Dugard Combined 117 3 16 19 16.2

Laborie Boys' Primary 149 0 8 8 5.4

Laborie Girls' Primary 100 2 10 12 12.0

Mongouge Combined 116 1 5 6 5.2

Piaye Combined 156 3 0 3 1.9

Reunion Primary 96 2 10 12 12.5

Riviere Doree Combined 57 2 3 5 8.8

Roblot Combined 80 1 5 6 7.5

Saltibus Combined 104 5 1 6 5.8

Bouton Combined 52 0 2 2 3.8

Canaries Infant + Primary 158 2 34 36 22.8

Fond St. Jacques Primary 164 2 8 10 6.1

Les Etangs Combined 183 5 20 25 13.7

Soufriere Infant + Primary 446 21 29 50 11.2

National Total 14894 261 1437 1698 11.4

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Busaries

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Table 69 : National Mean Performance per Subject in Grade 2 National Assessment, 2007 to 2018

Subject 2007 (%) 2008 (%) 2009 (%) 2010 (%) 2011 (%) 2012 (%) 2013 (%) 2014 (%) 2015 (%) 2016 (%) 2017 (%) 2018 (%)

English Language 54.22 61.27  -- 59.71 64.56 62.56 64.32 65.41 65.04 65.65 59.69 62.39

Mathematics 51.77 55.16  -- 59.93 57.68 47.99 62.7 68.46 66.19 67.25 60.77 57.68

Language Arts  --  --  -- 81.63 82 87 90 87 90 88 91 91

Mathematics  --  --  -- 89.75  -- 88 91 92 92 94 92 91

Table 70 : National Mean Performance per Subject in Grade 4 National Assessment 2007 to 2018

Subject 2007 (%) 2008 (%) 2009 (%) 2010 (%) 2011 (%) 2012 (%) 2013 (%) 2014 (%) 2015 (%) 2016 (%) 2017 (%) 2018 (%)

English Language 48.1 48.86  -- 52.3 55.67 54.38 57.2 59.51 60.71 59.42 62.31 59.59

Mathematics 47.1 56  -- 53.37 57.74 56.55 61.51 62.45 61.87 58.84 60.55 50.64

General Paper 48.74 54.48  -- 51.89 53.51 68.15 58.42 62.28 63.83 57.96 61.34 60.38

Language Arts  --  --  -- 78.68 75 77 71 79 82 80 81 84

Mathematics  --  --  -- 87.45  -- 86 85 88 90 91 92 93

NB:  -There were no Minimum Standards Examinations in 2009

 -The SBA Component was introduced in 2009/10. To facilitate this new component the Minimum Standards was renamed and is 

   now called the National Assessment

 - In 2011, the Mathematics SBA task was not administered due to disruptions caused by the passage of Hurricane Tomas in 2010

Table 71 a: National Mean Performance per Subject at the Common Entrance Examination 2007 to 2018

Subject 2007 (%) 2008 (%) 2009 (%) 2010 (%) 2011 (%) 2012 (%) 2013 (%) 2014 (%) 2015 (%) 2016 (%) 2017 (%) 2018 (%)

English Language 43.3 52.6 53.3 58.0 58.2 55.5 62.9 62.5 65.2 57.3 60.6 56.9

Mathematics 41.7 46.1 55.3 59.4 61.0 60.1 56.8 53.7 59.8 61.0 56.3 53.6

General Paper 51.3 59.6 62.5 59.0 66.1 61.5 64.0 66.6 66.3 69.9 64.9 62.2

Overall 45.4 52.8 57.0 58.8 61.7 59.0 61.3 60.9 63.8 62.7 60.6 60.1

School Based 

Assessment (SBA)

School Based 

Assessment (SBA)

National Mean

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Year Number Sat Number Percentage
Assigned Assigned

2000 4476 2427 54

2001 4508 2482 55

2002 4532 2520 56

2003 4477 2687 60

2004 4295 2608 61

2005 4146 2519 61

2006 4302 3890 90

2007 3656 3551 97

2008 3223 3145 98

2009 3102 3005 97

2010 2837 2752 97

2011 2815 2695 96

2012 2831 2571 91

2013 2657 2551 96

2014 2631 2625 100

2015 2372 2359 99

2016 2419 2250 93

2017 2258 2258 100

2018 2224 2224 100

NB: From 2006 all students were offered places at the secondary schools. However, some 

parents/guardians may have opted to have their child to repeat Grade 6. 

Table 71 b : Percentage of Pupils Assigned to Secondary Schools 

                       in Relation to the Number  of Pupils Who Sat the Common

                       Entrance Examinations, 2000 to 2018

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Year Number at or above Number Percentage

National Mean Assigned Assigned

2000 2166 2427 89

2001 2077 2482 84

2002 2218 2476 90

2003 2157 2687 80

2004 2116 2608 81

2005 2131 2519 85

2006 2008 3890 52

2007 1715 3551 48

2008 1700 3145 54

2009 1690 2983 57

2010 1511 2752 55

2011 1528 2695 57

2012 1497 2571 58

2013 1436 2551 56

2014 1436 2625 55

2015 1292 2359 55

2016 1280 2250 57

2017 1180 2258 52

2018 1186 2224 53

Table 72 : Percentage of Pupils Assigned to Secondary Schools of Pupils Who Scored at

                  or above the National Common Entrance Examinations Mean, 2000 to 2018

                   

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Public Primary Schools In St. Lucia

                    Examinations, 2013 to 2018

School No. No. No. No. No. No. 

Sat Sat Sat Sat Sat Sat

Roblot Combined 13 6 46 7 6 86 4 2 50 10 8 80 12 9 75 3 3 100

The Montessori Center 20 19 95 21 20 95 31 31 100 26 25 96 16 15 94 26 25 96

Tapion Private 14 14 100 15 14 93 23 22 96 17 16 94 17 17 100 21 19 90

Fond St. Jacques Primary 20 15 75 24 17 71 13 7 54 23 16 70 17 10 59 20 18 90

Bonne Terre Preparatory 25 25 100 26 25 96 17 13 76 13 11 85 10 10 100 15 13 87

Balata Combined 20 10 50 17 9 53 14 6 43 23 17 74 18 13 72 21 18 86

Millet Primary 32 17 53 30 17 57 20 15 75 27 15 56 27 20 74 22 18 82

Dame Pearlette Louisy Primary 141 109 77 163 139 85 98 83 85 96 82 85 159 129 81 122 95 78

Camille Henry Memorial 106 84 79 98 81 83 102 87 85 107 82 77 97 79 81 97 75 77

Carmen Rene Memorial 102 77 75 105 73 70 109 84 77 107 84 79 99 66 67 108 82 76

Emmanuel SDA Combined 11 9 82 10 6 60 22 9 41 12 5 42 18 14 78 16 12 75

Forestierre Combined 15 10 67 12 10 83 17 10 59 17 12 71 15 11 73 14 10 71

Laborie Girls' Primary 17 14 82 19 10 53 13 9 69 23 11 48 19 9 47 14 10 71

Les Etangs Combined 18 10 56 24 15 63 19 9 47 19 8 42 23 15 65 23 16 70

Castries SDA Primary 43 31 72 32 26 81 45 28 62 34 17 50 28 18 64 35 24 69

Augier Combined 52 20 38 42 20 48 50 28 56 37 28 76 34 14 41 38 26 68

L'Abayee SDA Primary 11 7 64 15 8 53 21 8 38 21 13 62 14 6 43 12 8 67

Reunion Primary 25 15 60 19 14 74 23 17 74 24 16 67 22 9 41 21 14 67

Saltibus Combined 17 6 35 29 17 59 16 3 19 20 9 45 16 7 44 18 12 67

Belle Vue Combined 17 12 71 29 13 45 14 8 57 24 15 63 15 11 73 23 15 65

Patience Combined 22 11 50 17 6 35 16 4 25 21 13 62 11 5 45 18 11 61

Ave Maria Girls' Primary 154 78 51 143 89 62 129 89 69 127 68 54 122 60 49 150 91 61

Blanchard Combined 29 14 48 17 9 53 28 17 61 24 12 50 19 10 53 22 13 59

Plain View Combined 83 49 59 92 60 65 83 53 64 84 51 61 96 60 63 78 46 59

Pierrot Combined 38 24 63 35 23 66 34 20 59 24 12 50 36 23 64 30 17 57

Laborie Boys' Primary 26 16 62 16 8 50 18 7 39 19 7 37 14 6 43 16 9 56

La Resource Combined 25 13 52 23 14 61 23 6 26 17 10 59 18 8 44 18 10 56

Micoud Primary 51 19 37 63 35 56 52 23 44 64 29 45 50 21 42 44 23 52

Desruisseaux Combined 41 20 49 34 16 47 23 13 57 34 18 53 25 20 80 23 12 52

Morne Du Don Combined 57 28 49 44 23 52 41 21 51 34 17 50 38 19 50 45 23 51

St.Aloysius R.C. Boys' Primary 109 81 74 117 69 59 110 71 65 107 60 56 118 54 46 104 52 50

Boguis Combined 10 5 50 16 11 69 14 6 43 13 5 38 12 10 83 12 6 50

Ciceron Combined 51 25 49 43 21 49 45 22 49 39 15 38 30 15 50 30 15 50

La Guerre Combined 17 4 24 16 4 25 11 4 36 21 10 48 16 9 56 16 8 50

Anse-La-Raye Primary 46 31 67 43 25 58 23 16 70 30 22 73 34 21 62 31 15 48

Derniere Riviere Combined 32 22 69 29 16 55 21 14 67 18 7 39 15 12 80 21 10 48

Table 73 continues on the next page

No. At or 

above 

National 

Mean

% At or 

above 

National 

Mean

2017
No. At or 

above 

National 

Mean

% At or 

above 

National 

Mean

Table 73 : The Percentage of Pupils in Primary Schools Who Scored at or above  the National 

2013
No. At or 

above 

National 

Mean

% At or 

above 

National 

Mean

2018
No. At or 

above 

National 

Mean

% At or 

above 

National 

Mean

2014
No. At or 

above 

National 

Mean

% At or 

above 

National 

Mean

2016
No. At or 

above 

National 

Mean

% At or 

above 

National 

Mean

2015

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Table 73 : The  Percentage of Pupils in Primary Schools who Scored at or above the National Mean in the Common Entrance

                    Examinations, 2013 to 2018  (continued)

School No. No. No. No. No. No. 

Sat Sat Sat Sat Sat Sat

Bexon Primary 46 28 61 39 22 56 30 18 60 32 19 59 22 12 55 35 16 46

Mon Repos Combined 23 13 57 26 16 62 27 12 44 23 14 61 23 11 48 20 9 45

Babonneau Primary 40 13 33 41 14 34 46 13 28 39 20 51 36 11 31 27 12 44

Mongouge Combined 19 5 26 18 13 72 15 10 67 16 11 69 14 8 57 14 6 43

Anglican Primary 90 48 53 91 53 58 106 56 53 73 30 41 71 33 46 67 28 42

Riviere Doree Combined 19 9 47 26 13 50 9 8 89 14 5 36 18 9 50 12 5 42

Vieux Fort Primary 78 32 41 97 25 26 69 21 30 63 20 32 61 16 26 66 27 41

Grande Riviere Combined 53 16 30 29 13 45 28 13 46 37 19 51 25 5 20 35 14 40

Canaries Primary 35 15 43 16 8 50 16 8 50 25 11 44 30 17 57 15 6 40

Delcer Combined 18 9 50 17 4 24 20 13 65 16 8 50 22 11 50 15 6 40

Grace Combined 21 8 38 25 7 28 21 11 52 16 5 31 15 5 33 18 7 39

Ti Rocher Combined (Mic) 20 4 20 32 10 31 35 11 31 26 7 27 20 9 45 18 7 39

Bouton Combined 11 4 36 16 9 56 12 2 17 15 5 33 7 3 43 8 3 38

Vide Bouteille Primary 74 31 42 61 34 56 63 36 57 87 41 47 69 25 36 43 16 37

Dennery Primary 68 21 31 75 18 24 48 16 33 71 20 28 64 21 33 57 21 37

Richfond Combined 38 12 32 37 18 49 30 7 23 36 15 42 17 5 29 34 12 35

Gros Islet Primary 53 16 30 54 17 31 59 19 32 57 33 58 42 20 48 54 19 35

Piaye Combined 18 13 72 13 7 54 13 12 92 13 9 69 15 7 47 15 5 33

Vige Primary 8 5 63 13 12 92 4 2 50 5 4 80 7 6 86 3 1 33

La Croix Maingot Combined 54 23 43 56 16 29 33 11 33 50 18 36 37 14 38 37 12 32

Soufriere Primary 76 33 43 65 28 43 57 31 54 50 22 44 53 16 30 71 23 32

Odsan Combined 44 26 59 33 13 39 33 12 36 26 10 38 15 4 27 31 10 32

Gordon & Walcott Methodist 15 10 67 44 13 30 57 19 33 58 22 38 36 11 31 43 13 30

Monchy Combined 24 9 38 38 17 45 32 11 34 47 13 28 48 13 27 27 8 30

Bocage Combined 14 5 36 14 4 29 20 9 45 15 3 20 16 6 38 17 5 29

Ti Rocher Combined (Cas) 14 10 71 12 9 75 16 5 31 17 7 41 23 8 35 15 4 27

Banse La Grace Combined 15 8 53 10 1 10 16 4 25 10 3 30 10 1 10 13 3 23

Roseau Combined 19 5 26 31 11 35 22 7 32 24 8 33 26 6 23 13 3 23

Marchand Combined 42 8 19 34 5 15 32 9 28 33 7 21 31 12 39 18 4 22

Fond Assau Combined 26 24 92 24 17 71 26 10 38 22 8 36 22 8 36 20 4 20

Aux Lyons Combined 32 12 38 23 9 39 25 6 24 17 7 41 17 2 12 25 3 12

Des Barras Combined 2 2 100 5 1 20 1 1 100 8 3 38 7 3 43 0  --  --

Dugard Combined 15 13 87 20 10 50 9 4 44 9 6 67 9 7 78 0  --  --

Total 2619 1427 54.5 2600 1426 54.8 2363 1288 54.5 2397 1273 53.1 2249 1173 52.2 2213 1186 53.6

2014 2017
No. At or 

above 

National 

Mean

% At or 

above 

National 

Mean

No. At or 

above 

National 

Mean

% At or 

above 

National 

Mean

2016
No. At or 

above 

National 

Mean

2018
No. At or 

above 

National 

Mean

% At or 

above 

National 

Mean

% At or 

above 

National 

Mean

2013
No. At or 

above 

National 

Mean

% At or 

above 

National 

Mean

2015
No. At or 

above 

National 

Mean

% At or 

above 

National 

Mean

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No. of Pupil/

Learning Disabilities/ Hearing Visually Total Teachers Teacher

Mentally Challenged Impaired Impaired Ratio

and Autistic

2004/05 37 5 4 6  -- 52 12 4

2005/06 34 5 5 15  -- 59 11 5

2006/07 50 7 11 8  -- 76 14 5

2007/08 51 6 2 11  -- 70 14 5

2008/09 50 7 10 11  -- 78 15 5

2009/10 48 7 10 11  -- 76 14 5

2010/11 69 3 4 1  -- 77 15 5

2011/12 65 3 4 1  -- 73 16 5

2012/13 74 2 2 4 3 85 16 5

2013/14 79 2 17 4 5 107 16 7

2014/15 69 1 12 2 6 90 16 6

2015/16 68 1 3 1 3 76 16 5

2016/17 66 1 4 2 3 76 17 4

2017/18 82 1 4 1 4 92 18 5

Year No. of Pupil/

Learning Disabilities/ Hearing Visually Multiple Total Teachers Teacher

Mentally Challenged Impaired Impaired Handicaps Ratio

and Autistic

2004/05 50 15 5 2  -- 72 12 6

2005/06 41 12 5 14  -- 72 10 7

2006/07 62 6 3 2  -- 73 10 7

2007/08 57 7 2  -  -- 66 11 6

2008/09 60 3 2 5  -- 70 11 6

2009/10 52 4 2 18  -- 76 11 7

2010/11 60 0 3 7  -- 70 11 6

2011/12 53 2 3 18  -- 76 11 7

2012/13 51 1 3 22 2 79 11 7

2013/14 61 3 3 25 2 94 11 9

2014/15 57 3 5 17 3 85 11 8

2015/16 67 8 3 14 1 93 11 8

2016/17 63 7 3 11 0 84 11 8

2017/18 58 7 10 12 0 87 13 7

Table 74 continues on the next page.

Type of Disability

Physically 

Challenged

b : Lady Gordon Opportunity Centre/School for the Hearing Impaired

Table 74 : Student Enrolment and Number of Teachers in Special 

                   Education Centres/Schools, 2004/05 to 2017/18

a : Special Education Centre (Vieux Fort)

Year
Multiple 

Handicaps 

 Physically 

Challenged

Type of Disability

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Year

Learning Disabilities/ Hearing Visually Physically Total

Mentally Challenged Impaired Impaired Challenged
and Autistic

2004/05 71 0  --  -- 0 71 14 5

2005/06 65 0  --  -- 8 73 15 5

2006/07 83 0  --  -- 0 83 16 5

2007/08 69 0  --  -- 6 74 16 5

2008/09 66 0  --  -- 12 66 16 4

2009/10 76 0  --  -- 1 76 18 4

2010/11 71 0  --  -- 9 71 18 4

2011/12 81 1  --  -- 5 82 23 4

2012/13 66 1  --  -- 5 67 23 3

2013/14 79 1  --  -- 5 80 23 3

2014/15 75 1  --  -- 5 76 23 3

2015/16 73 1  --  -- 5 74 23 3

2016/17 73 0  -- 3 17 76 21 4

2017/18 90 0 6 1 17 97 23 4

Year

Learning Disabilities

Multiple Handicaps Hearing Visually Total
Mentally Challenged Impaired Impaired

2004/05 7 10 17 4 4

2005/06 7 8 15 4 4

2006/07 6 4 10 6 2

2007/08 12 5 17 6 3

2008/09 12 10 22 5 4

2009/10 40 8 48 7 7

2010/11 41 10 51 7 7

2011/12 40 62 102 7 15

2012/13 35 12 47 8 6

2013/14 37 16 53 8 7

2014/15 35 35 70 7 10

2015/16  --  -- 71 6 12

2016/17  --  -- 76 8 10

2017/18 22 54 76 7 11

Table 74 continues on the next page.

Disaggregated figures were not received from the Blind Welfare Association for 2015/16 and 2016/17.

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Number 

of 

Teachers

Pupil/     

Teacher 

Ratio

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Type of Disability

Physically
Challenged

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Table 74 : Student Enrolment and Number of Teachers in Special 

                    Education Centres/Schools, 2004/05 to 2017/18 (continued)

c : Dunnottar School

d: Blind Welfare Association

Multiple 

Handicaps

Number 

of 

Teachers

Pupil/       

Teacher 

Ratio

Type of Disability

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Number of Pupil/Teacher

Learning Disabilities/ Hearing Visually Multiple Physically Total Teachers Ratio
Mentally Challenged/ Autistic Impaired Impaired Handicaps Challenged

2004/05 9 0 3 9 5 26 5 5
2005/06 13 1 5 12 3 34 5 7
2006/07 11 1 12 13 2 39 6 7
2007/08 12 1 11 13 1 38 7 5
2008/09 11 1 8 10 0 30 7 4
2009/10 15 1 10 8 0 34 8 4
2010/11 9 0 8 6 2 25 7 4
2011/12 10 0 6 7 0 23 6 4
2012/13 15 0 8 8 1 32 5 6
2013/14 15 0 3 4 0 22 6 4
2014/15 22 1 1 11 0 35 7 5
2015/16 24 0 3 11 0 38 8 5
2016/17 28 0 2 8 1 39 7 6
2017/18 33 0 1 9 0 43 7 6

School Male

RC Boys' Infant 2
Reunion Primary
Patience Combined
Vide Bouteille Combined 1
Leon Hess Comprehensive
The Montessori Centre
CARE
Babonneau Primary 2
Dame Pearlette
Corinth Secondary
Soufriere Primary
Soufriere Comprehensive 1
Plain View Combined
Banse La Grace 1
Blanchard Combined 1
Laborie Girls Primary
Piaye Secondary 1
Total 9

Updated data were not received from 2015/16

1 1
1 2

1 1
1
1

1 1
1 1

1

1
2
1

22
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11
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Table 74 : Student Enrolment and Number of Teachers in Special 
                   Education Centres/Schools, 2004/05 to 2017/18 (continued)

Table 75 : Distribution of Students from the Blind Welfare Association 
                   in Various Schools, 2014/15

Year

Type of Disability

e : Soufriere Special Education Centre 

14

Total

2

23

Female

1
2

2
2

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Special Education In St. Lucia

Centre Enrolment Number of Girls % of Girls

Dunnottar 97 50 52

Blind Welfare Association 76 32 42

Soufriere Special Education 43 14 33

Vieux Fort Special Education 92 32 35

Lady Gordon Opportunity Centre 87 34 39

Total 395 162 41

Table 77a : Pupil/Teacher Ratios in Special Education Centres, 

Year Enrolment Total Teachers Pupil/Teacher Ratio

2004/05 238 47 5

2005/06 253 45 6

2006/07 271 52 5

2007/08 265 54 5

2008/09 278 54 5

2009/10 311 58 5

2010/11 303 58 5

2011/12 361 63 6

2012/13 315 63 5

2013/14 361 64 6

2014/15 361 64 6

2015/16 357 64 6

2016/17 368 64 6

2017/18 395 68 6

Centre Total Number of Total Number of Percentage of

Teachers Trained Teachers Trained Teachers

Soufriere Special Education 7 5 71

Vieux Fort Special Education 18 10 56

Lady Gordon Opportunity Centre 13 11 85

Blind Welfare Association 7 5 71

Dunnottar 23 20 87

Total 68 51 75

                     2017/18

Table 76 : Percentage Share of Females in Special Education Centres, 

Table 77b : Percentage of Trained Teachers in Special Education Centres, 

                    2017/18

                     2004/05 to 2017/18

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Specialization

Vieux Fort Lady Gordon Opp. Dunnottar Blind Welfare Soufriere

Deaf Education 1 1 2.9

Learning Disabilities 0.0

Blind Education 1 4 7.4

Mental Retardation 0.0

Physical Handicap 0.0

Dyslexia 0.0

Multiple Handicaps 0.0

Speech Therapy 0.0

Physiotherapy 0.0

Audiology 1 1.5

General (Special) Education 2 6 1 13.2

Education Psychology 0.0

Total 4 8  -- 5  -- 25.0

 -- Missing data

% of Total 

Teachers

                  Special Education Centres, 2017/18

Number in Centre

Table 78: Percentage of Teachers Trained in Various areas of Specialization in

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SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ST. LUCIA 



Public Secondary Schools In St. Lucia

                   School and Unit Expenditure per Student, 2004/05 to 2017/18

Total Average Average No.

Academic Number of Enrolment Number of  Expenditure School Student/Teacher of Teachers Expenditure Per

Year Schools Teachers in Million EC$ Size Ratio Per School Pupil in EC$

2004/05 20 12969 730 34.5 648 18 37 2658

2005/06 20 13099 738 35.8 655 18 37 2733

2006/07 24 14699 855 39.3 612 17 36 2674

2007/08 24 15630 924 43.8 651 17 39 2801

2008/09 24 15863 952 50.7 661 17 40 3194

2009/10 24 15655 962 58.2 652 16 40 3717

2010/11 24 15255 963 61.0 636 16 40 4001

2011/12 24 14381 968 64.9 599 15 40 4514

2012/13 24 13706 982 64.7 571 14 41 4721

2013/14 24 13212 1009 68.4 551 13 42 5174

2014/15 23 12861 1023 65.3 559 13 44 5077

2015/16 23 12360 1025 68.3 537 12 45 5529

2016/17 23 11941 1021 70.1 519 12 44 5869

2017/18 22 11551 1006 72.4 525 11 46 6270

Note: Enrolment Totals include A'Level department (Form 6) at Vieux Fort Comprehensive

In 2017, the George Charles Secondary and Jon Odlum Secondary schools were merged to form the Stanley Jon Odlum Memorial Secondary School.

Table 79 : Changes in Average Size, Student/Teacher Ratio, Number of  Teachers per Public Secondary

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10000

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14000

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Figure 12 : Growth of Total  Enrolment in Public Secondary Schools, 
2004/05 to 2017/18

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Table 80 : Student Leavers at Public Secondary School Level, 2004/05 to 2016/17

Year Enrolment Dropouts Transfers out Total Number %
(Forms 1-5) of St. Lucia of Leavers Leaver Rate

2004/05 12815 112 53 165 1.3

2005/06 12965 219 96 315 2.4

2006/07 14578 138 83 221 1.5

2007/08 15527 236 86 322 2.1

2008/09 15753 255 73 328 2.1

2009/10 15564 268 66 334 2.1

2010/11 15139 273 62 335 2.2

2011/12 14241 261 66 327 2.3

2012/13 13576 180 52 232 1.7

2013/14 13081 148 60 208 1.6

2014/15 12720 224 58 282 2.2

2015/16 12224 242 89 331 2.7

2016/17 11794 161 51 212 1.8

Table 81 :  Male Leavers at Public Secondary School Level, 2004/05 to 2016/17

Year Male Dropouts Transfers out Total Number %
Enrolment of St. Lucia of Leavers Leaver Rate

2004/05 5745 60 25 85 1.5

2005/06 5802 119 36 155 2.7

2006/07 6854 83 42 125 1.8

2007/08 7588 135 46 181 2.4

2008/09 7763 175 33 208 2.7

2009/10 7841 162 30 192 2.4

2010/11 7638 180 36 216 2.8

2011/12 7109 182 43 225 3.2

2012/13 6721 121 31 152 2.3

2013/14 6506 90 14 104 1.6

2014/15 6338 136 30 166 2.6

2015/16 6046 163 40 203 3.4

2016/17 5864 100 20 120 2.0

Table 82: Female Leavers at Public Secondary  School Level, 2004/05 to 2016/17

Year Female Dropouts Transfers out Total Number %
Enrolment of St. Lucia of Leavers Leaver Rate

2004/05 7070 52 28 80 1.1

2005/06 7163 100 60 160 2.2

2006/07 7724 55 41 96 1.2

2007/08 7939 101 40 141 1.8

2008/09 7990 80 40 120 1.5

2009/10 7723 106 36 142 1.8

2010/11 7501 93 26 119 1.6

2011/12 7132 79 23 102 1.4

2012/13 6855 59 21 80 1.2

2013/14 6575 58 46 104 1.6

2014/15 6382 88 28 116 1.8

2015/16 6178 79 49 128 2.1

2016/17 5930 61 31 92 1.6

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Total %

Form 1 Form 2 Form 3 Form 4 Form 5 Dropouts Dropouts

2004/05 0 2 17 28 65 112 0.9

2005/06 10 28 45 63 73 219 1.7

2006/07 2 12 31 37 56 138 0.9

2007/08 12 43 35 68 78 236 1.5

2008/09 12 32 54 61 96 255 1.6

2009/10 3 9 38 105 113 268 1.7

2010/11 4 25 32 50 162 273 1.8

2011/12 0 15 27 103 116 261 1.8

2012/13 5 15 14 44 100 178 1.3

2013/14 5 12 28 43 60 148 1.2

2014/15 6 23 25 63 107 224 1.8

2015/16 1 17 34 52 138 242 1.9

2016/17 3 7 33 41 77 161 1.3

Total %

Form 1 Form 2 Form 3 Form 4 Form 5 Dropouts Dropouts

2004/05 0 1 10 15 34 60 1.0

2005/06 7 16 24 30 42 119 2.1

2006/07 1 8 17 20 37 83 1.2

2007/08 8 30 17 40 40 135 1.8

2008/09 11 26 41 35 62 175 2.3

2009/10 2 7 25 62 66 162 2.1

2010/11 2 19 26 38 95 180 2.4

2011/12 0 8 19 70 85 182 2.6

2012/13 4 13 10 26 68 121 1.8

2013/14 2 7 19 23 39 90 1.4

2014/15 3 17 17 34 65 136 2.1

2015/16 1 14 20 35 93 163 2.6

2016/17 2 6 26 25 41 100 1.6

Total %

Form 1 Form 2 Form 3 Form 4 Form 5 Dropouts Dropouts

2004/05 0 1 7 13 31 52 0.7

2005/06 3 12 21 33 31 100 1.4

2006/07 1 4 14 17 19 55 0.7

2007/08 4 13 18 28 38 101 1.3

2008/09 1 6 13 26 34 80 1.0

2009/10 1 2 13 43 47 106 1.4

2010/11 2 6 6 12 67 93 1.2

2011/12 0 7 8 33 31 79 1.1

2012/13 1 2 4 18 32 57 0.8

2013/14 3 5 9 20 21 58 0.9

2014/15 3 6 8 29 42 88 1.4

2015/16 0 3 14 17 45 79 1.2

2016/17 1 1 7 16 36 61 1.0

Year

Dropouts by Form

Year

Dropouts by Form

Table 83:  Total Number of Dropouts at the Public Secondary School Level by 

                    Form, 2004/05 to 2016/17

Table 85:  Number of Female Dropouts at the Public Secondary School Level 

                    Form, 2004/05 to 2016/17

Table 84:  Number of Male Dropouts at the Public Secondary School Level by 

                    Form, 2004/05 to 2016/17

Year

Dropouts by Form

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Public Secondary Schools In St. Lucia

                  2017/18

                    
Secondary School Enrolment Total Girls

Vieux Fort Comprehensive 979 560

Castries Comprehensive 707 424

Micoud Secondary 694 354

St. Joseph's Convent 693 693

Leon Hess Comprehensive 685 391

Corinth Secondary 673 364

Sir Ira Simmons Secondary 650 317

Entrepot Secondary 639 336

St.Mary's College 621 0

Vide Bouteille Secondary 612 291

Choiseul Secondary 595 301

Babonneau Secondary 501 233

Ciceron Secondary 478 241

Beanefield Comprehensive Secondary 471 283

Soufriere Comprehensive 470 222

Anse Ger Secondary 370 140

Bocage Secondary 354 144

Clendon Mason Memorial Secondary 316 154

Stanley Jon Odlum Memorial Secondary 313 102

Gros Islet Secondary 278 95

Grande Riviere Secondary 231 78

Piaye Secondary 221 77

Average for all Schools 525 264

                  Capacity, 2017/18

Secondary School Capacity Total Surplus

Enrolment Capacity(%)

Grande Riviere Secondary 600 231 62

Gros Islet Secondary 700 278 60

Piaye Secondary 525 221 58

Stanley Jon Odlum Memorial Secondary 700 313 55

Clendon Mason Memorial 700 316 55

Soufriere Comprehensive 700 470 33

Anse Ger Secondary 525 370 30

Bocage Secondary 480 354 26

Choiseul Secondary 700 595 15

Vide Bouteille Secondary 700 612 13

Vieux Fort Comprehensive 1115 979 12

Ciceron Secondary 525 478 9

Entrepot Secondary 700 639 9

Micoud Secondary 750 694 7

Sir Ira Simmons Secondary 700 650 7

Babonneau Secondary 525 501 5

St.Mary's College 650 621 4

Corinth Secondary 700 673 4

Castries Comprehensive 735 707 4

Leon Hess Comprehensive 700 685 2

Beanefield Comprehensive 480 471 2

St. Joseph's Convent 700 693 1

Enrolment Totals for Tables 86 and 87 include Form 6 students in the A'Level Department at 

Vieux Fort Comprehensive Secondary 

Table 86 : Public Secondary Schools Ranked According to Enrolment, 

Table 87 : Public Secondary Schools Ranked according to Surplus/Deficit

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Table 88 : Enrolment by Age, Form and Sex in Public Secondary Schools, 2017/18

Age Last Sex Form 1 Form 2 Form 3 Form 4 Form 5 Lower 6 Upper 6
Birthday

M 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 13

F 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

M 150 14 0 0 0 0 0 164

F 234 17 1 0 0 0 0 252

M 684 180 18 0 0 0 0 882

F 694 233 32 0 0 0 0 959

M 232 755 176 6 0 0 0 1169

F 150 701 257 2 0 0 0 1110

M 15 244 530 193 4 0 0 986

F 8 120 669 229 2 0 0 1028

M 1 15 328 707 180 0 0 1231

F 0 7 145 770 214 0 0 1136

M 0 10 42 268 653 9 0 982

F 0 0 12 178 816 8 0 1014

M 0 0 3 42 216 13 2 276

F 0 0 2 14 190 27 13 246

M 0 0 0 1 27 4 8 40

F 0 0 0 2 9 8 31 50

M 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 7

F 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2

M 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

M 1,095 1,218 1,097 1,218 1,082 27 14 5751

F 1,089 1,078 1,118 1,195 1,232 43 45 5800

Total 2184 2296 2215 2413 2314 70 59 11551

Table 89 : Enrolment (Forms 1 - 5) in Public Secondary Schools, 2008/09 to 2017/18
                  

2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18

Anse Ger Secondary 520 511 482 462 491 483 484 464 423 370

Babonneau Secondary 551 527 516 493 516 520 507 494 497 501

Beanefield Comprehensive  --  --  --  --  --  -- 402 299 390 471

Bocage Secondary 673 657 666 666 506 469 423 394 345 354

Castries Comprehensive 835 831 818 821 795 796 791 773 749 707

Choiseul Secondary 694 740 745 713 725 693 701 671 641 595

Ciceron Secondary 486 489 489 483 476 495 496 493 490 478

Clendon Mason Memorial 669 751 686 659 609 576 508 422 375 316

Corinth Secondary 706 710 675 670 638 629 638 625 622 673

Entrepot Secondary 691 679 679 652 609 621 618 606 630 639

George Charles Secondary 625 619 616 663 535 460 396 344 250  --

Grande Riviere Secondary 419 411 226 121 89 140 156 186 232 231

Gros Islet Secondary 647 619 611 481 507 483 476 424 347 278

Leon Hess Comprehensive 711 702 697 706 689 656 663 677 677 685

Marigot Secondary 525 445 379 215 290 264 247 189 180  --

Micoud Secondary 842 833 897 790 752 731 696 664 674 694

Piaye Secondary 620 619 601 582 522 488 483 407 301 221

Sir Ira Simmons Secondary 676 692 683 687 636 620 620 622 620 650

Soufriere Comprehensive 680 698 695 683 653 630 619 552 517 470

St. Joseph's Convent 699 676 696 704 698 687 692 692 686 693

St. Mary's College 669 705 715 678 680 660 631 644 636 621

Stanley Jon Odlum Memorial  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  -- 313

Vide Bouteille Secondary 671 647 655 616 593 571 565 571 580 612

Vieux Fort Comprehensive 907 880 892 872 867 805 908 1011 932 850

Vieux Fort Comprehensive - Campus A 606 601 597 522 486 496  --  --  --  --

Vieux Fort Technical Secondary 631 522 423 302 214 108  --  --  --  --

15753 15564 15139 14241 13576 13081 12720 12224 11794 11422

 -- School not in existence

All Schools

Secondary School

16

Under 11

11

12

13

14

15

18

19

20+

16

416

1841

2279

2014

11551
Total

Total

2367

1996

522

90

9

1

17

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Year Form 1 Form 2 Form 3 Form 4 Form 5 Total

2004/05 2591 2689 2636 2623 2276 12815

2005/06 2652 2578 2705 2581 2449 12965

2006/07 3797 2904 2936 2573 2368 14578

2007/08 3420 3842 2966 2818 2481 15527

2008/09 3076 3349 3739 2898 2691 15753

2009/10 2940 3052 3298 3511 2763 15564

2010/11 2752 2944 3018 3224 3201 15139

2011/12 2691 2745 2848 2994 2963 14241

2012/13 2595 2660 2732 2760 2829 13576

2013/14 2568 2626 2652 2640 2595 13081

2014/15 2519 2573 2552 2572 2504 12720

2015/16 2259 2501 2519 2504 2441 12224

2016/17 2309 2232 2466 2451 2336 11794

2017/18 2184 2296 2215 2413 2314 11422

Year Form 1 Form 2 Form 3 Form 4 Form 5 Total

2004/05 1186 1202 1168 1186 1003 5745

2005/06 1193 1172 1192 1137 1108 5802

2006/07 1991 1326 1383 1128 1026 6854

2007/08 1794 2028 1383 1298 1085 7588

2008/09 1502 1752 1946 1351 1212 7763

2009/10 1517 1508 1718 1790 1308 7841

2010/11 1390 1475 1481 1665 1627 7638

2011/12 1327 1384 1474 1443 1481 7109

2012/13 1277 1299 1405 1385 1355 6721

2013/14 1271 1319 1310 1328 1278 6506

2014/15 1292 1281 1265 1261 1239 6338

2015/16 1120 1283 1247 1225 1171 6046

2016/17 1217 1098 1242 1187 1120 5864

2017/18 1095 1218 1097 1218 1082 5710

Year Form 1 Form 2 Form 3 Form 4 Form 5 Total

2004/05 1405 1487 1468 1437 1273 7070

2005/06 1459 1406 1513 1444 1341 7163

2006/07 1806 1578 1553 1445 1342 7724

2007/08 1626 1814 1583 1520 1396 7939

2008/09 1574 1597 1793 1547 1479 7990

2009/10 1423 1544 1580 1721 1455 7723

2010/11 1362 1469 1537 1559 1574 7501

2011/12 1364 1361 1374 1551 1482 7132

2012/13 1318 1361 1327 1375 1474 6855

2013/14 1297 1307 1342 1312 1317 6575

2014/15 1227 1292 1287 1311 1265 6382

2015/16 1139 1218 1272 1279 1270 6178

2016/17 1092 1134 1224 1264 1216 5930

2017/18 1089 1078 1118 1195 1232 5712

                      by Forms, 2004/05 to 2017/18

Table 90 : Growth of Total Enrolment in Public Secondary Schools

Table 91 : Growth in Enrolment of Boys in Public Secondary Schools

Table 92 : Growth in Enrolment of Girls in Public Secondary Schools 

                     by Forms, 2004/05 to 2017/18

                      by Forms, 2004/05 to 2017/18

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Table 93 : Percentage Share of Girls (Forms 1 to 5) in Total Enrolment 

Year

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

2014/15

2015/16

2016/17

2017/18

Academic 

Year 1 2 3 4 5 Average

2004/05 54 55 56 55 56 55

2005/06 55 55 56 56 55 55

2006/07 48 54 53 56 57 53

2007/08 48 47 53 54 56 51

2008/09 51 48 48 53 55 51

2009/10 48 51 48 49 53 50

2010/11 49 50 51 48 49 50

2011/12 51 50 48 52 50 50

2012/13 51 51 49 50 52 50

2013/14 51 50 51 50 51 50

2014/15 49 50 50 51 51 50

2015/16 50 49 50 51 52 51

2016/17 47 51 50 52 52 50

2017/18 50 47 50 50 53 50

Source : Percentages computed on the basis of Tables 90 and 92.

11422 5712 50

11794 6054 51

                     in Public Secondary Schools, 2004/05 to 2017/18     

Enrolment No. of Percentage

(Forms 1 to 5) Girls Girls

Form

Table 94 : Changes in the Percentage Share of Girls in Public Secondary Schools 

                    by Forms, 2004/05 to 2017/18

12815 7070 55

12965 7163 55

14578 7724 53

15527 7939 51

15753 7990 51

15564 7723 50

15139 7501 50

14241 7132 50

13576 6855 50

13081 6575 50

12224 6178 51

12720 6382 50

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Form Form Flow Form Form Flow Form Form Flow Form Form Flow

Year 1 2 Rate 2 3 Rate 3 4 Rate 4 5 Rate

2004/05 2591 2689 99 2689 2636 100 2636 2623 96 2623 2276 92

2005/06 2652 2578 99 2578 2705 101 2705 2581 98 2581 2449 93

2006/07 3797 2904 110 2904 2936 114 2936 2573 95 2573 2368 92

2007/08 3420 3842 101 3842 2966 102 2966 2818 96 2818 2481 96

2008/09 3076 3349 98 3349 3739 97 3739 2898 98 2898 2691 95

2009/10 2940 3052 99 3052 3298 98 3298 3511 94 3511 2763 95

2010/11 2752 2944 100 2944 3018 99 3018 3224 98 3224 3201 91

2011/12 2691 2745 100 2745 2848 97 2848 2994 99 2994 2963 92

2012/13 2595 2660 99 2660 2732 100 2732 2760 97 2760 2829 94

2013/14 2568 2626 101 2626 2652 100 2652 2640 97 2640 2595 94

2014/15 2519 2573 100 2573 2552 97 2552 2572 97 2572 2504 95

2015/16 2259 2501 99 2501 2519 98 2519 2504 98 2504 2441 95

2016/17 2309 2232 99 2232 2466 99 2466 2451 97 2451 2336 93

2017/18 2184 2296 99 2296 2215 99 2215 2413 98 2413 2314 94

Form Form Flow Form Form Flow Form Form Flow Form Form Flow

Year 1 2 Rate 2 3 Rate 3 4 Rate 4 5 Rate

2004/05 1186 1202 101 1202 1168 101 1168 1186 98 1186 1003 91

2005/06 1193 1172 99 1172 1192 99 1192 1137 97 1137 1108 93

2006/07 1991 1326 111 1326 1383 118 1383 1128 95 1128 1026 90

2007/08 1794 2028 102 2028 1383 104 1383 1298 94 1298 1085 96

2008/09 1502 1752 98 1752 1946 96 1946 1351 98 1351 1212 93

2009/10 1517 1508 100 1508 1718 98 1718 1790 92 1790 1308 97

2010/11 1390 1475 97 1475 1481 98 1481 1665 97 1665 1627 91

2011/12 1327 1384 100 1384 1474 100 1474 1443 97 1443 1481 89

2012/13 1277 1299 98 1299 1405 102 1405 1385 94 1385 1355 94

2013/14 1271 1319 103 1319 1310 101 1310 1328 95 1328 1278 92

2014/15 1292 1281 101 1281 1265 96 1265 1261 96 1261 1239 93

2015/16 1120 1283 99 1283 1247 97 1247 1225 97 1225 1171 93

2016/17 1217 1098 98 1098 1242 97 1242 1187 95 1187 1120 91

2017/18 1095 1218 100 1218 1097 100 1097 1218 98 1218 1082 91

Academic Form Form Flow Form Form Flow Form Form Flow Form Form Flow
Year 1 2 Rate 2 3 Rate 3 4 Rate 4 5 Rate

2004/05 1405 1487 97 1487 1468 100 1468 1437 95 1437 1273 92

2005/06 1459 1406 100 1406 1513 102 1513 1444 98 1444 1341 93

2006/07 1806 1578 108 1578 1553 110 1553 1445 96 1445 1342 93

2007/08 1626 1814 100 1814 1583 100 1583 1520 98 1520 1396 97

2008/09 1574 1597 98 1597 1793 99 1793 1547 98 1547 1479 97

2009/10 1423 1544 98 1544 1580 99 1580 1721 96 1721 1455 94

2010/11 1362 1469 103 1469 1537 100 1537 1559 99 1559 1574 91

2011/12 1364 1361 100 1361 1374 94 1374 1551 101 1551 1482 95

2012/13 1318 1361 100 1361 1327 98 1327 1375 100 1375 1474 95

2013/14 1297 1307 99 1307 1342 99 1342 1312 99 1312 1317 96

2014/15 1227 1292 100 1292 1287 98 1287 1311 98 1311 1265 96

2015/16 1139 1218 99 1218 1272 98 1272 1279 99 1279 1270 97

2016/17 1134 1224 107 1224 1264 104 1264 1216 96 1216 1216 95

2017/18 1089 1078 95 1078 1118 91 1118 1195 95 1195 1232 101

                    by Forms, 2004/05 to 2017/18

Table 95 : Flow Rates for Total Enrolment in Public Secondary Schools

Table 96 : Flow Rates for Boys Enrolment in Public Secondary Schools

   by Forms, 2004/05 to 2017/18

Table 97 : Flow Rates for Girls Enrolment in Public Secondary Schools

                    by Forms, 2004/05 to 2017/18

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Public Secondary Schools In St. Lucia

Number who sat Transition Transition

Year for CEE Rate (%) Rate (%)

2004/05 4146 2591 60 3558 2591 69

2005/06 4302 2651 64 3588 2651 75

2006/07 3656 3796 88 3671 3796 106

2007/08 3223 3419 94 3236 3419 93

2008/09 3102 3075 95 3086 3075 95

2009/10 2837 2939 95 2850 2939 95

2010/11 2815 2746 97 2817 2746 96

2011/12 2831 2688 95 2794 2688 95

2012/13 2657 2565 91 2618 2565 92

2013/14 2631 2568 97 2567 2568 98

2014/15 2372 2518 96 2279 2518 98

2015/16 2419 2256 95 2340 2256 99

2016/17 2258 2304 95 2194 2304 98

2017/18 2224 2182 97 2148 2182 99

Sources : Number of Students who sat Common Entrance Examinations  (CEE) : Table 71 b

Grade 6 Enrolment : Table 42

Form 1 Enrolment : Table 90 minus Form 1 repeaters

Note: 2006/07 was the year that Universal Secondary Education (USE) was implemented. In that year there was a significant increase

         in the number of students assigned to secondary schools because: 

         1. there was more space provided to facilitate USE

         2. all students who were eligible to write the CEE were mandated to do so.

Table 98 : Comparison of Transition Rates From Primary to Form One at the Public Secondary Level between 

                   Students who sat CEE and Students Enrolled in Grade 6, for 2004/05 to 2017/18

Form 1
Grade 6 

Enrolment
Form 1

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Year Intake Total 

Form 1 Form 2 Form 3 Form 4 Form 5 Forms 1 to 5

2007/08 3420 3842 2966 2818 2481 15527

2008/09 3076 3349 3739 2898 2691 15753

2009/10 2940 3052 3298 3511 2763 15564

2010/11 2752 2944 3018 3224 3201 15139

2011/12 2691 2745 2848 2994 2963 14241

2012/13 2595 2660 2732 2760 2829 13576

2013/14 2568 2626 2652 2640 2595 13081

2014/15 2519 2573 2552 2572 2504 12720

2015/16 2259 2501 2519 2504 2441 12224

2016/17 2309 2232 2466 2451 2336 11794

2017/18 2184 2296 2215 2413 2314 11422

2018/19 2076 2162 2273 2193 2389 11093

2019/20 2121 2055 2141 2250 2171 10738

2020/21 2065 2100 2035 2119 2228 10547

Note: The above projections are based on the following:

1 The projected Form One intake is projected using the number of Grade 6 students from Table 48.

An approximation of 72 repeaters has been taken into account for the Form 1 intake

2 A 99% promotion rate is applied for  Forms 2 to 5

Table 99 : Actual and Projected Student Enrolment for Public Secondary Schools,

                     2007/08 to 2020/21

Enrolment

Actual

Projected

9000

10000

11000

12000

13000

14000

15000

16000

17000

E
n

ro
lm

e
n

t

Year

Figure 13: Actual and Projected Student Enrolment 
in Public Secondary Schools, 2007/08 to 2020/21                  

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Year Total Population Secondary School Gross Enrolment

Age-Group 12 - 16 Students Rate(Forms 1-5)

2006/07 17421 14578 84

2007/08 17287 15527 90

2008/09 17127 15753 92

2009/10 16854 15564 92

2010/11 15739 15139 96

2011/12 15060 14241 95

2012/13 14617 13576 93

2013/14 14182 13081 92

2014/15 13790 12720 92

2015/16 13347 12224 92

2016/17 13036 11794 90

2017/18 12740 11422 90

2018/19 12443 11093 89

2019/20 12137 10738 88

2020/21 11830 10547 89

Source for population projections: Table 213

Table 101 : Gross Enrolment Ratio by Form in Public Secondary Schools, 2017/18

Form Ages Number in Population Grade Specific Under/ % Under/

Form  Age Group 12 - 16 Gross Enrolment Ratio Over Aged Over Aged

1 10+11+12+13+14+15 2184 2434 90 806 37

2 11+12+13+14+15+16 2296 2498 92 840 37

3 12+13+14+15+16+17 2215 2558 87 1016 46

4 13+14+15+16+17+18+19 2413 2604 93 936 39

5 14+15+16+17+18+19 2314 2646 87 845 37

Total 11422 12740 90 4443 39

Table 102 : Net Enrolment Ratio by Form in Public Secondary Schools, 2017/18

Form Corresponding Number Population  Net

Age in Form Age Group 12 - 16 Enrolment Ratio

1 12 1378 2434 57

2 13 1456 2498 58

3 14 1199 2558 47

4 15 1477 2604 57

5 16 1469 2646 56

Total 6979 12740 55

Actual

Projected

Table 100 : Actual and Projected Gross Enrolment rates in Public Secondary Schools (Forms 1 - 5),

                       2006/07 to 2020/21

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Table 103 : Age Specific Enrolment Ratio in Public Secondary Schools,

  2017/18

Age Forms Number in Population Age Specific

Various Forms Enrolment Ratio

10 1 16 2306 0.7

11 1+2+3 416 2370 18

12 1+2+3 1841 2434 76

13 1+2+3+4 2279 2498 91

14 1+2+3+4+5 2014 2558 79

15 1+2+3+4+5 2367 2604 91

16 2+3+4+5 1979 2646 75

17 3+4+5 467 2695 17

18 4+5 39 2756 1

19 4+5 4 2833 0.1

20 5 0 2922 0.0

Total Forms 1 to 5 11422 28622 40

12 - 16 Enrolment 12 - 16 Population Net Enrolment Rate

Total Forms 1 to 5 10480 12740 82

Table 104 : Total Enrolment in Public Primary and Secondary Schools 

                     By Age, 2017/18

Population

(4 to 20 yr olds)

4 649 0 649 2033

5 2017 0 2017 1999

6 1883 0 1883 2253

7 1992 0 1992 2214

8 2081 0 2081 2215

9 2098 0 2098 2249

10 2119 16 2135 2306

11 1652 416 2068 2370

12 358 1841 2199 2434

13 41 2279 2320 2498

14 3 2014 2017 2558

15 1 2367 2368 2604

16 0 1979 1979 2646

17 0 467 467 2695

18 0 39 39 2756

19 0 4 4 2833

20 0 0 0 2922

Total 14894 11422 26316 41585

Age
Primary 

Enrolment

Secondary 

Enrolment
Total Enrolment

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Public Secondary Schools In St. Lucia

Year Total Number Total Number of Percentage
of Teachers Trained Teachers Trained

2004/05 730 418 57

2005/06 738 445 60

2006/07 855 507 59

2007/08 924 539 58

2008/09 952 565 59

2009/10 962 587 61

2010/11 963 615 64

2011/12 968 626 65

2012/13 982 676 69

2013/14 1009 717 71

2014/15 1023 735 72

2015/16 1025 755 74
2016/17 1021 743 73

2017/18 1006 770 77

Year Total Number Total Trained Percentage Male
of Male Teachers Male Teachers Trained Teachers

2004/05 267 135 51

2005/06 265 144 54

2006/07 294 145 49

2007/08 308 158 51

2008/09 309 152 49

2009/10 302 156 52

2010/11 290 171 59

2011/12 289 172 60

2012/13 284 179 63

2013/14 300 184 61

2014/15 297 189 64

2015/16 303 201 66
2016/17 292 202 69

2017/18 293 209 71

Year Total Number Total Trained Percentage of Female
of Female Teachers Female Teachers Trained Teachers

2004/05 463 283 61

2005/06 473 301 64

2006/07 561 362 65

2007/08 616 381 62

2008/09 643 413 64

2009/10 660 431 65

2010/11 673 444 66

2011/12 679 454 67

2012/13 698 497 71

2013/14 709 533 75

2014/15 726 546 75

2015/16 722 554 77

2016/17 729 541 74

2017/18 713 561 79

                     2004/05 to 2017/18

                     2004/05 to 2017/18

Table 105 : Percentage of Trained Teachers in Public Secondary Schools,

Table 106 : Percentage of Male Trained Teachers in Public Secondary Schools,

                     2004/05 to 2017/18

Table 107 : Percentage of Female Trained Teachers in Public Secondary Schools,

Note: TIIIB teachers who pursued the Special Intensive Teacher Training Programme were counted as  

trained teachers from 2007/08. 

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Year Total Number Female Percentage 

of Teachers  Teachers Share of Females

2004/05 730 463 63

2005/06 738 473 64

2006/07 855 561 66

2007/08 924 616 67

2008/09 952 643 68

2009/10 962 660 69

2010/11 963 673 70

2011/12 968 679 70

2012/13 982 698 71

2013/14 1009 709 70

2014/15 1023 726 71

2015/16 1025 722 70

2016/17 1021 729 71

2017/18 1006 713 71

Year Total Trained Total Trained Percentage Share of

Teachers Female Teachers  Female Trained Teachers

2004/05 418 283 68

2005/06 445 301 68

2006/07 507 362 71

2007/08 539 381 71

2008/09 565 413 73

2009/10 587 431 73

2010/11 615 444 72

2011/12 626 454 73

2012/13 676 497 74

2013/14 709 533 75

2014/15 735 546 74

2015/16 755 554 73

2016/17 743 541 73

2017/18 770 561 73

Table 108 : Percentage Share of Female Teachers in Public Secondary Schools,

                     2004/05 to 2017/18

Table 109 : Percentage Share of Trained Female Teachers in Public Secondary

                     Schools, 2004/05 to 2017/18

Note: TIIIB teachers who pursued the Special Intensive Teacher Training Programme were counted as  

trained teachers from 2007/08. 

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Year Total Number Total Number Percentage

of Teachers Graduate Teachers Graduates

2004/05 730 380 52

2005/06 738 419 57

2006/07 855 464 54

2007/08 924 519 56

2008/09 952 523 55

2009/10 962 557 58

2010/11 963 577 60

2011/12 968 603 62

2012/13 982 631 64

2013/14 1009 658 65

2014/15 1023 679 66

2015/16 1025 690 67
2016/17 1021 705 69

2017/18 1006 702 70

Year Total Number Total Male Percentage

of Male Teachers Graduate Teachers Graduates

2004/05 267 121 45

2005/06 265 122 46

2006/07 294 132 45

2007/08 308 143 46

2008/09 309 134 43

2009/10 302 143 47

2010/11 290 145 50

2011/12 289 148 51

2012/13 284 149 52

2013/14 300 163 54

2014/15 297 168 57

2015/16 303 169 56
2016/17 292 174 60

2017/18 293 168 57

Year Total Number Total  Female Percentage

of Female Teachers Graduate Teachers Graduates

2004/05 463 259 56

2005/06 473 297 63

2006/07 561 332 59

2007/08 616 376 61

2008/09 643 389 60

2009/10 660 414 63

2010/11 673 432 64

2011/12 679 455 67

2012/13 698 482 69

2013/14 709 495 70

2014/15 726 511 70

2015/16 722 521 72

2016/17 729 531 73

2017/18 713 534 75

Table 110: Percentage of Graduate Teachers in Public Secondary Schools,

                    2004/05 to 2017/18

Table 112 : Percentage of Female Graduate Teachers in Public Secondary 

                     Schools, 2004/05 to 2017/18

Table 111 : Percentage of Male Graduate Teachers in Public Secondary 

                     Schools, 2004/05 to 2017/18

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Year Percentage of Untrained

Total Trained Untrained Graduate Teachers

2004/05 380 239 141 37

2005/06 419 267 152 36

2006/07 464 292 172 37

2007/08 519 322 197 38

2008/09 523 344 179 34

2009/10 557 363 194 35

2010/11 577 383 194 34

2011/12 603 390 213 35

2012/13 631 423 208 33

2013/14 658 485 173 26

2014/15 679 494 185 27

2015/16 690 508 182 26
2016/17 705 525 180 26

2017/18 702 549 153 22

Year Percentage of

Total Trained Untrained Untrained Teachers

2004/05 121 67 54 45

2005/06 122 64 58 48

2006/07 132 65 67 51

2007/08 143 75 68 48

2008/09 134 68 66 49

2009/10 143 71 72 50

2010/11 145 78 67 46

2011/12 148 81 67 45

2012/13 149 81 68 46

2013/14 163 98 65 40

2014/15 168 100 68 40

2015/16 169 105 64 38
2016/17 174 120 54 31

2017/18 168 121 47 28

Year Percentage of

Total Trained Untrained Untrained Teachers

2004/05 259 172 87 34

2005/06 297 203 94 32

2006/07 332 227 105 32

2007/08 376 247 129 34

2008/09 389 276 113 29

2009/10 414 292 122 29

2010/11 432 305 127 29

2011/12 455 309 146 32

2012/13 482 342 140 29

2013/14 495 387 108 22

2014/15 511 394 117 23

2015/16 521 403 118 23

2016/17 531 405 126 24

2017/18 534 428 106 20

All Male Graduate Teachers

All Female Graduate Teachers

Table 115 : Percentage Share of Female Untrained Graduate Teachers in  

                     Public Secondary Schools, 2004/05 to 2017/18

Table 113 : Percentage Share of Untrained Graduate Teachers in 

Table 114 : Percentage Share of Male Untrained Graduate Teachers in 

                     Public Secondary Schools, 2004/05 to 2017/18

All Graduate Teachers

                     Public Secondary Schools, 2004/05 to 2017/18

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Public Secondary Schools In St. Lucia

Secondary School  Number Enrolment Student/Teacher

of Teachers Ratio

Corinth Secondary 43 673 16

Leon Hess Comprehensive 45 685 15

Sir Ira Simmons Secondary 43 650 15

Babonneau Secondary 35 501 14

St.Marys College 45 621 14

Entrepot Secondary 47 639 14

Beanefield Comprehensive 35 471 13

Ciceron Secondary 36 478 13

Micoud Secondary 55 694 13

St. Joseph's Convent 55 693 13

Vide Bouteille Secondary 50 612 12

Castries Comprehensive 59 707 12

Choiseul Secondary 51 595 12

Vieux Fort Comprehensive 93 979 11

Bocage Secondary 39 354 9

Soufriere Comprehensive 52 470 9

Anse Ger Secondary 42 370 9

Piaye Secondary 28 221 8

Stanley Jon Odlum Memorial 40 313 8

Grande Riviere Secondary 30 231 8

Gros Islet Secondary 37 278 8

Clendon Mason Secondary 46 316 7

Total 1006 11551 11

Note: Enrolment Totals include 129  students of the A'Level department at Vieux Fort Comprehensive

Table 116 :  Public Secondary Schools in St. Lucia, Ranked According to

                      Student/Teacher Ratios, 2017/18

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Table 117 : Percentage of Trained and Graduate Teachers in Public Secondary Schools, 2017/18

Secondary School  Number Percentage of Percentage of
of Teachers Trained Teachers Graduates

Trained Untrained Trained Untrained

Anse Ger Secondary 42 12 5 22 3 81 60

Babonneau Secondary 35 6 5 16 8 63 69

Beanefield Comprehensive 35 11 3 20 1 89 60

Bocage Secondary 39 11 2 21 5 82 67

Castries Comprehensive 59 13 10 28 8 69 61

Choiseul Secondary 51 17 5 23 6 78 57

Ciceron Secondary 36 7 0 19 10 72 81

Clendon Mason Secondary 46 8 7 24 7 70 67

Corinth Secondary 43 10 2 23 8 77 72

Entrepot Secondary 47 9 6 21 11 64 68

Grande Riviere Secondary 30 12 1 14 3 87 57

Gros Islet Secondary 37 11 3 21 2 86 62

Leon Hess Comprehensive 45 9 3 23 10 71 73

Stanley Jon Odlum Memorial 40 6 5 25 4 78 73

Micoud Secondary 55 19 2 29 5 87 62

Piaye Secondary 28 9 3 10 6 68 57

Sir Ira Simmons Secondary 43 9 5 21 8 70 67

Soufriere Comprehensive 52 17 7 22 6 75 54

St. Joseph's Convent 55 3 1 40 11 78 93

St.Marys College 45 1 0 37 7 84 98

Vide Bouteille Secondary 50 7 4 26 13 66 78

Vieux Fort Comprehensive 93 14 4 64 11 84 81

Total 1006 221 83 549 153 77 70

Number of Number of
GraduatesNon-Graduates

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Table 118 : Total Number of Teachers on Study Leave in Public Secondary Schools, 2017/18

Secondary School Total

Babonneau Secondary 1

Beanefield Comprehensive 1

Ciceron Secondary 1

Clendon Mason Secondary 2

Corinth Secondary 1

Gros Islet Secondary 2

Micoud Secondary 2

Piaye Secondary 3

Soufriere Comprehensive 1

St. Joseph's Convent 2

Vide Boutielle Secondary 1

Vieux Fort Comprehensive 1

Total 18

Data obtained from the HRM unit of the DOEIGR

Table 119 : Percentage of Teachers on Study Leave in Secondary Schools, 2004/05 to 2017/18

Year Without With Total Gross Teacher

Pay Pay Enrolment

2004/05 730 33 69 102 832

2005/06 738 21 29 50 788

2006/07 855 29 11 40 895

2007/08 924 29 31 60 984

2008/09 952 n.a n.a 63 1015

2009/10 962 26 93 119 1081

2010/11 963 18 80 98 1061

2011/12 968 24 67 91 1059

2012/13 982 7 56 63 1045

2013/14 1009 9 44 53 1062

2014/15 1023 12 16 28 1051

2015/16 1025 14 17 31 1056

2016/17 1021 30 1 31 1052

2017/18 1006 18 0 18 1024

Teachers on Leave also include teachers at the Division of Teacher Education of SALCC 

 and those pursuing the Bachelors of Education programme at SALCC.                                                             

 Note: n.a - data not available

1

3

1

2

1

Number on Study Leave
Males Females

1

1

1

1

5

9

Total Teaching 

Staff

% Teachers on

13

2

9

1

6

Teachers on Study Leave

3

1

6

Study Leave

1

12

6

2

5

11

3

3

6

4

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Enrolment Student/Teacher Teaching

Year Form 1 to 5 Ratio Positions

2007/08 15527 17.0 924

2008/09 15753 17.0 952

2009/10 15564 16.2 962

2010/11 15139 15.7 963

2011/12 14241 14.7 968

2012/13 13576 13.8 982

2013/14 13081 13.0 1009

2014/15 12720 12.4 1023

2015/16 12224 11.9 1025

2016/17 11794 11.6 1021

2017/18 11422 12.0 1006

2018/19 11093 12.0 924

2019/20 10738 12.0 895

2020/21 10547 12.0 879

Note : Projected student teacher ratios are expected to incrementally realise the agreed teacher 

student ratio of 1:20 as stated in the existing Collective Agreement between the SLTU and 

the MOE. However, over the past 4 years the teacher-student ratio has been approximately

1:12. As a result this ratio was used to make the projected teaching positions.

                    Public Secondary Schools, 2007/08 to 2020/21

Table 120 : Actual and Projected Number of Teaching Positions in 

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Teaching Annual Shortages(-) Replacement Total 
Year Positions or Surpluses(+) Needs Requirement

2010/11 963 -1  -  -

2011/12 968 -5  -  -

2012/13 982 -14  -  -

2013/14 1009 -27  -  -

2014/15 1023 -14  -  -

2015/16 1025 -2 36 38

2016/17 1021 4 36 32
2017/18 1006 15 36 21

2018/19 924 82 35 -46

2019/20 895 30 32 3
2020/21 879 16 31 15

Note :  Replacement needs during a given year on account of retirement, death, secondment,

          migration etc.are assumed to be equal to an annual average of 3.5% of the number of 

          teaching positions in the previous year. (average from last three years from table below )

                       2004/05 to 2016/17

Year Total Number Total Teacher % of Leavers
of Teachers Leavers

2004/05 730 85 11.6

2005/06 738 37 5.0

2006/07 855 25 2.9

2007/08 924 55 6.0

2008/09 952 70 7.4

2009/10 962 45 4.7

2010/11 963 51 5.3

2011/12 968 42 4.3

2012/13 982 26 2.6

2013/14 1009 37 3.7

2014/15 1023 43 4.2

2015/16 1025 47 4.6

2016/17 1021 61 6.0

Note: Total teacher leavers include teachers who have left teaching on account of

         resignation, termination, secondment, retirement and other reasons.

         For 2006/07, the data was available only for the period January 2007 to August 2007

Table 121 : Projections of Shortages and Surpluses of Teachers in Public Secondary Schools, 
                     2010/11 to 2020/21

Table 122 :   Percentage of Teacher Leavers in Public Secondary Schools in St. Lucia, 

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Table 123 : Actual and Projected Expenditure at Current Prices for Public  

                      Secondary Level Education, 2007/08 to 2019/20

Enrolment Unit Expenditure Total Expenditure

Year Form 1 to 5 Per Pupil EC$ in Million EC$

2007/08 15527 2819 43.8

2008/09 15753 3216 50.7

2009/10 15564 3738 58.2

2010/11 15139 4031 61.0

2011/12 14241 4553 64.8

2012/13 13576 4764 64.7

2013/14 13081 5229 68.4

2014/15 12720 5134 65.3

2015/16 12224 5591 68.3

2016/17 11794 5942 70.1

2017/18 11422 6341 72.4

2018/19 11093 6529 72.4

2019/20 10738 6745 72.4

Source: The projected enrolment is obtained from table 99. The total expenditure

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Table 124: Students Benefiting from Transportation Subsidies

                   in Public Secondary Schools, 2010/11 to 2017/18

Secondary School

2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18

Anse Ger Secondary 204 196 190 207 209 206 198 195

Babonneau Secondary 90 92 90 75 98 95 110 107

Bocage Secondary  --  --  --  --  --  -- 90 91

Castries Comprehensive  --  --  --  --  --  -- 20 15

Choiseul Secondary 145 150 113 99 115 124 172 214

Ciceron Secondary  --  --  --  --  --  --  -- 32

Clendon Mason Secondary 170 213 206 228 254 250 255 180

Corinth Secondary 40 39 38 27 27 15 60 58

Entrepot Secondary  --  --  --  --  --  -- 30 48

George Charles Secondary 211 116 141 112 130 121 120 *

Grande Riviere Secondary 253 128 145 66 50 58 85 86

Gros Islet Secondary 79 76 73 67 44 50 50 88

Leon Hess Comprehensive  --  --  --  --  --  -- 30 30

Stanley Jon Odlum 165 130 109 161 140 130 136 250

Micoud Secondary 266 289 283 317 300 308 324 325

Piaye Secondary 220 236 222 187 180 168 176 155

Sir Ira Simmons Secondary  --  --  --  --  --  -- 50 52

Soufriere Comprehensive 269 234 248 267 268 272 285 287

St. Joseph's Convent  --  --  --  --  --  -- 1 3

St.Mary's College  --  --  --  --  --  -- 4 2

Vide Bouteille Secondary  --  --  --  --  --  -- 35 44

Vieux Fort Technical Secondary 204 204 215 197 * * * *

Beanefield Comprehensive 144 215 151 164 118 118 165 190

Vieux Fort Comprehensive 185 240 185 171 135 147 240 238

Total 2645 2558 2409 2345 2068 2062 2636 2690

 -- Schools are not part of the Transportation Subsidy Program

* School not in existence

In addition to the secondary school students, 54 students from the Vieux Fort Special Education Centre

also benefitted from the program

No. of Beneficiaries

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Table 125a : Distribution of Competency Level by Subject at the CCSLC 

                        Examination, 2018

No. Sat Master     Competent 

Developing 

Competence 

English 165 10% 60% 30%

French 19 21% 79% 0%

Integrated Science 38 18% 50% 32%

Mathematics 146 18% 62% 20%

Social Studies 88 10% 58% 32%

Spanish 9 0% 100% 0%

Overall 2018 465 13% 61% 26%

Table 125b : Distribution of Competency Level by School at the CCSLC 

                        Examination, 2018

Master     Competent 

Developing 

Competence 

Anse Ger Secondary  --  --  --  --

Babonneau Secondary  --  --  --  --

Beanefield Comprehensive 16 1 12 3

Bocage Secondary 73 3 52 18

Castries Comprehensive  --  --  --  --

Choiseul Secondary  --  --  --  --

Ciceron Secondary  --  --  --  --

Clendon Mason Memorial  --  --  --  --

Corinth Secondary  --  --  --  --

Entrepot Secondary  --  --  --  --

Grande Riviere Secondary 27 0 22 5

Gros Islet Secondary 53 0 20 33

Leon Hess Comprehensive  --  --  --  --

Micoud Secondary  --  --  --  --

Piaye Secondary 17 0 9 8

Sir Ira Simmons Secondary 83 23 55 5

Soufriere Comprehensive  --  --  --  --

St. Joseph's Convent  --  --  --  --

St. Mary's College  --  --  --  --

Stanley Jon Odlum Memorial 196 35 114 47

Vide Bouteille Secondary  --  --  --  --

Vieux Fort Comprehensive  --  --  --  --

TOTAL 465 62 284 119

 -- School did not write CCSLC exams

No. Obtaining Grades

School No. Sat

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                     General and Technical Proficiency Examination Results, 2004 to 2018

Year Subject Total Pass

Entries l ll lll lV V Vl Total %

2004 13143 11.2 26.5 33.9 18.0 9.9 0.4 100 71.6

2005 12817 12.8 25.3 32.5 18.6 10.3 0.5 100 70.6

2006 14200 8.6 22.8 33.9 20.4 13.5 0.9 100 65.3

2007 14278 10.7 24.1 32.3 19.8 12.4 0.7 100 66.9

2008 14899 12.3 24.8 31.3 19.8 11.3 0.5 100 68.4

2009 15825 14.7 26.7 30.7 17.0 10.2 0.7 100 72.1

2010 15555 15.2 28.8 29.9 15.9 9.8 0.5 100 73.8

2011 16972 13.7 25.3 28.8 17.9 13.0 1.3 100 67.7

2012 16293 11.8 24.0 28.0 18.7 15.2 2.4 100 63.8

2013 15729 15.5 24.9 27.3 17.6 12.7 2.0 100 67.7

2014 15096 16.2 26.1 29.1 17.5 10.1 1.1 100 71.4

2015 13838 16.7 28.0 28.5 17.2 8.8 0.8 100 73.2

2016 14259 14.7 26.8 29.9 17.3 10.0 1.1 100 71.4

2017 12968 15.8 28.3 29.2 16.6 8.5 1.3 100 73.3

2018 12854 16.4 29.2 30.9 18.6 4.8 0.1 100 76.5

CSEC     :   Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate 

NB         :   Passes are at Grades I, II and III.

Source   : Educational Evaluation and Assessment Unit

Grades

Table 126 : Percentage Distribution of Subject Passes According to Grades at CSEC 

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Table 127 : Percentage Pass Rates of Public Secondary Schools at the CSEC Examinations, General and Technical Proficiency,

Secondary School 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

St. Joseph's Convent 96 97 97 99 98 98 99 98 99 99 100 99 99 99 99

St. Mary's College 91 89 91 86 91 97 95 94 93 96 97 93 94 92 95

Leon Hess Comprehensive 84 90 83 83 84 87 92 92 86 86 95 91 94 92 92

Castries Comprehensive 81 81 87 86 82 85 87 79 81 82 90 91 89 87 88

Vieux Fort Comprehensive 81 81 73 82 77 89 86 83 82 82 82 81 82 79 84

Entrepot Secondary 61 62 59 64 69 72 76 68 59 60 77 75 80 82 80

Corinth Secondary 61 67 68 68 67 77 77 70 60 65 78 76 68 76 79

Soufriere Comprehensive 69 72 62 70 58 69 60 68 62 57 69 66 62 63 79

Babonneau Secondary 52 60 59 49 58 64 68 59 54 59 57 64 67 71 74

Gros Islet Secondary   ---   ---   ---   ---   --- 46 64 56 44 39 38 46 44 58 69

Grande Riviere Secondary   ---   ---   ---   ---   --- 26 40 29 48 49 58 57 56 45 69

Ciceron Secondary   ---   --- 29 38 59 78 86 65 61 58 57 69 61 60 67

Choiseul Secondary 66 78 75 64 74 66 66 68 66 70 69 67 72 69 67

Jon Odlum Secondary   ---   ---   ---   ---   --- 33 53 40 32 47 62 57 68 49 65

Clendon Mason Memorial 73 66 56 62 50 53 55 47 46 38 45 50 51 45 65

Piaye Secondary 65 48 40 43 48 50 53 42 26 32 39 43 55 51 62

Sir Ira Simmons 62 60 51 52 47 56 57 61 52 57 62 69 67 72 61

Micoud Secondary 58 57 50 54 59 59 66 53 53 55 55 54 57 53 57

Vide Bouteille Secondary 56 51 41 40 47 68 56 48 33 48 53 45 49 61 55

Anse Ger Secondary 45 48 35 44 36 44 45 37 30 28 31 29 28 41 38

Bocage Secondary 36 45 34 45 47 53 51 39 19 24 29 38 35 35 30

George Charles Secondary 53 40 47 42 43 57 62 41 36 17 26 46 45 48  --

Vieux Fort Technical   ---   ---   ---   ---   --- 64 39 16 30 14 26  --  --  --  --

CSEC     :   Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate 

Source    :  Educational Evaluation and Assessment Unit

Notes     : --- School not in existence

                    2004 to 2018

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Table 128 : CSEC Examination Subjects (General/Technical) Ranked According to  

                      Pass Percentages in Public Secondary Schools, 2004 to 2018

Subjects 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Industrial Technology-Mechanical 92 79 100 67 79 100 70 30 75 89 70 100 100 100 100

PE and Sports  ---- 100 100 98 100 99 95 95 100 94 99 99 100 99 100

EDPM  ---- 100 97.8 98.3 97 89 88 78 91 80 89 92 90 99 98

Theatre Arts  ---- 80 70 88.2 89 89 100 85 82 94 91 90 92 96 98

Additional Mathematics  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ---- 100 67 87 98

Information Technology 72 75 61 83 86 89 93 89 91 88 88 94 89 96 96

Food and Nutrition 94 92 86 94 91 93 96 94 90 91 93 92 94 95 95

Agricultural Science (Double award) 75 79 77 76 92 85 82 97 87 95 64 90 96 96 94

Industrial Technology-Building  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ---- 92 94

Principles of Business 90 78 64 79 82 83 87 76 80 83 83 98 96 95 94

Office Administration 77 86 88 89 91 86 86 88 77 78 81 91 71 93 92

Technical Drawing 48 43 71 59 57 77 76 65 55 76 81 65 71 84 89

Agricultural Science (Single Award)  ----  ---- 75 48 91 90 92 89 87 93 78 86 90 92 88

Economics  ----  ----  ---- 72.7 81.3 90 80 87 84 87 97 90 86 95 83

Industrial Technology-Electrical 91 89 87 90 81 93 76 50 70 66 71 81 81 58 80

Principles of Accounts 74 79 67 66 67 76 76 75 65 86 81 78 77 85 80

Geography 65 52 39 57 52 59 66 65 60 70 78 62 78 74 79

English B (Literature) 67 72 54 75 52 56 79 78 76 74 80 81 67 55 78

English A 62 65 59 53 47 66 69 69 52 61 64 66 71 72 76

Caribbean History 65 63 66 67 60 64 67 66 62 73 73 76 82 79 76

Family & Resource Management 100 97 97 96 100 74 100 100 75  ----  ---- 57 100 100 75

Social Studies 92 90 86 83 75 87 89 76 66 73 69 77 67 70 75

Human and Social Biology  ---- 51.2 63.8 64 80 84 65 62 59 69 74 46 56 70 74

Chemistry 61 68 62 66 68 80 77 63 67 67 74 61 70 61 73

Biology 66 66 74 72 75 71 75 64 61 68 70 66 80 63 72

Visual Arts 36 52 80 65 57 79 56 47 44 56 60 34 55 62 71

Textiles Clothing and Fashion 82 93 98 81 82 78 89 87 83 69 85 94 49 83 69

Physics 77 72 57 55 77 77 82 81 76 68 77 64 63 59 68

Music 77 92 94 95 93 86 84 55 68 76 69 73 81 55 63

Spanish 75 63 61 61 62 69 64 59 59 62 57 57 61 58 63

French 77 70 67 78 73 65 64 64 64 65 71 63 72 61 60

Mathematics 42 45 37 36 46 45 41 30 30 32 50 55 46 46 52

Integrated Science SA 86 87 78 86 92 94 87 68 79 76 67 66 56 60 29

Religious Education  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ---- 100   ----

Building Technology (Const) 63 82 58 65 78 78 75 78 64 77 75 81 77  ----  ---- 

Building Technology (Woods) 84 37 71 72 83 74 90 68 45 89 73 71 92  ----  ---- 

Agriculture Science CS (Crops and 

Soils) 81 49  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----

Typewriting 54 57  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----

CSEC     :   Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate 

Note :  ---- Subject was not offered 

        : Office Procedures was renamed to Office Administration in 2005.

        : Home Economics Management was renamed to Family & Resource Management in 2017.

        : Building Technology Construction and Building Technology Woods were combined to Industrial 

          Technology Building in 2017.

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Table 129 : Achievement in at least 5 CSEC Subjects, 2011 to 2018

Year

No. of students 

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No. of students 

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No. of students 

achieving 5 CSEC 

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Mathematics

Percentage 

students 

achieving 5 CSEC 

subject passes 

including English 

A and 

mathematics

2011 2742 2280 1263 759 27.7

2012 2783 2343 1113 611 22.0

2013 2623 2185 1159 665 25.4

2014 2403 2012 1234 968 40.3

2015 2122 1840 1137 890 41.9

2016 2290 1871 1071 813 35.5

2017 2218 1775 1077 693 31.2

2018 2363 1832 1156 780 33.0

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Year Arts and General Technical Education Teacher UWI Health Agriculture Continuing

Studies and Management  Education Sciences Education
Studies

2009/10 426 971 187 43 110 69 842 2648

2010/11 477 1106 151 43 144 81 748 2750

2011/12 442 930 210 55 127 80 315 2159

2012/13 381 935 186 53 131 68 488 2242

2013/14 389 1255 123 56 219 53 251 2346

2014/15 466 1309 140 20 219 63 158 2375

2015/16 594 1423 154 14 183 74 244 2686

2016/17 569 1227 156 25 159 71 90 2297

2017/18 472 1018 71 73 150 82 302 2168

N.B. All Data from the Division of Continuing Education were revised to exclude defensive driving 

Year Arts and General Technical Education Teacher UWI Health Agriculture Continuing

Studies and Management  Education Sciences Education
Studies

2009/10 135 422 38 10 2 35 194 836

2010/11 158 526 31 7 4 33 148 907

2011/12 146 488 40 10 6 39 89 818

2012/13 140 486 39 12 7 35 122 841

2013/14 152 540 25 15 21 30 83 866

2014/15 170 641 28 3 19 33 43 937

2015/16 182 667 24 4 20 47 71 1015
2016/17 169 593 25 8 13 39 33 880

2017/18 146 486 8 21 16 41 135 853

Year Arts and General Technical Education Teacher UWI Health Agriculture Continuing

Studies and Management  Education Sciences Education
Studies

2009/10 291 549 149 33 108 34 648 1812

2010/11 319 580 120 36 140 48 600 1843

2011/12 296 442 170 45 121 41 226 1341

2012/13 241 449 147 41 124 33 366 1401

2013/14 237 715 98 41 198 23 168 1480

2014/15 296 668 112 17 200 30 115 1438

2015/16 412 756 130 10 163 27 173 1671

2016/17 400 634 131 17 146 32 57 1417

2017/18 326 532 63 52 134 41 167 1315

Total

Division/Department

Table 130 : Enrolment by Main Divisions of Specialization at Sir Arthur

                     Lewis Community College, 2009/10 to 2017/18
Table 132 : Female Enrolment by Main Divisions of Specialization at Sir Arthur

                      Lewis Community College, 2009/10 to 2017/18

Division/Department

Division/Department

Total

Total

                      Lewis Community College, 2009/10 to 2017/18

Table 131 : Male Enrolment by Main Divisions of Specialization at Sir Arthur

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Table 133 : Percentage Share of Female Enrolment in the Main Divisions/Department of Specialization at

Year Arts, Science and Technical Education Teacher UWI Health Agriculture Continuing

General Studies and Management  Education Sciences Education

Studies

2009/10 68 57 80 77 98 49 77 68.4

2010/11 67 52 79 84 97 59 80 67.0

2011/12 67 48 81 82 95 51 72 62.1

2012/13 63 48 79 77 95 49 75 62.5

2013/14 61 57 80 73 90 43 67 63.1

2014/15 64 51 80 85 91 48 73 60.5

2015/16 69 53 84 71 89 36 71 62.2

2016/17 70 52 84 68 92 45 63 61.7

2017/18 69 52 89 71 89 50 55 60.7

Source : Based on Tables 130 and 132

Table 134 : Percentage Share of Male Enrolment in the Main Divisions/Department of Specialization at

Year Arts and General Technical Education Teacher UWI Health Agriculture Continuing

Studies and Management  Education Sciences Education

Studies

2009/10 32 43 20 23 2 51 23 31.6

2010/11 33 48 21 16 3 41 20 33.0

2011/12 33 52 19 18 5 49 28 37.9

2012/13 37 52 21 23 5 51 25 37.5

2013/14 39 43 20 27 10 57 33 36.9

2014/15 36 49 20 15 9 52 27 39.5

2015/16 31 47 16 29 11 64 29 37.8

2016/17 30 48 16 32 8 55 37 38.3

2017/18 31 48 11 29 11 50 45 39.3

Source : Based on Tables 130 and 131 

Division/Department

Division/Department

                     Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, 2009/10 to 2017/18

                     Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, 2009/10 to 2017/18

Total

Total

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Year Arts and General Technical Education Teacher UWI Health Agriculture Continuing Total

Studies and Management  Education Sciences Education

Studies

2009/10 16 37 7 2 4 3 32 100

2010/11 17 40 5 2 5 3 27 100

2011/12 20 43 10 3 6 4 15 100

2012/13 17 42 8 2 6 3 22 100

2013/14 17 53 5 2 9 2 11 100

2014/15 20 55 6 1 9 3 7 100

2015/16 22 53 6 1 7 3 9 100

2016/17 25 53 7 1 7 3 4 100

2017/18 22 47 3 3 7 4 14 100

Source : Based on Table 130

Table 136: Dropouts/Withdrawals at Sir Arthur Lewis Community College by Division/Department, 2004/05 to 2016/17

Year Arts and General Technical Education Teacher Health Agriculture

Studies and Management  Education Sciences

Studies

2004/05 3 31 3 1 3 41 1609 2.5

2005/06 5 21 5 4 0 35 1597 2.2

2006/07 6 26 5 0 1 38 1676 2.3

2007/08 78 16 0 3 0 97 1599 6.1

2008/09 17 77 6 0 1 101 1704 5.9

2009/10 19 39 3 2 0 63 1763 3.6

2010/11 12 37 3 0 2 54 1959 2.8

2011/12 7 10 2 0 3 22 1789 1.2

2012/13 2 44 7 0 4 57 1701 3.4

2013/14 6 6 0 0 3 15 2039 0.7

2014/15 1 27 2 0 1 31 2197 1.4

2015/16 22 43 2 0 0 67 2428 2.8

2016/17 25 41 1 0 2 69 2429 2.8

Source: Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, Saint Lucia

Enrolment for Table 136 excludes that for Continuing Education, UWI and Home Economics

                      at Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, 2009/10 to 2017/18

Table 135 : Percentage Distribution of Enrolment by Main Divisions/Departments of Specialization

Division/Department
Total 

Dropouts/  

Withdrawals

Enrolment

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Dropout/With-

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Year

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Withdrawals Transfers Completed(certified) Completed(uncertified)

2004/05 41 0 705 0

2005/06 35  -- 213 49

2006/07 38  -- 733 0

2007/08 97  -- 683 29

2008/09 101  -- 564 207

2009/10 63 4 757 495

2010/11 54 20 701 71

2011/12 22 6 618 156

2012/13 57 2 603 89

2013/14 15 6 773 442

2014/15 31 0 610 293

2015/16 67 7 667 238

2016/17 69 0 739 534

Note : Data from the Department of Continuing Education is only included for the year 2007/08

Year Total Number of Student/Teacher

Enrolment Teachers (full time) Ratio

2004/05 1609 119 14

2005/06 1661 123 14

2006/07 1689 114 15

2007/08 1676 na na

2008/09 1789 132 14

2009/10 1806 115 16

2010/11 2002 130 15

2011/12 1844 136 14

2012/13 1754 143 12

2013/14 2095 134 16

2014/15 2217 133 17

2015/16 2442 131 19

2016/17 2207 127 17

2017/18 1866 124 15

Note : This table does not include data from the Department of Continuing Education.

         Data on teachers were not obtained from the SALCC for 2007/08

Total Government Unit Expenditure

Year

Allocations in 

Million EC$

Allocation per Student 

EC$

2004/05 1609 12.1 7520

2005/06 1661 12.5 7526

2006/07 1689 13.6 8052

2007/08 1676 14.6 8711

2008/09 1789 13.9 7748

2009/10 1806 14.9 8229

2010/11 2002 15.8 7892

2011/12 1844 15.8 8568

2012/13 1754 15.8 9008

2013/14 2095 15.7 7494

2014/15 2217 15.7 7082

2015/16 2442 15.7 6429

2016/17 2207 15.7 7109

2017/18 1866 15.7 8411

Source : Government Expenditure allocations, from the Government Annual Book of Estimates

Note:  Total Enrolment - (does not include data from the department of continuing education)

                     Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, 2004/05 to 2017/18

Total Enrolment

Table 137 : Total Leavers at Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, 

                      2004/05 to 2016/17

          -- means data is not available 

Table 138 : Changes in Student/Teacher Ratios at Sir Arthur Lewis Community

                      College, 2004/05 to 2017/18

Table 139 : Government Allocations and Expenditure per Student at

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                      Comprehensive, A'Level Department, 2006/07 to 2017/18

Year

A' Level Business Studies Secretarial Studies Carpentry/Joinery Total

2006/07 121 101 37 13 272

2007/08 103 112 40 13 268

2008/09 110 110 41 28 289

2009/10 91 117 43 30 281

2010/11 116 101 40 30 287

2011/12 140 100 46 35 321

2012/13 130 95 40 32 297

2013/14 131 99 47 33 310

2014/15 141 75 44 27 287

2015/16 136 65 37 29 267

2016/17 147 65 33 29 274

2017/18 129 80 25 35 269

Year

A' Level Business Studies Secretarial Studies Carpentry/Joinery Total

2006/07 35 17 1 12 65

2007/08 34 32 1 12 79

2008/09 32 24 2 25 83

2009/10 21 26 3 27 77

2010/11 26 18 3 28 75

2011/12 39 18 1 19 77

2012/13 29 24 0 28 81

2013/14 25 27 2 29 83

2014/15 32 22 2 27 83

2015/16 43 28 0 29 100

2016/17 45 17 3 25 90

2017/18 41 13 1 28 83

Year

A' Level Business Studies Secretarial Studies Carpentry/Joinery Total

2006/07 86 84 36 1 207

2007/08 69 80 39 1 189

2008/09 78 86 39 3 206

2009/10 70 91 40 3 204

2010/11 90 83 37 2 212

2011/12 101 82 45 16 244

2012/13 101 71 40 6 218

2013/14 106 72 45 4 227

2014/15 109 53 42 0 204

2015/16 93 37 37 0 167

2016/17 102 48 30 4 184

2017/18 88 67 24 7 186

Year

A' Level Business Studies Secretarial Studies Carpentry/Joinery Total

2006/07 71 83 97 8 76

2007/08 67 71 98 8 71

2008/09 71 78 95 11 71

2009/10 77 78 93 10 73

2010/11 78 82 93 7 74

2011/12 72 82 98 46 76

2012/13 78 75 100 19 73

2013/14 81 73 96 12 73

2014/15 77 71 95 0 71

2015/16 68 57 100 0 63

2016/17 69 74 91 14 67

2017/18 68 84 96 20 69

Division/Department

Division/Department

Table 142 : Female Enrolment at Vieux Fort Post Secondary Department and

                      Vieux-Fort Comprehensive, A'Level Department, 2006/07 to 2017/18

Division/Department

Table 143 : Percentage Share of  Female Enrolment at Vieux Fort  Post Secondary
                      Department and Vieux-Fort Comprehensive, A'Level, 2006/07 to 2017/18

Table 140 : Total Enrolment by Main Departments of  Specialization
                      at Vieux Fort Post Secondary Department and Vieux-Fort

Division/Department

Table 141 : Male Enrolment at Vieux Fort Post Secondary Department and
                      Vieux-Fort Comprehensive, A'Level Department, 2006/07 to 2017/18

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Table 144 :  Overall GCE A'Level Percentage Pass at SALCC and Vieux Fort

                       Comprehensive A' Level Department, 2004 to 2014

School

A - C A - E A - C A - E A - C A - E A - C A - E A - C A - E A - C A - E A - C A - E A - C A - E A - C A - E A - C A - E A - C A - E

Sir Arthur Lewis 

Community College 37.7 79.76 27.5 79.31 36.6 80.41 36.8 81.72 38.6 84.36 32.4 79.96 37.34 78.37 29.25 72.02 37.71 77.36 29.68 74.08 38.00 78.31

Vieux Fort 

Comprehensive 28.6 65.8 35 69.5 34.3 83.14 17.8 67.52 16.5 66.12 19.2 61.7 43.75 79.17 27.43 74.34 35.22 79.87 38.80 84.15 48.42 82.63

        : In 2015, this exam was discontinued at both SALCC and Vieux-Fort Comprehensive and was replaced by CAPE

Table 145a : GCE A'Level Percentage Pass by Subject Areas at the Division of Arts, Science and General Studies at  

                     Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, 2004 to 2014

No. % Pass No. % Pass No. % Pass No. % Pass No. % Pass No. % Pass No. % Pass No. % Pass No. % Pass No. % Pass No. % Pass

Subjects Sat A - E Sat A - E Sat A - E Sat A - E Sat A - E Sat A - E Sat A - E Sat A - E Sat A - E Sat A - E Sat A - E

Accounting 46 74 51 62 38 87 40 78 29 90 17 76 33 85 34 76 26 100 25 88.0 13 46.2

Biology 35 83 44 91 27 78 40 80 45 78 63 65 70 87 86 59 79 54 72 52.8 84 66.7

Business Studies 121 64 120 62 105 85 76 84 74 97 72 60 93 58 99 64 100 58 75 58.7 63 82.5

Chemistry 28 89 39 100 30 90 40 90 37 65 50 86 56 89 57 86 59 80 52 82.7 56 82.1

Economics 66 77 76 83 93 76 87 82 72 81 55 87 60 45 59 64 61 69 61 65.6 36 80.6

French 22 95 14 79 15 80 12 83 16 81 22 82 14 71 12 92 10 70 12 83.3 19 94.7

General Paper  * 213 96 233 94 214 94 199 98 186 96 193 97 218 96 222 91 240 91 188 91.5 179 95.5

Geography 25 76 25 56 19 95 20 80 23 61 17 71 15 93 20 50 17 65 35 25.7 23 69.6

History 12 100 18 89 16 94 13 100 16 88 15 80 15 100 15 93 27 100 25 84.0 20 85.0

Literature in English 35 97 51 100 45 98 29 100 29 100 37 100 30 80 37 73 54 76 27 81.5 28 82.1

Mathematics 78 77 63 95 51 86 55 89 42 90 52 87 61 90 43 72 64 72 49 69.4 38 65.8

Physics 32 75 27 89 40 43 34 56 28 46 38 74 33 67 25 52 38 68 35 71.4 36 63.9

Sociology 69 91 92 78 83 70 84 73 69 94 84 85 94 88 105 80 116 87 74 89.2 77 94.8

Spanish 15 100 26 96 20 95 16 100 25 100 36 100 17 100 21 100 15 93.33 15 93.3 28 92.9

Travel & Tourism  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  --- 3 0 33 88 16 94  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---

Note : *General Paper up to 2001 is at AO' level and passes were from A to C. Passes for all A'Level subjects are from A to E including GP from 2002.

        : --- No student sat the examination

        : In 2015, this exam was discontinued at SALCC and was replaced by CAPE

2013 2014

Note:These percentages do not include General Paper which is at Advanced Subsidiary Level

2004 2005 2006 2007

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

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Table 145b : GCE A'Level Percentage Pass by Subject Areas at Vieux Fort Comprehensive, A'Level Department, 2007 to 2014

Subjects No. % Pass % Pass No. % Pass % Pass No. % Pass % Pass No. % Pass % Pass No. % Pass % Pass No. % Pass % Pass No. % Pass % Pass No. % Pass % Pass

Sat A - C A - E Sat A - C A - E Sat A - C A - E Sat A - C A - E Sat A - C A - E Sat A - C A - E Sat A - C A - E Sat A - C A - E

Spanish  --  --  --  --  --  -- 1 0 0 5 60 80 3 0 0 5 0 100 6 83 100 1 100 100

French  --  --  --  --  --  -- 1 0 100 3 67 100 2 0 50 4 25 50 12 0 58 7 0 29

Literature in 

English 8 13 50 4 0 100 13 0 100 8 75 100 11 27 55 11 64 91 12 33 92 11 55 91

History 6 33 100 6 17 100 7 43 71 6 100 100 5 80 100 7 57 100 8 100 100 8 25 75

General Paper 58 72 86 47 38 85 49 0 96 38 97 97 38 100 100 60 85 97 64 91 100 57 84 98

Geography 2 0 100 6 33 100 7 14 100 1 0 100 3 33 100 8 0 75 11 36 91 9 0 67

Economics 9 44 100 10 0 70 9 11 44 9 22 78 13 8 85 15 13 53 12 17 67 8 13 63

Accounting 8 25 100 9 33 78 7 0 71 3 33 100 8 0 75 11 27 91 11 18 82 7 0 71

Sociology 34 26 85 18 6 39 32 44 81 18 78 100 20 55 95 32 69 94 32 75 94 26 38 85

Mathematics 20 10 50 16 13 50 7 29 71 7 0 43 9 11 67 8 25 75 11 27 64 9 33 67

Business Studies 33 12 64 18 28 78 23 4 52 17 41 88 20 40 90 30 37 80 29 31 86 22 23 82

Chemistry 11 18 55 14 14 57 9 11 33 7 0 43 6 17 33 8 13 75 8 38 63 6 67 83

Physics 18 0 33 7 0 29 4 25 25 4 0 25 6 0 50 4 25 100 6 33 67 3 67 67

Biology 8 25 63 13 31 85 17 18 29 8 13 50 7 14 57 16 13 56 8 50 100 7 29 57

Travel & Tourism  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  -- 17 6 94 9 89 100

Note:  In 2015, this exam was discontinued at Vieux-Fort Comprehensive and was replaced by CAPE

Unit Unit

l ll lll lV V Vl Vll

% 

Pass l ll lll lV V Vl Vll % Pass

4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 100.0 5 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 100.0

17 5 5 2 4 1 0 0 100.0 18 6 9 3 0 0 0 0 100.0

58 6 13 13 23 3 0 0 100.0 29 3 3 13 8 1 1 0 96.6

2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 100.0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 100.0

63 1 15 22 20 4 1 0 98.4 6 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 100.0

8 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 100.0 9 0 0 2 3 3 1 0 88.9

13 0 1 4 3 3 1 1 84.6 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 100.0

13 1 5 4 0 2 1 0 92.3 5 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 100.0

10 0 2 3 4 1 0 0 100.0 4 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 100.0

8 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 100.0 10 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 100.0

8 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 50.0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 100.0

14 5 4 3 1 1 0 0 100.0 6 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 100.0

5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 100.0 18 1 6 9 2 0 0 0 100.0

8 1 0 2 3 2 0 0 100.0 11 2 1 2 4 2 0 0 100.0

17 1 5 6 3 0 2 0 88.2 6 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 100.0

4 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 75.0 17 0 11 6 0 0 0 0 100.0

20 6 6 5 2 1 0 0 100.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  --

12 0 3 4 3 2 0 0 100.0 5 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 100.0
16 0 3 3 6 2 2 0 87.5 14 1 9 4 0 0 0 0 100.0

3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 100.0 173 22 59 62 21 7 2 0

18 3 9 6 0 0 0 0 100.0

321 34 82 89 78 25 12 1

Spanish

Tourism

 Unit 

2

Percentage

Economics

No. Sat

Geography

Subject No. of candidates obtaining grades:

Accounting

Biology

Chemistry

Digital Media

Percentage

French

Geography

History

Literature in English

2011 2012

Sociology

Environmental 

Science

French

Tourism

Law

Communication 

Studies

Economics

Caribbean Studies

Pure Mathematics

Entrepreneurship

Total

Sociology

Spanish

Digital Media

 Unit 1

Accounting

Pure Mathematics

Physics

Management of 

Business

No. 

Sat

Subject No. of candidates obtaining grades:

Biology

Chemistry

2013

Law
Management of 

Business

Total

Environmental 

Science

Entrepreneurship

Information 

Technology

Literature in English

History

Information 

Technology

Physics

96.0

98.8

2014

Table 146 a: CAPE Percentage Pass by Subject Areas at Vieux Fort Comprehensive 

Secondary, 2018

2007 2008 2009 2010

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l ll lll lV V Vl Vll

44 11 10 16 6 1 0 0 100.0

19 9 1 5 1 2 1 0 94.7

81 13 16 16 22 7 7 0 91.4

209 10 41 55 58 41 4 0 98.1

67 10 13 17 9 10 8 0 88.1

243 4 74 95 61 9 0 0 100.0

23 14 7 2 0 0 0 0 100.0

50 7 9 13 14 6 0 1 98.0

49 15 23 11 0 0 0 0 100.0

47 5 16 10 7 9 0 0 100.0

10 1 3 5 0 1 0 0 100.0

18 1 6 4 5 2 0 0 100.0

11 0 0 2 2 5 2 0 81.8

33 7 4 11 3 8 0 0 100.0

13 0 1 7 4 1 0 0 100.0

73 14 25 19 12 3 0 0 100.0

53 9 5 8 5 11 7 8 71.7

27 4 6 4 8 5 0 0 100.0

75 2 28 37 6 2 0 0 100.0

14 4 6 3 1 0 0 0 100.0

28 4 10 12 2 0 0 0 100.0

1187 144 304 352 226 123 29 9

l ll lll lV V Vl Vll

20 3 2 2 3 5 5 0 75.0

10 2 2 2 0 3 1 0 90.0

82 10 21 25 12 12 2 0 97.6

53 15 11 13 10 4 0 0 100.0

15 7 6 1 1 0 0 0 100.0

27 1 10 6 4 5 1 0 96.3

44 8 15 16 4 0 1 0 97.7

38 4 12 9 10 3 0 0 100.0

18 4 6 6 2 0 0 0 100.0

17 2 4 10 1 0 0 0 100.0

10 0 0 2 4 2 2 0 80.0

30 0 5 7 1 9 8 0 73.3

19 0 2 10 6 1 0 0 100.0

64
4 11 23 19 7 0 0 100.0

33 13 8 5 3 4 0 0 100.0

26 10 7 3 3 3 0 0 100.0

59 2 29 24 3 1 0 0 100.0

16 6 4 6 0 0 0 0 100.0
30 2 13 14 1 0 0 0 100.0

611 93 168 184 87 59 20 0Total

Percentage

History

Literatures in English
Management of 

Business
Pure Mathematics

Spanish

Tourism

Total

Physics

Percentage

Digital Media

Law

Economics

Environmental Science

Entrepreneurship

Geography

Management of 

Business

French

Pure Mathematics

Physics

Sociology

Spanish

Accounting

Applied Mathematics

Biology

Chemistry

Entrepreneurship

French

Geography

History

Literatures in English

Law

Table 146 b: CAPE Percentage Pass by Subject Areas at SALCC, 2018

No. of candidates obtaining grades:

Accounting

Applied Mathematics

% 

Pass

Caribbean Studies

No. Sat

Tourism

 Unit 1

Biology

Chemistry

Unit Subject

Communication Studies

Economics

Environmental Science

Digital Media

96.8

96.7

% 

Pass
Unit Subject No. Sat

No. of candidates obtaining grades:

 Unit 2

Sociology

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Students Teachers Student/Teacher Ratio

FALL 2017 209 18 12

WINTER 2018 215 17 13

SPRING 2018 197 14 14

Table 148 : Enrolment by Gender at Monroe College, 2017/18

Male Female Total Male Female Total

FALL 2017 45 99 144 28 37 65

WINTER 2018 38 99 137 38 40 78

SPRING 2018 32 82 114 33 50 83

Male Female Total Male Female Total

FALL 2017 1 0 1 10 7 17

WINTER 2018 1 0 1 10 6 16

SPRING 2018 1 0 1 7 6 13

Male Female Total

FALL 2016 8 16 24

WINTER 2017 6 18 24

SPRING 2017 10 17 27

Teachers
No.of full-time No.of part-time

Table 150 : Graduates at Monroe College, 2016/17

Graduates

Table 147 : Enrolment at Monroe College, 2017/18

Students
No.of full-time No. of part-time

Table 149 : Teacher Enrolment at Monroe College, 2017/18

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                    2017/18

FALL 2017

Name of Programme No. of Males No. of Females Total Students

MBA/ GRADUATE PROGRAM 4 12 16

BBA. Business Management 18 55 73

BBA. Hospitality Management 7 22 29

BSc. Computer Science 28 8 36

BSc. Criminal Justice 12 11 23

BSc. Public Health 2 19 21

BS Human Services 0 2 2

BBA. Health Services Administration 0 6 6

Non-Matric 2 1 3

Total 73 136 209

WINTER 2018

Name of Programme No. of Males No. of Females Total Students

MBA/ GRADUATE PROGRAM 3 12 15

BBA. Business Management 16 62 78

BBA. Hospitality Management 8 18 26

BSc. Computer Science 32 9 41

BSc. Criminal Justice 13 9 22

BSc. Public Health 3 21 24

BS Human Services 0 3 3

BBA. Health Services Administration 0 5 5

Non-Matric 1 0 1

Total 76 139 215

SPRING 2018

Name of Programme No. of Males No. of Females Total Students

MBA/ GRADUATE PROGRAM 4 10 14

BBA. Business Management 12 56 68

BBA. Hospitality Management 6 17 23

BSc. Information Technology 28 6 34

BSc. Criminal Justice 9 8 17

BSc. Public Health 1 16 17

BBA.  Accounting 0 1 1

BS Human Services 0 2 2

BBA. Health Services Administration 0 4 4

Non-Matric 5 12 17

Total 65 132 197

BBA. - Bachelor of Business Administration

BSc. - Bachelor of Science
MBA. - Master of Business Administration

Table 151 b : Non-Tertiary Programmes at Monroe College, 2017/18

Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female

n.a. - data not available

No Non-tertiary programmes were reported for the 2017/18 academic year.

Table151a : Distribution of Students According to Program at Monroe College,

No. of graduates

Students Teachers Graduates

No.of full-time No. of part-time No.of full-time No.of part-time

Programme

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FALL 2017 WINTER 2018

Age Males Females Total Age Males Females Total

<16  --  --  -- <16  --  --  --

16  --  --  -- 16  --  --  --

17  --  --  -- 17  --  --  --

18  --  --  -- 18  --  --  --

19  --  --  -- 19  --  --  --

20  --  --  -- 20  --  --  --

21  --  --  -- 21  --  --  --

22  --  --  -- 22  --  --  --

23  --  --  -- 23  --  --  --

24  --  --  -- 24  --  --  --

25  --  --  -- 25  --  --  --

26  --  --  -- 26  --  --  --

27  --  --  -- 27  --  --  --

28  --  --  -- 28  --  --  --

29  --  --  -- 29  --  --  --

30-34  --  --  -- 30-34  --  --  --

35-39  --  --  -- 35-39  --  --  --

>39  --  --  -- >39  --  --  --

age unknown 73 136 209 age unknown 76 139 215

Total 73 136 209 Total 76 139 215

SPRING 2018

Age Males Females Total

<16  --  --  --

16  --  --  --

17  --  --  --

18  --  --  --

19  --  --  --

20  --  --  --

21  --  --  --

22  --  --  --

23  --  --  --

24  --  --  --

25  --  --  --

26  --  --  --

27  --  --  --

28  --  --  --

29  --  --  --

30-34  --  --  --

35-39  --  --  --

>39  --  --  --

age unknown 65 132 197

Total 65 132 197

Disaggregated figures for age were not received for 2017/18

 -- : Data not available

Table 152 : Distribution of Students According to Age at Monroe College, 2017/18

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                     2016/17

FALL 2016 WINTER 2017

Country of Origin

No.of 

Male 

Students

No. of 

Female 

Students

Total 

Students Country of Origin

No. of 

Female 

Students

No.of 

Male 

Students

Total 

Students

Anguilla 1 6 7 Anguilla 0 1 1

Antigua 0 0 0 Antigua 1 6 7

Cayman Islands 1 0 1 Cayman Islands 1 0 1

Dominica 3 22 25 Dominica 3 20 23

 Grenada 0 2 2  Grenada 0 2 2

 Guyana 1 1 2  Guyana 0 1 1

India 1 0 1 India 1 0 1

 Nigeria 5 0 5  Nigeria 2 0 2

St. Kitts & Nevis 2 6 8 St. Kitts & Nevis 1 6 7

St. Lucia 62 108 170 St. Lucia 45 87 132

St. Maarten 0 1 1 St. Maarten 0 0 0

St. Vincent 4 5 9 St. Vincent 2 2 4

Trinidad & Tobago 0 1 1 Trinidad & Tobago 0 0 0

TOTAL 80 152 232 TOTAL 56 125 181

SPRING 2017

Country of Origin

No. of 

Female 

Students

No.of 

Male 

Students

Total 

Students

Anguilla 0 1 1

Antigua 0 6 6

Cayman Islands 1 0 1

Dominica 3 19 22

 Grenada 0 2 2

 Guyana 0 1 1

India 1 0 1

 Nigeria 4 0 4

St. Kitts & Nevis 1 3 4

St. Lucia 52 96 148

St. Maarten 0 1 1

St. Vincent 4 3 7

Trinidad & Tobago 0 0 0

TOTAL 66 132 198

Updated data were not received for 2017/18

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Table 154 : Enrolment by Gender at UWI Open Campus- St. Lucia, 2017/18

Level Males Females Total

0 1 1

0 1 1

0 2 2

0 1 1

0 1 1

0 1 1

0 1 1

0 1 1

0 2 2

1 4 5

0 2 2

1 4 5

0 7 7

0 9 9

1 9 10

4 12 16

9 86 95

3 6 9

37 205 242

1 4 5

7 23 30

0 29 29

2 2 4

2 8 10

7 7 14

0 2 2

0 1 1

0 1 1

3 2 5

0 7 7

6 21 27

1 7 8

1 4 5

N.B. All Programmes are offered on a Part-Time basis

Table 155 : Graduates at UWI Open Campus- St. Lucia, 2016/17

Level Males Females Total

Certificate 1 3 4

Diploma 0 1 1

Post Graduate Diploma 0 2 2

Associate degree 0 0 0

Bachelor Degree 7 66 73

Masters Degree 0 12 12

PhD 0 0 0

 -- List of programmes were not available for 2016/17

 --

 --

 --

BSc Sociology

MSc Instructional Design

Associate Degree

BSc Management Studies

BSc Political Science

BSc Psychology

MEd Adult and Continuing Education

Post Graduate

Social Work        

MSc Management and Educational Leadership

BEd Secondary English/Literature

Programme

Certificate

Criminology

Tourism And Hospitality Management

Human Resource Mangement

Social Services

Social Work

Business Administration

Paralegal Studies

Administrative Professional Office Management

Diploma

MEd Literacy Instruction

Business Management

BEd Early Childhood Development and Family Studies

BEd Educational Leadership and Management

BEd Literacy Studies

Public Sector Management

BSc Banking and Finance

BEd Secondary Mathematics

BSc Accounting

BSc Youth Development Work

BSc Economics

BSc Social Work

Post graduate Diploma Management 

Bachelor Degree

EdD Leadership Education

MA English Language

MSc Management Studies

 --

 --

 --

Programme

 --

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Table 156 : Enrolment and Percentage Share of Female Students at Medical Schools, 2017/18
                   

Name of Center

Spartan Health Sciences University, 

School of Medicine

International American University, 

College of Medicine                        

(IAU college of medicine)

American International Medical 

University, AIM - U Medversity, 

School of Medicine

Total

 -- : Missing Data

Table 157 : Age Enrolment of Students Attending Medical Schools, 2017/18

Age Male Female Total

<=16 3 3 6

17 13 16 29

18 17 15 32

19 18 37 55

20 29 28 57

21 19 20 39

22 15 10 25

23 3 3 6

24 7 5 12

25 6 8 14

26 3 4 7

27 1 3 4

28 1 4 5

29 0 3 3

30-34 6 4 10

35-39 2 2 4

>39 0 3 3

unknown 0 0 0

total 143 168 311

240

 --

54

128

 --

143

 --

53

168 311

% of Females

Number of Female 

Students

56

 --

71

112

Number of Male Students

4031

Total Number of  

Students

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Table 158a : Percentage of Female Teachers at Medical Schools, 2017/18

Name of Medical School

Spartan Health Sciences University, 

School of Medicine

International American University, 

College of Medicine                        

(IAU college of medicine)

American International Medical 

University, AIM - U Medversity, 

School of Medicine

Total

 -- : Missing data

Table 158b : Status of Teachers at Medical Schools, 2017/18

Name of Medical School

Spartan Health Sciences University, 

School of Medicine

International American University, 

College of Medicine                        

(IAU college of medicine)

American International Medical 

University, AIM - U Medversity, 

School of Medicine

Total

 -- : Missing data

Male teachers Female teachers

% of Female 

Teachers

20 14 41

7 13 65

 --  --  --

27 27 50

Full Time teachers Part Time teachers Total

9 25 34

13 7 20

 --  --  --

22 32 54

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Table 159 : Student Nationality at Medical Schools, 2017/18

Bahamas 0 2  -- 2

Cameroon 16 1  -- 17

Canada 1 4  -- 5

Dominica 1 0  -- 1

France 0 1  -- 1

Ghana 0 2  -- 2

India 168 19  -- 187

Netherlands 0 2  -- 2

Nigeria 6 11  -- 17

Senegal 0 1  -- 1

St.Lucia 35 4  -- 39

Trinidad and Tobago 0 2  -- 2

U.K. 1 0  -- 1

U.S.A 6 22  -- 28

Other 6 0  -- 6

Total 240 71  -- 311

 -- : Missing data

Country of Origin

Medical School

Spartan Health 

Sciences University, 

School of Medicine

International American 

University, College of 

Medicine (IAU College 

of Medicine)

American 

International Medical 

University, AIM - U 

Medversity, School of 

Medicine

Total

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Table 160 : Average Number of Learners in NELP Centres, 2004/05 to 2017/18

                     

Year

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

2014/15

2015/16

2016/17

2017/18

  

Centre Male Female Total Male Female Total

Anglican Primary 60 125 185 4 10 14 13

Belle Vue 33 52 85 3 4 7 12

Castries Comprehensive 40 189 229 5 11 16 14

Grand Riviere 3 7 10 0 1 1 10

Jacmel 9 71 80 3 5 8 10

Micoud 8 11 19 1 0 1 19

Mon Repos 18 89 107 1 9 10 11

North American Assemblies 4 21 25 2 2 4 6

Odsan 1 10 11 0 1 1 11

Patience 4 17 21 0 2 2 11

Piaye 9 5 14 1 0 1 14

Soufriere 9 17 26 0 1 1 26

St. Lucia Distillers 1 1 2 0 1 1 2

Ti Rocher 3 7 10 1 0 1 10

Vieux Fort 3 36 39 0 4 4 10

Winward & Leeward Brewery 24 1 25 0 3 3 8

Total Number 229 659 888 21 54 75 12

Percentage 26 74 100 28 72 100

The NELP program comprises of two annual phases namely:

              - Phase 1, September  to January/February, and  Phase 2, March to July

16 1619 101

14 1275 91

1694 106

15 1973 132

13 1134

13

101

1598

87

96

Number of Facilitators

123

989

                     Phase 1 , September 2017 to January 2018

11

Number of Learners

Table 161 : Number of Learners and Facilitators Registered in NELP Centres in 

Facilitator/Learner 

Ratio

107

125013

16 1425

91

90

13 1395

1361

13 1868 144

16

15 1413 94

89

16 1616

15

Number of  Average Number of LearnersNumber of

Per CentreCentres Learners

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Centre Male Female Total Male Female Total

Anglican Primary 42 104 146 3 9 12 12

Belle Vue 18 76 94 2 6 8 12

Castries Comprehensive 55 185 240 7 13 20 12

Jacmel 10 43 53 2 3 5 11

Mon Repos 12 40 52 3 5 8 7

North American Assemblies 4 21 25 2 2 4 6

Patience 2 7 9 0 1 1 9

Piaye 8 6 14 1 0 1 14

Soufriere 6 8 14 0 1 1 14

St. Lucia Distillers 1 1 2 0 1 1 2

Ti Rocher 3 7 10 1 0 1 10

Vieux Fort 3 44 47 0 5 5 9

Windward & Leeward Brewery 24 1 25 0 3 3 8

Total Number 188 543 731 21 49 70 10

Percentage 26 74 100 30 70 100

Number of Learners Number of Facilitators

Facilitator/Learner 

Ratio

Table 162 : Number of Learners and Facilitators Registered in NELP Centres

                     in Phase 2 , February to June 2018

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Table 163 : Enrolment of Learners by Program in Both Phases,

                     2017 to 2018

Programme Male Female Total % Male

Basic Literacy Level 1 14 16 30 47

Basic Literacy Level 2 9 17 26 35

Basic Literacy Level 3 15 32 47 32

CCSLC English 35 41 76 46

CCSLC Mathematics 32 40 72 44

Pre CXC English 7 20 27 26

Pre CXC Mathematics 2 19 21 10

CXC Mathematics 83 179 262 32

CXC English 25 76 101 25

Cake Decorating (b) 4 129 133 3

Cake Decorating (int) 0 69 69 0

Information Technology (b) 24 53 77 31

Information Technology (int) 2 14 16 13

Information Technology (CVQ) 7 12 19 37

Garment Construction (b) 4 107 111 4

Garment Construction(Int) 0 41 41 0

Garment Construction(adv) 0 16 16 0

Electrical Installation (b) 65 5 70 93

Electrical Installation (int) 12 1 13 92

Pastry Making (b) 3 41 44 7

Pastry Making (int) 3 17 20 15

Tiling 15 8 23 65

Plumbing (b) 50 2 52 96

Elderly Care 0 38 38 0

Child Care 0 57 57 0

Flower Arranging (b) 0 23 23 0

Flower Arranging (int) 0 11 11 0

Human Relations (b) 2 18 20 10

Human Relations (int) 1 9 10 10

Front Office (CVQ) 3 72 75 4

Cosmetology (CQV) 0 19 19 0

Total 417 1202 1619 26

int-intermediate level b-basic adv-advanced

Table 164 : Percentage Share of Females in NELP Centres,
                       2004/05 to 2017/18

Year Enrolment % of Females

2004/05 1413 81

2005/06 1340 79

2006/07 1413 77

2007/08 1134 77

2008/09 989 74

2009/10 1598 77

2010/11 1250 78

2011/12 1616 73

2012/13 1425 72

2013/14 1694 68

2014/15 1868 76

2015/16 1973 77

2016/17 1275 75

2017/18 1619 74

Note: The enrolments are for both phases of the program

1063

1081

1202

No. of Females

1150

950

1511

1423

877

1030

1181

969

1226

1144

731

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National Enrichment And Learning Program In St. Lucia

Table 165 : Graduates of NELP from Phase 1 (Sept. 2017 to Jan. 2018) by Centre
 

Center Male Female Total % Males

Anglican Primary 17 28 45 38

Belle Vue 27 40 67 40

Castries Comprehensive 39 169 208 19

Grand Riviere 1 7 8 13

Jacmel 5 32 37 14

Micoud 6 9 15 40

Mon Repos 15 60 75 20

Odsan 0 7 7 0

Piaye 7 4 11 64

Soufriere 3 5 8 38

Vieux Fort 0 28 28 0

Total 120 389 509 24

Table 166 : Graduates of NELP from Phase 1 (Sept 2017 to Jan 2018), by Programme

Programme Male Female Total % Males

Cake Decorating (b) 3 73 76 4

Cake Decorating (Int) 0 24 24 0

pastry Making (b) 1 13 14 7

Pastry Making (int) 0 9 9 0

Information Technology (b) 14 35 49 29

Information Technology (CVQ) 6 9 15 40

Garment Construction (b) 2 63 65 3

Garment Construction (int) 0 24 24 0

Garment Construction (Adv) 0 8 8 0

Flower Arranging & Decorating (b) 0 11 11 0

Elder Care 0 23 23 0

Child Care 0 24 24 0

CXC English 9 13 22 41

CXC Maths 17 30 47 36

Plumbing 21 2 23 91

Tiling 6 4 10 60

Electrical Installation (basic) 39 4 43 91

Human Relations (b) 1 12 13 8

Human Relations (int) 1 8 9 11

Total 120 389 509 24

Note that the total in table 166 may be higher than that in Table 165 because a student may do more than one programme

Table 167 : Dropouts from Phase 1 (September 2017 to January 2018), 

                      by Center and Programme

Program
Piaye CCSS Micoud Anglican Soufriere Odsan

Mon 

Repos
Jacmel

Grand 

Rivere

Vieux 

Fort

Belle 

Vue
Total

Cake Decorating (Int) 1 1

Cake Decorating (b) 2 3 1 6

Information Technology (b) 2 1 3 6

Information Technology (CVQ) 4 4

Garment Construction (b) 1 1 2 4

Garment Construction (int) 2 2

Cosmetology (CVQ) 1 1

Elder Care 1 1

Child Care 1 1

CXC English 4 1 5

CXC Maths 2 3 3 2 1 11

Pre-CXC Maths 2 2

Pre-CXC English 2 2

CCSLC Maths 2 2

CCSLC English 3 3

Basic Numeracy & Literacy 2 1 3

Electrical Installation (b) 2 1 1 4

Pastry Making (b) 2 2

Plumbing 1 1 2

Front Office (CVQ) 3 3

Human Relation (int) 2 2

Total 2 15 4 18 3 3 8 6 2 2 4 67

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National Enrichment And Learning Program In St. Lucia

a. Enrolment %

Year Graduates Dropouts Others Total All Leavers

2007/08 phase 1 264 13 158 435 877 50

2008/09 phase 1 371 10 6 387 570 68

2009/10 phase 1 674 1 0 675 946 71

2010/11 phase 1 774 5 0 779 847 92

2011/12 phases 1 & 2 1538 49 0 1587 1616 98

2012/13 phase 1 498 61 0 559 751 74

2012/13 phases 1 & 2 1061 90 0 1151 1425 81

2013/14 phase 1 681 36 0 717 919 78

2013/14 Phase 1 & 2 1417 113 0 1530 1694 90

2014/15 Phase 1 582 77 0 659 891 74

2014/15 Phase 1 & 2 1461 116 0 1577 1868 84

2015/16 Phase 1 483 119 0 602 1122 54

2015/16 Phase1 & 2 1036 178 0 1214 1816 67

2016/17 Phase 1 392 58 0 450 680 66

2016/17 Phase1 & 2 949 113 0 1062 1275 83

2017/18 Phase 1 509 67 0 576 773 75

b. Enrolment %

Year Graduates Dropouts Others Total Male Leavers

2007/08 phase 1 97 8 56 161 318 51

2008/09 phase 1 84 4 1 89 148 60

2009/10 phase 1 102 0 0 102 219 47

2010/11 phase 1 189 0 0 189 234 81

2011/12 phases 1 & 2 399 25 0 424 435 97

2012/13 phase 1 129 18 0 147 206 71

2012/13 phases 1 & 2 293 28 0 321 395 81

2013/14 phase 1 220 17 0 237 288 82

2013/14 phase 1 & 2 410 28 0 438 550 80

2014/15 phase 1 120 27 0 147 217 68

2014/15 phase 1 & 2 239 46 0 285 445 64

2015/16 phase 1 76 41 0 117 257 46

2015/16 Phase1& 2 199 64 0 263 431 61

2016/17 Phase 1 87 18 0 105 179 59

2016/17 Phase1 & 2 267 42 0 309 325 95

2017/18 Phase 1 120 30 0 150 188 80

c. Enrolment %

Year Graduates Dropouts Others Total Female Leavers

2007/08 phase 1 167 5 102 274 559 49

2008/09 phase 1 287 6 5 298 422 71

2009/10 phase 1 572 1 0 573 727 79

2010/11 phase 1 585 5 0 590 613 96

2011/12 phases 1 & 2 1139 24 0 1163 1181 98

2012/13 phase 1 369 43 0 412 545 76

2012/13 phases 1 & 2 768 62 0 830 1030 81

2013/14 phase 1 461 19 0 480 631 76

2013/14 phase 1 & 2 1007 85 0 1092 1144 95

2014/15 phase 1 462 50 0 512 674 76

2014/15 phase 1 & 2 1222 70 0 1292 1423 91

2015/16 phase 1 407 77 0 484 865 56

2015/16 Phase1 & 2 837 114 0 951 1385 69

2016/17 Phase 1 305 40 0 345 501 69

2016/17 Phase1 & 2 682 71 0 753 950 79

2017/18 Phase 1 389 37 0 426 543 78

Number of Female Leavers

Number of All Leavers

Table 168 : Percentage of Leavers by Gender in NELP 

                     Centres, 2007/08 to 2017/18

Number of Male Leavers

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National Skills Development Centre In St. Lucia

Table 169 : Trainees Currently Enrolled at the National Skills Development Centre

                      by Gender, Project and Training Area, 2017/18

Project Training Area Male Female Total

Accounts Clerk 0 19 19

Cookery 0 20 20

Hair Design 0 17 17

Housekeeping 0 20 20

Total 0 76 76

Project Training Area Male Female Total

Auto Mechanics 18 1 19

Massage Therapy 2 17 19

Total 20 18 38

Project Training Area Male Female Total

Office Administration 0 19 19

Massage Therapy 0 27 27

TOTAL 0 46 46

Project Training Area Male Female Total

Electrical Installation 15 2 17

General Maintenance 14 3 17

Hair Design 0 22 22

Information Technology 16 3 19

TOTAL 45 30 75

Project Training Area Male Female Total

Accounts Clerk 2 19 21

Bartending 6 10 16

Bread & Pastry Making 4 16 20

Early Childhood Education 0 19 19

Electrical Installation 20 1 21

TOTAL 32 65 97

Table 169 continues on the next page

Youth 

Empowerment 

Project (YEP) 

Phase 4

Single Mothers in 

Life Enhancing 

Skills (SMILES) 

Phase 4

Youth 

Empowerment 

Project (YEP)  

Phase 3

Youth 

Empowerment 

Project (YEP)  

Phase 2

Youth 

Empowerment 

Project (YEP) 

Phase 5

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National Skills Development Centre In St. Lucia

Table 169 : Trainees Currently Enrolled at the National Skills Development Centre

                      by Gender, Project and Training Area, 2017/18 (continued )

Project Training Area Male Female Total

Cookery 2 18 20

Crop Production 10 4 14

Furniture Making 13 1 14

Industrial Security 9 11 20

Sales & Marketing 2 16 18

Stewarding 6 21 27

TOTAL 42 71 113

Table 170 : Number of Tutors by Gender at the National

                      Skills Development Centre, 2005/06 to 2017/18

Year Male Female Total

2005/06 4 5 9

2006/07 11 13 24

2007/08 1 4 5

2008/09 12 6 18

2009/10 4 9 13

2010/11 15 23 38

2011/12 8 10 18

2012/13 na na na

2013/14 25 8 33

2014/15 4 5 9

2015/16 4 6 10

2016/17 5 9 14

2017/18 12 9 21

Table 171:   Number of Trainee Leavers by Gender, 2016/17

Type Gender

Number of 

Trainees

M 121

F 272

M 19

F 33

M 0

F 0

M 140

F 305

Graduates

Dropout

Other Leavers               

Total

Empowerment of 

South Eastern 

Residents Through 

Training in Non-

Traditional Areas 

(ESERTNA)

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Table 172:   Number of Graduates by Gender & Program, 2016/17

Course Area Male Female Total

Cookery 1 18 19

Crop Production 8 4 12

Furniture Making 9 1 10

Industrial Security 10 9 19

Sales & Marketing 2 14 16

Stewarding 5 16 21

TOTAL 35 62 97

Course Area Male Female Total

Accounts Clerk 0 19 19

Cookery 0 16 16

Hair Design 0 15 15

Housekeeping 0 18 18

TOTAL 0 68 68

Course Area Male Female Total

Auto Mechanics 15 0 15

Massage Therapy 1 16 17

TOTAL 16 16 32

Course Area Male Female Total

Massage Therapy 0 24 24

Office Administration 0 17 17

TOTAL 0 24 24

Course Area Male Female Total

Electrical Installation 15 1 16

General Maintenance 11 2 13

Hair Design 0 22 22

Information Technology 16 3 19

TOTAL 42 28 70

Course Area Male Female Total

Accounts Clerk 2 19 21

Bartending 4 9 13

Bread & Pastry Making 4 16 20

Early Childhood 

Education 0 12 12

Electrical Installation 18 1 19

TOTAL 28 57 85

Youth Empowerment 

Project  (Phase 2)

Youth Empowerment 

Project (Phase 3)

Single Mothers in Life 

Enhancing Skills      

(Phase 4)

Empowerment of South 

Eastern Residents 

Through Training in Non-

Traditional Areas 

(ESERTNA)

Youth Empowerment 

Project  (Phase 4)

Youth Empowerment 

Project  (Phase 5)

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Private Schools In St. Lucia

Table 173 : Pupil/Teacher Ratios in Private Primary Schools, 2017/18

Primary Pupil/Teacher

School Ratio

Montessouri Centre 86 9

Castries SDA 92 20

L'Abayee SDA 100 21

Tapion 100 12

Mon Repos SDA 100 14

Bonne Terre Preparatory 100 14

International School        

St. Lucia (ISSL) 100 3

Total 95 13

                     

Primary School

 L'Abayee SDA

Mon Repos SDA

Castries SDA

Bonne Terre Preparatory

Tapion 

Montessouri Centre

International School        

St. Lucia (ISSL)

Total

3

10 808

980 498

85

58

131

44

77

95

96

198

22

13

73

Enrolment

10 3

88

19

12

12

51

48

51

55

69

% of Girls

46

50

53

% Female 

Teachers

Table 174a : Percentage Share of Girls in Private Primary Schools, 2017/18

Enrolment Total Teachers
Female 

Teachers

8

12

198

259

7

Number of Girls

8

7

109

96

980

259

139

169

139

169

109

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Private Schools in St.Lucia

Table 174b : Percentage of Female Students in Private Primary Schools,

                     2004/05 to 2017/18

Year

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

2014/15

2015/16

2016/17

2017/18

Table 175 : Enrolment in Private Primary Schools, 2009/10 to 2017/18

Primary School 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18

L' Abayee SDA 88 83 80 96 135 161 175 173 169

Mon Repos SDA 106 105 109 100 102 104 95 102 109

Castries SDA 236 261 298 319 304 306 271 262 259

Bonne Terre Preparatory 167 149 136 135 120 101 105 86 96

Tapion Private 107 111 104 130 134 128 127 128 139

Montessouri Centre 163 182 169 187 212 205 200 209 198

International School        

St. Lucia (ISSL)  --  --  --  -- 11 18 9 5 10

Total 867 891 896 967 1007 1005 973 965 980

980 498 51

965 480 50

FemalesEnrolment

808

982 491 50

1023 506 49

334

867 439

% of Females

699 48

399 49

47314

774

891 437 49

51

670

878 50

374 48

437

896 429 48

1018 500 49

967 456 47

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Private Schools In St. Lucia

Primary School Gender K G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6 Total

M 10 16 10 12 14 13 9 84

F 15 12 13 14 15 12 4 85

M 11 6 6 8 4 5 11 51

F 11 8 5 9 9 10 6 58

M 18 17 12 16 20 24 21 128

F 17 22 15 20 21 21 15 131

M 9 8 7 8 5 9 6 52

F 7 8 6 4 4 5 10 44

M 13 10 9 12 7 12 14 77

F 13 6 6 7 7 17 6 62

M 14 22 14 9 16 14 14 103

F 10 15 18 15 16 10 11 95

M 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2

F 0 0 0 5 0 1 2 8

M 75 80 58 65 66 77 76 497

F 73 71 63 74 72 76 54 483

T 148 151 121 139 138 153 130 980

School

 L' Abayee SDA

Mon Repos SDA

Castries SDA

Bonne Terre Preparatory

Tapion 

Montessouri Centre
International School        

St. Lucia (ISSL)

Total

International School         

St. Lucia (ISSL)

3 2 67

68

Total Trained Teachers

88

85

43

92

73

4

7

11

3

11

12

7

12

50

22

Total

Table 177 : Percentage of Trained Teachers in Private Primary Schools, 2017/18

8

% Trained Teachers

50

8

Total Teachers

13

55

Bonne Terre Preparatory

Tapion 

Montessouri Centre

Table 176 : Enrolment in Private Primary Schools by Grade and Gender, 2017/18

 L' Abayee SDA

Mon Repos SDA

Castries SDA

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Private Schools In St. Lucia

                      

Secondary Enrolment Number of

School Teachers

SDA Academy 159 17 13 76 9

International School St.Lucia (ISSL) 60 9 6 67 7

Bonne Terre Preparatory High School Ltd. 23 6 6 100 4

Total 242 32 25 78 8

NB.  From 2009/10 Bonne Terre Preparatory reported on students following a secondary programme.

        These students are on the same compound as the primary students.

Table 179 : Percentage Share of Females in Private Secondary Schools, 2017/18

Secondary School Enrolment No. of Girls % of Girls

SDA Academy 159 88 55

International School St.Lucia 60 37 62

Bonne Terre Preparatory High School Ltd. 23 15 65

Total 242 140 58

Table 180 : Enrolment in Private Secondary Schools, 2009/10 to 2017/18

Secondary School
2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18

SDA Academy 247 221 240 260 283 257 242 200 159

International School St.Lucia 110 96 89 74 63 39 49 56 60

Bonne Terre Preparatory High School Ltd. 40 32 35 32 23 24 27 31 23

Total 397 349 364 366 369 320 318 287 242

Table 181 : Percentage Share of Females in Private Secondary 

                     Schools, 2004/05 to 2017/18

Year Enrolment

No. of 

Females

% of 

Females

2004/05 234 125 53

2005/06 248 151 61

2006/07 317 173 55

2007/08 353 185 52  

2008/09 378 182 48

2009/10 397 199 50

2010/11 349 164 47

2011/12 364 160 44

2012/13 366 162 44

2013/14 369 165 45

2014/15 320 158 49

2015/16 318 160 50

2016/17 287 153 53

2017/18 242 140 58

Table 178 : Student/Teacher Ratios in Private Secondary Schools, 2017/18

Student 

/Teacher 

Ratio

                      

Number of 

Female 

Teachers

% Female 

Teachers

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Private Schools In St. Lucia

                      Life Centres, 2017/18

Anse La Raye 59 16 27

Odsan 48 4 8

Gros Islet 21 5 24

Soufriere 9 0 0

Total 137 25 18

Enrolment Number of Student/Teacher

Teachers Ratio

Anse La Raye 59 7 8

Odsan 48 6 8

Gros Islet 21 2 11

Soufriere 9 2 5

Total 137 17 8

                      Life Centres, 2017/18

Number of Female % Female

Teachers Teachers Teachers

Anse La Raye 7 5 71

Odsan 6 4 67

Gros Islet 2 2 100

Soufriere 2 2 100

Total 17 13 76

NB: CARE - Centre for Adolescent, Rehabilitation and Education

Table 182 : Percentage Share of Female Students at CARE 

CARE Centres

Table 184 : Percentage Share of Female Teachers at CARE

                      2017/18

Table 183 : Student/Teacher Ratios at CARE Life Centres,

CARE Centres

CARE Centres Enrolment
No. of Female 

Students

% Females 

Students

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Table 185 : Enrolment of Students by Year and Centre at CARE, 2017/18

Male Female Male Female Male Female

Anse La Raye 9 3 18 6 16 7 59

Odsan 21 4 7 0 16 0 48

Gros Islet 16 5 0 0 0 0 21

Soufriere 9 0 0 0 0 0 9

Total 55 12 25 6 32 7 137

Table 186 : Enrolment of Students by Centre at CARE, 2009/10 to 2017/18

CARE Centres 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18

Anse La Raye 41 51 48 39 53 52 63 73 59

Gros Islet 17 14 16 15 8 19 22 13 21

Mabouya Valley 11 27 8  --  -- 12  --  --  --

Soufriere 9 10 28 27 23 19 27 15 9

Odsan 50 57 56 64 45 73 50 49 48

Total 128 159 156 145 129 175 162 150 137

 -- No Programme was offered at the Centre

Table 187 : Enrolment in Skills Courses at CARE, 2017/18

Anse La 

Raye Odsan Total

Catering and Hospitality 25 0 25

Electrical 0 9 9

AC Refrigeration 11 0

Auto Mechanics 0 10 10

Carpentary 7 4 11

Office Skills/Computers 4 0 4

Total 47 23 70

NB: Skills Courses are only offered in the second year and third year at the above centers.

Total

Center With Skills Courses
Skills Courses

CARE Centres
First Year Third YearSecond Year

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Demand for and Supply of Resources In St. Lucia

Year Current Prices Constant Prices

2004 2574 2892

2005 2741 2881

2006 3062 3062

2007 3449 3123

2008 3462 3285

2009 3410 3259

2010 3731 3263

2011 3882 3374

2012 3879 3352

2013 4023 3358

2014 4190 3327

2015 4453 3395

2016 4501 3427

2017 4639 3586

Note: Figures in the annual Digest are updated as updated figures are obtained from Government Statistics

216 261

Table 188 : Growth in Gross Domestic Product at Current and Constant

                      Prices, 2004 to 2017

Gross Domestic Product in Million 

EC$ Index

Current Prices Constant Prices

231 260

258 277

290 282

291 297

287 295

314 295

326 305

326 303

338 304

Source : Government's Central Statistics Office, Government of Saint Lucia Website - www.stlucia.gov.lc

352 301

374 307

379 310

390 324

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

M
il

li
o

n
s

 E
C

$

Year

Figure 17: Growth in Gross Domestic Product of St. Lucia at Current and 
Constant Prices, 2004 to 2017

Current Prices

Constant Prices

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Demand for and Supply of Resources In St. Lucia

GDP at Nominal Prices

Economic Activity Amount in Millions EC$

Agriculture, Livestock and Forestry 55.30 1.80
   --Crops 44.90 1.46
   --Bananas 18.50 0.60
   --Other Crops 26.40 0.86
   --Livestock 7.70 0.25
   --Forestry 2.60 0.08
Fishing 17.80 0.58
Mining & Quarrying 29.90 0.97
Manufacturing 171.10 5.57
Electricity & Water 114.50 3.73
   --Electricity 100.50 3.27
   --Water 14.00 0.46
Construction 232.60 7.57
Wholesale & Retail Trade 231.50 7.53
Hotels & Restaurants 320.40 10.42
   --Hotels 260.20 8.47
   --Restaurants 60.10 1.96
Transport, Storage and Communications 553.90 18.02
   --Transport and Storage 318.70 10.37
   --Road 187.50 6.10
   --Sea 55.50 1.81
   --Air 19.90 0.65
   --Supporting and auxiliary transport activities 55.80 1.82
   --Communications 235.10 7.65
Financial Intermediation 239.00 7.78
  --Banks & Other Financial Institutions 182.60 5.94
  --Insurance and pension funding 56.40 1.84
Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities 666.50 21.69
  --Real estate activities 563.40 18.33
  --Renting of machinery and equipment 17.50 0.57
  --Computer and related activities 3.70 0.12
  --Business Services 82.00 2.67
Public Administration, Defence & Compulsory Social Security 168.10 5.47
Education 130.30 4.24
  --Public 105.90 3.45
  --Private 24.40 0.79
Health and Social Work 113.30 3.69
  --Public 49.60 1.61
  --Private 63.70 2.07
Other community, social & personal services 99.00 3.22
Private Households with Employed Persons 3.30 0.11
Less FISIM 72.90 2.37

Gross Value Added @ Basic Prices 3,073.50 100.00

Table 189 :  Distribution of Gross Domestic Product, 2017

Source : Government's Central Statistics Office, Government of Saint Lucia Website - www.stlucia.gov.lc  

% Distribution

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Demand for and Supply of Resources In St. Lucia

Table 190 : Allocation Pattern of Current Educational Expenditure by Levels
                       of Education and Programmes, 2006/07 to 2017/18

Levels of Education/

Programs 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18

Primary 49.59 49.39 49.46 54.96 54.78 57.12 57.31 58.08 56.68 61.91 63.19 63.16

Secondary 39.25 43.77 50.66 58.18 61.03 64.92 64.70 68.36 65.25 68.35 72.43 72.58

Tertiary 13.56 13.56 13.86 13.66 15.80 15.80 15.80 15.69 15.69 15.69 15.69 15.69

Education Services 8.74 7.77 8.95 9.22 10.25 10.22 11.86 9.29 8.16 9.63 10.58

Agency Administration 4.33 3.76 5.45 3.95 5.11 4.59 2.59 5.82 5.56 5.75 6.47 6.34

Human Resource Development 1.80 2.83 3.61 3.08 3.43 3.43

Gender Relations 0.89 0.91

Innovation 0.74

Special Education 1.79 1.83 2.26 2.45 2.93 3.40 2.86 2.95 2.91 3.17 3.38 3.38

Library Services 1.47 1.46 1.39 1.52 1.64 1.70 1.74 1.75 1.68 1.77 1.75 1.75

National Enrichment and 

Learning Programme (NELP) 0.65 0.67 0.62 0.67 0.74 0.73 0.81 0.80 0.73 0.79 0.79 0.79

Early Childhood Education 1.91 1.82 1.83 2.18 2.21 2.28 2.54 2.60 2.58 2.62 2.58 2.60

UNESCO 0.28 0.25 0.22 0.19 0.26 0.25 0.30 0.29 0.26 0.28 0.27 0.27

Labour Relations 1.72 1.76 1.95 2.13

Cultural Development 2.57 2.06 2.01 3.43 4.10 3.49

Total 124.14 126.35 136.70 150.42 158.85 164.50 164.03 170.22 165.08 175.16 170.86 182.22

Source :Government Annual Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure

Table 191: Percentage Distribution of Current Educational Expenditure  by
                      Levels of Education and Programmes, 2006/07 to 2017/18

Levels of Education/

Programs 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18

Primary 39.95 39.09 36.18 36.54 34.48 34.72 34.94 34.12 34.34 35.35 36.98 34.66

Secondary 31.62 34.64 37.06 38.68 38.42 39.47 39.44 40.16 39.53 39.02 42.39 39.83

Tertiary 10.92 10.73 10.14 9.08 9.95 9.61 9.63 9.22 9.51 8.96 9.19 8.61

Education Services 7.04 6.15 6.55 6.13 6.45 6.21 7.23 5.46 4.94 5.50 0.00 5.80

Human Resource Development 1.10 1.66 2.19 1.76 2.01 1.88

Agency Administration 3.49 2.98 3.99 2.62 3.22 2.79 1.58 3.42 3.37 3.28 3.79 3.48

Special Education 1.44 1.45 1.65 1.63 1.84 2.07 1.74 1.73 1.76 1.81 1.98 1.85

Gender Relations 0.00 0.52 0.50

Library Services 1.18 1.15 1.01 1.01 1.03 1.04 1.06 1.03 1.02 1.01 1.02 0.96

NELP 0.52 0.53 0.46 0.45 0.47 0.44 0.49 0.47 0.44 0.45 0.46 0.43

Innovation 0.00 0.41

Early Childhood Education 1.54 1.44 1.34 1.45 1.39 1.38 1.55 1.53 1.56 1.49 1.51 1.43

UNESCO 0.23 0.20 0.16 0.13 0.16 0.15 0.19 0.17 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.15

Labour Relations 1.05 1.03 1.18 1.21

Cultural Development 2.07 1.63 1.47 2.28 2.58 2.12

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Source : Table 190

Amount in Millions EC ($)

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Demand for and Supply of Resources In St. Lucia

Table 192 : Allocation to Education Sector in Relation to Current and  Capital Budgetary 
Expenditures, 2017/18 

Recurrent Capital Total % Distribution

8.8 10.0 18.8 1.24

27.5 10.6 38.1 2.51

6.1 0.3 6.4 0.43

18.8 0.9 19.8 1.30

107.2 6.4 113.6 7.50

20.9 49.3 70.2 4.64

8.1 1.6 9.7 0.64

41.8 60.8 102.5 6.77

476.4 22.8 499.2 32.98

26.1 0.9 27.0 1.78

14.3 33.6 47.9 3.16

8.6 14.6 23.2 1.53

1.5 25.5 27.0 1.78

2.4 0.0 2.4 0.16

28.9 22.7 51.5 3.41

179.8 1.5 181.3 11.98

110.2 18.7 128.8 8.51

5.7 1.6 7.3 0.48

10.6 9.5 20.2 1.33

6.7 67.8 74.5 4.92

32.2 3.1 35.3 2.33

8.9 0.1 9.0 0.59

1151.5 362.1 1513.65 100.0

Source : Government Annual Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure 

Table 193 :Expenditure by Levels of Education and  Programs at Current Prices in St.Lucia, 

Primary Secondary Other Total
Year Education Education Programs

2007/08 49.4 43.8 35.4 128.5

2008/09 50.9 50.7 35.6 137.1

2009/10 55.0 58.2 35.3 148.4

2010/11 57.0 61.0 37.9 155.9

2011/12 57.3 64.8 39.0 161.2

2012/13 58.6 64.7 41.2 164.4

2013/14 58.1 68.4 43.7 170.2

2014/15 56.7 65.3 43.1 165.1

2015/16 61.9 68.3 44.9 175.2

2016/17 62.4 70.1 45.6 178.1

2017/18 63.2 72.4 44.2 179.8

2018/19 63.1 72.4 44.3 179.8

Source :  Primary Education, Table 66 and Secondary Education, Table 123

            : Total Expenditure- Government Annual Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure.

N.B. Figures are revised as updated figures are obtained

Health and Wellness 

Youth Development & Sports 

Physical Planning 

Housing, Urban Renewal and Telecommunications 

Finance 

External Affairs

Tourism, Broadcasting & Information 

Labour 

Equity, Social Justice, Empowerment and Human Services 

Education, Innovation and Gender Relations

Expenditure in Millions EC$, 2017/18

Sectors

Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Public Service

Attorney General's Chambers

Infrastructure, Ports and Energy

Justice

Home Affairs and National Security

Agriculture, Fisheries, Natural Resources and Cooperatives

Commerce, International Trade, Investment, Enterprise 

Development & Consumer Affairs

Economic Development, Transport and Civil Aviation 

Others

                     2007/08 to  2018/19
Expenditure in Million EC$

Sustainable Development 

Local Government, Culture and Creative Industries 

Total

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Demand for and Supply of Resources In St. Lucia

Educational GDP at Current Educational Expenditure

Expenditure Prices as a Percentage of GDP

(Millions) (Millions)

2004/05 115.5 2574 4.5

2005/06 118.5 2741 4.3

2006/07 124.1 3062 4.1

2007/08 128.5 3449 3.7

2008/09 137.0 3462 4.0

2009/10 148.4 3410 4.4

2010/11 155.9 3731 4.2

2011/12 161.2 3882 4.2

2012/13 164.4 3879 4.2

2013/14 170.2 4023 4.2

2014/15 165.1 4190 3.9

2015/16 175.2 4453 3.9

2016/17 178.1 4501 4.0

2017/18 179.8 4639 3.9

Projected 2018/19 179.8 4843 3.7

Source : Educational Expenditure : Table 193

GDP : Table 188 for actual figures. For projection purposes, the GDP is estimated to

increase by 4.4% in 2018

Table 194 : Educational Expenditure at Current Prices in Relation to 

                    Gross Domestic Product, 2004/05 to 2018/19

Year

Actual

3.6

3.8

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.6

P
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ta
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e
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Year

Figure 18 : Percentage Share of Educational Expenditure at Current 
Prices in Relation to Gross Domestic Product in St. Lucia, 2004/05 to 
2018/19

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Demand for and Supply of Resources In St. Lucia

Educational Government % share % share 

Expenditure GDP at Current  Recurrent of Government of Education in Total

Year (Millions) Prices (Millions) Expenditure (Millions)  Expenditure of GDP Government Expenditure

2004/05 115.54 2574 544 21.1 21.2

2005/06 118.50 2741 605 22.1 19.6

2006/07 124.14 3062 696 22.7 17.8

2007/08 128.50 3449 692 20.1 18.6

2008/09 137.00 3462 743 21.5 18.4

2009/10 148.40 3410 807 23.7 18.4

2010/11 155.93 3731 844 22.6 18.5

2011/12 161.18 3882 895 23.1 18.0

2012/13 164.44 3879 963 24.8 17.1

2013/14 170.22 4023 947 23.5 18.0

2014/15 165.08 4190 926 22.1 17.8

2015/16 175.20 4453 1050 23.6 16.7

2016/17 178.08 4501 1100 24.4 16.2

2017/18 179.84 4639 1152 24.8 15.6

Projected 2018/19 179.84 4843 1155 23.8 15.6

Sources : Recurrent Educational Expenditure and GDP, Table 194

Total Government Recurrent Expenditure, Government Annual Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure.

Table 195 : Educational Recurrent Expenditure in Relation to Total Government Recurrent Expenditure,

                      2004/05 to 2018/19

Actual

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Library Services In St. Lucia

Library Registered Books in Vertical Past Papers

Readers Children Adult Stock Reference Books Periodicals Cassettes Files Syllabuses

Central Library 7057 1002 512 33911 16540 891 283 1399 1620

Anse La Raye 718 847 113 2385 347 138 144 90 211

Canaries 903 595 262 5305 527 172 61 163 65

Mongouge 749 715 224 2511 1481 823 86 107 87

Soufriere 1648 1265 218 4890 1165 235 67 171 105

Roblot 743 1270 440 3243 606 257 165 113 20

Choiseul 1105 1050 43 2629 1328 470 80 546 308

Laborie 355 636 313 2076 1225 329 0 104 285

Vieux Fort 8110 1222 442 6534 5924 825 2 413 119

Desruisseaux 1974 1404 978 6023 1909 292 52 295 375

Micoud 460 608 172 4644 3336 33 14 154 535

Ti-Rocher (Micoud) 357 196 10 4981 1279 31 67 146 80

Dennery 948 19 79 3696 1912 275 0 148 51

Marchand 187 150 86 2274 718 117 60 190 48

Babonneau 371 191 119 4739 1010 129 0 211 257

Monchy 385 72 9 3300 820 49 74 147 530

Gros Islet 753 214 298 4395 951 578 82 303 95

Mobile Book Library 400 3289 25 169 0 0 0 0 0

Source: Central Library

Table 196 :  Total Books/Materials in Stock and in Circulation in Public Libraries, 2017/18

Circulation of Books Reference Material

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Library Services In St. Lucia

                       Main Communities, 2017/18

Registered % Registered

Readers Readers

Central Library 7057

Marchand 187

Babonneau 371

Sub-Total 7615

Anse La Raye Anse La Raye 718  --  --

Canaries Canaries 903  --  --

Soufriere Soufriere 1648  --  --

Mongouge 749

Roblot 743

Choiseul 1105

Sub-Total 2597

Laborie Laborie 355  --  --

Vieux Fort Vieux Fort 8110  --  --

Desruisseaux 1974

Micoud 460

Ti-Rocher (Micoud) 375

Sub-Total 2809

Dennery Dennery 948  --  --

Gros Islet 753

Monchy 385

Sub-Total 1138

Total 26841 177301 15.1

 -- Population data disaggregated by community is not available

 --

 --

Choiseul  --

Castries

 --

Table 197 :  Percentage of Registered Readers in Public Libraries by 

Gros Islet

Main Community

Micoud

 --

Library Population

 --

 --

 --

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Library Services In St. Lucia

Services Provided  Library

Information and Technical Services all

Adult and Children's Services all

Children's Vacation Programme all

Reference and Research Services all

Photocopying Services Marchand, Micoud, Central, Dennery

Story Hour all

Binding Central

Microfiche, Internet (Internet-all)

Periodicals all

Training Central

Inter-Library Loan all

Facility for Lectures, meetings, exhibitions Central, Soufriere, Gros-Islet & Vieux Fort

Advice and assistance to other libraries all

Book Mobile

Central (Bexon, Odsan, La Resource, Forrestiere, 

Deniere Rivere, Aux Lyon, Jackmel, La-Croix, Marigot, 

Ti-Rocher  Castries)

Library Total Staff

Central Library 24

Anse-La-Raye 2

Canaries 2

Mongouge 2

Soufriere 5

Roblot 2

Choiseul 2

Laborie 2

Vieux Fort 4

Desruisseaux 2

Micoud 3

Ti-Rocher (Micoud) 2

Dennery 2

Marchand 3

Babonneau 2

Monchy 2

Gros Islet 2

Total 63

Source: Central Library

Table 199   :  Total Staff at Public Libraries, 2017/18

Table 198 :  Services Provided By Public Libraries, 2017/18

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Human Resource Development In St. Lucia

Table 201 : Recipients of National Community Foundation Scholarships in Secondary

                       Schools and SALCC  in Saint Lucia, 2015/16

School

Total Male Female Total Male Female

Sir Arthur Lewis Community College 2 1 1 12 12

Vieux Fort Campus B - A' Level Department 0 3 1 2

St. Mary's College 6 6 1 1

Vieux Fort Comprehensive - Campus A 9 3 6 4 1 3

Corinth Secondary 0 19 8 11

Soufriere Comprehensive 1 1 3 2 1

Vieux Fort Comprehensive - Campus B 0 15 9 6

Entrepot Secondary 0 17 4 13

Choiseul Secondary 2 1 1 27 27

Castries Comprehensive 4 2 2 0

St. Joseph's Convent 7 7 2 1 1

Clendon Mason 0 0

Micoud Secondary 2 1 1 2 2

Babonneau Secondary 0 0

Sir Ira Simmons 0 0

Piaye Secondary 0 0

Bocage Secondary 0 13 3 10

Anse Ger Secondary 0 0

Leon Hess Comprehensive 3 1 2 0

Gros Islet Secondary 0 0

Total 36 15 21 118 41 77

Updated data were not received from 2016/17

Number of New Recepients Number of Continuing Recepients

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Human Resource Development In St. Lucia

Table 201: Total Scholarships and Economic Cost Award Recipients ,

                     2011 to 2017

Total Males

2011 21 11 52

2012 46 17 37

2013 59 29 49

2014 41 24 59

2015 42 21 50

2016 39 11 28

2017 80 24 30

Note: this excludes SALCC Bursaries. 

Table 202: Total Number of Completions from Recipients of

                    Scholarships and Economic Cost Awards, 2011 to 2017

Year Male Female Total

2011 0 1 1

2012 2 1 3

2013 2 2 4

2014 16 30 46

2015 21 29 50

2016 24 28 52

2017 16 26 42

Year
Recipients

% Males

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Schools' Sports In St. Lucia

Table 203 :  Schedule of Schools' Sports Events, 2013/14

Month
September

October

October

October

November

December

January

February

February

March 

March

April

April

May 

May

June

June

June

July

July - August

August

August

August

Updated data were not received from 2014/15 

Table 204 : Top Three Winners of Local Inter School Swimming 

                     Competition,  2001/02 to 2011/12

Year Level 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place

2001/02  --
Bonne Terre Private 

Primary
St. Mary's College

Camille Henry 

Memorial Primary

2002/03  --
Bonne Terre Private 

Primary
Gros Islet Primary Tapion Private

2003/04  --
Bonne Terre Private 

Primary
na na

2004/05  -- na na na

2008/09  -- Plain View Bonne terre  --

2009/10  -- Plain View  --  --

Primary
Bonne Terre Private 

Primary

Dame Pearlette 

Louisy
Montessouri Centre

Secondary
Vieux Fort 

Comprehensive

International School 

St. Lucia
St. Mary's College

Primary Bonne Terre Private Tapion Private Dame Pearlette

Secondary na na na

na - Competition did not take place  -- Data Unavailable

Note: Data was unavailable from 2005/06 to 2007/08

Second Training Camp W. I. School  Games

Inter Primary Schools Netball Tournament

Under 13 Cricket Summer Training Program

Sandals Cricket Academy 

Regional Training Camps

W. I. School Games  Saint Lucia

Final Training Camp W. I. School  Games

Swimming Championships

Inter Schools Track and Field Championships

National Sports  Awards  Ceremony

Under 15 Schools Cricket Tournament

Inter Schools Under 19 Cricket Tournament, Under 19 

Volleyball Tournament

Under 16 Schools Volleyball Tournament

Training Camp W. I. Games

Female Basketball Development Program Continuation

Inter Primary Schools Athletics

2010/11

2011/12

Inter District Primary Schools Football

Event
Meeting of Physical Education Teachers

Launch of Schools Sports Program

Primary Schools Swimming Program

Best of Three Play Offs,  Selective Combined Schools 

Team against Sir Arthur Lewis Community College

Secondary and Primary Schools Road Race

Schools Basketball, Football and Netball Tournament

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Schools' Sports In St. Lucia

Table 205 : Winners of Local Secondary School Sports Competitions, 2002/03 to 2011/12

                     

2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12

St. Mary's 

College

Entrepot 

Secondary

St. Mary's 

College
Castries Comp.  --

Soufriere 

Comp

Gros Islet 

Secondary

Marigot 

Secondary
na na

Clendon 

Mason 

Memorial

Micoud 

Secondary

Soufriere 

Comp.

Vieux Fort 

Comp.

Vieux Fort 

Comp.

Vieux Fort 

Comp.

Vieux Fort 

Comp.

Vieux Fort 

Comp.
na na

Corinth 

Secondary

Corinth 

Secondary

Leon Hess 

Comp.

St. Mary's 

College
 --

St. Mary's 

College

St. Mary's 

College

Vieux Fort 

Comp.
na na

Leon Hess 

Comp.

St. Mary's 

College

Vieux Fort 

Comp.

Bocage 

Secondary

St. Mary's 

College
Vieux Fort

Vieux Fort 

Comp.

Vieux Fort 

Comp.
na na

Leon Hess 

Comp.

Babonneau 

Secondary

Soufriere 

Comp.

Soufriere 

Comp.
 --

Babonneau 

Secondary

Vieux Fort 

Comp.

Soufriere 

Comp.
na na

Sir Ira 

Simmons 

Secondary

St. Joseph's 

Convent

St. Joseph's 

Convent

Soufriere 

Comp.

Soufriere 

Comp.

Ciceron 

Secondary

Vieux Fort 

Comp.

Vieux Fort 

Comp.
na na

Not Completed
Vieux Fort 

Comp.

Piaye 

Secondary
na  --

Choiseul 

Secondary
na  --

Leon Hess 

Comp.

St. Mary's 

College

Not Completed
Corinth 

Secondary

Micoud 

Secondary
na

Piaye 

Secondary

St. Mary's 

College

Choiseul 

Secondary

Corinth 

Secondary

Corinth 

Secondary

Corinth 

Secondary

Vieux Fort 

Comp.

Vieux Fort 

Comp.

Vieux Fort 

Comp.

Vieux Fort 

Comp.
 --

Vieux Fort 

Comp.
na  --

Choiseul 

Secondary

Vieux Fort 

Comp.

na
St. Mary's 

College

Vide Bouteille 

Secondary
na  --  --

Ciceron 

Secondary
 -- na na

Leon Hess 

Comp.

Micoud 

Secondary

Micoud 

Secondary
na  --  --

Ciceron 

Secondary
 -- na na

Leon Hess 

Comp.

Micoud 

Secondary

Micoud 

Secondary

Micoud 

Secondary

Vide Bouteille 

Secondary

Ciceron 

Secondary

Ciceron 

Secondary
 --

Ciceron 

Secondary

Micoud 

Secondary

Vieux Fort 

Comp.

Vide Bouteille 

Secondary

Vide Bouteille 

Secondary

St. Mary's 

College

Vide Bouteille 

Secondary

St.Mary's 

College

St. Mary's 

College
 --

Micoud 

Secondary

St. Mary's 

College

Leon Hess 

Comp.
na na  --  -- na na na na

St. Mary's 

College
na na  --  -- na na na na

Source: Youth and Sports Department

 -- Data not available na - competition not held

Updated data were not received from 2012/13 

Volleyball-Under 16 

Female

Cricket - Under 19

Football - Under 19

Basketball - Under 16

Volleyball - Under 16 

Male

Cricket - Under 16

Sport

Football - Under 16

Table Tennis Males

Volleyball - Under 19 

Male

Volleyball-Under 19 

Female

Table Tennis Females

Track and Field - 

Under 19

Basketball - Under 19

Netball - Under 16

Netball - Under 19

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Schools' Sports In St. Lucia

Table 206 a : Winners of Windward Islands Table 206 b : Winners of West Indies Under 16 Netball, 2012

                  Secondary School games, 1997 to 2012

Year Year

1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place

1997 Grenada St. Lucia Dominica 2012 Barbados St. Lucia St. Vincent

1998 Dominica Grenada St. Lucia

1999 Dominica Grenada St. Lucia

2000 Grenada Dominica St. Lucia                      

2001

St. Lucia and 

Grenada None Dominica Year

2002 Dominica St. Lucia Grenada 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place

2003 St. Lucia Grenada Dominica 1997 St. Lucia St. Vincent Grenada

2004 St. Lucia Grenada St. Vincent 1998 St. Vincent St. Lucia Dominica

2005

St.Vincent/ 

Grenada  --

St.Lucia/ 

Dominica 1999 St. Vincent St. Lucia Dominica

2006

St.Lucia/ 

Grenada  -- Dominica 2000 St. Vincent St. Lucia  --

2007

Dominica/ 

Grenada  -- St.Lucia 2001

2008 Grenada St.Lucia Dominica 2002-2003 St. Vincent Grenada Dominica

2009

Grenada/ 

St.Vincent  -- Dominica 2003-2004 St. Vincent St. Lucia Dominica

2010 St. Vincent Grenada Dominica 2009-2010 St. Lucia  --  --

2011 Grenada Dominica St. Vincent 2010-2011 Grenada Dominica St. Lucia

2012 Grenada Dominica St. Vincent 2011-2012 Grenada St. Lucia St. Vincent

N.B.Data was unavailable from 2005-2009

Table 208 : Winners of Windward Islands Under 19 Cricket Competition,

                      2002/03 to 2011/12

Year

1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place

2002-2003 Dominica St. Vincent Grenada

2003-2004 St. Vincent Grenada Dominica

2009-2010 St. Lucia  --  --

2010-2011 St. Lucia Grenada St. Vincent

2011-2012 Grenada St. Vincent St. Lucia

 -- Data was unavailable2004/05 to 2008/09

Table 209 : Winners of Local Primary School Sports Competitions,

                      2001/02 to 2011/12

Sport 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12

Football  -- District 8 na na na  -- na na na na na

Track and Field District 7

Postponed 

due to rain District 6 na District 6 District 6 District 6 District 6 na District 6 District 5

Netball (Under 13)

Canaries 

Primary  --

Bocage 

Combined na Vieux Fort  --

Grande 

Riviere na na na

Babonneau 

Primary

Netball (Under 16)

Anse-La-

Raye Primary  -- na na na  -- na na na na na

 -- Data is unavailable na - match did not take place

Updated data were not received from 2012/13.

Winners

Winners

Winners

Winners

Entire tournament was rained out

Table 207 : Winners of Windward Islands Under 15 

Cricket Competition,  1997/98 to 2011/12

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Culture at Schools in St. Lucia

Table 210a : Schedule of Cultural Activities, 2013/14

Activity Date/Month Activity Date/Month
Sing de Chorus Competition September 2013 Secondary Schools Jennes Kweyol Pageant October, 2013

Jounen Kweyol October, 2013

Secondary Schools Jounen Kweyol and 

Concerts October, 2013

Schools Folk Festival October, 2013 Schools Choir Competition Preliminaries November , 2013

La Marguerite Festival November, 2013 Primary Schools Choir Competition semi-finals January, 2014

Choral Music Festival November-January

Secondary Schools Choir Competition semi-

finals January, 2014

Schools' Theatre Arts Festival  March 2014 School Choir Competition Finals January, 2014

Secondary Schools Singing Competition January, 2014 Schools Solo Singing Semi-finals (Primary) February, 2014

Independence Youth Rally February, 2014 Schools Solo Singing Semi-finals(Secondary) February, 2014

Schools Calypso Competition June, 2014 Schools Steelband Festival NA

Schools Steel Band Competition February, 2014

Schools Solo Singing Championship-Finals 

(Primary) March, 2014

Schools Instumental Music Festival March, 2014

Schools Solo Singing Championship- Finals 

(Secondary) March, 2014

Fashion Design Festival May, 2014 Schools Calypso Competition June, 2014
Eduval- Schools Carnival Show NA School Soca Competition NA

Cultural Explorations (Exchange Programme) NA
Summer Arts Workshop July-August, 2014

Groups

La Rose

La Marguerite

Steel Pan

Quadrille

Table 212: Winners of Inter-School Cultural Competitions - 2013/14

1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place

Junior Calypso (Primary) Gros Islet Primary R.C. Boys Primary Ave Maria Primary

Junior Calypso (Secondary) Corinth Secondary St. Mary's College Vide Bouteille Secondary

Primary Schools Choir Competition Ave Maria Primary Laborie Boys' Primary Dame Pearlette Louisy Primary

Secondary Schools Choir Competition

Vieux Fort 

Comprehensive - 

Campus B

St. Joseph's Convent Choiseul Secondary

Primary Schools Solo Singing Competition Anglican Infant Labayee SDA Primary Ave Maria Primary

Secondary Schools Solo Singing Competition Anse Ger Secondary Gros Islet Secondary SDA Academy

NB: Updated data were not received from 2014/15

Table 210b :CAMDU Music Events 2013/14

Table 211 :Cultural Groups at Schools 2013/14

Event

Winners

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Projection of Population In St. Lucia

Table 213 : Projection of School Going Total Population by Specific Age-Groups, 2004 to 2020

Age-Group 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

0-2 7361 7398 7640 7933 8255 8560 7191 6725 6680 6569 6365 6231 6299 6351 6387 6406 6410

3 2718 2557 2452 2482 2526 2614 2309 2236 2267 2320 2403 2005 2038 2066 2090 2109 2122

4 2862 2706 2569 2485 2499 2546 2315 2281 2287 2307 2351 2249 2000 2033 2062 2089 2106

Total 3 and 4 5580 5263 5021 4967 5025 5160 4624 4517 4554 4627 4754 4254 4038 4099 4152 4198 4228

5 2999 2842 2690 2575 2524 2520 2563 2343 2308 2308 2323 2205 2249 1999 2032 2061 2086

6 3115 2968 2820 2679 2585 2536 2486 2413 2344 2309 2309 2205 2210 2253 2003 2035 2064

7 3235 3095 2947 2805 2672 2583 2530 2484 2415 2346 2310 2239 2210 2214 2257 2006 2038

8 3322 3223 3078 2924 2790 2661 2682 2551 2486 2416 2347 2299 2244 2215 2218 2260 2009

9 3389 3321 3219 3065 2913 2777 2890 2613 2553 2488 2417 2369 2304 2249 2218 2221 2262

10 3441 3381 3326 3215 3056 2905 2924 2671 2615 2555 2489 2435 2371 2306 2250 2220 2222

11 3484 3435 3390 4334 3220 3050 2733 2735 2675 2618 2558 2500 2435 2370 2305 2249 2219

Total 5 to 11 22985 22265 21470 21597 19760 19032 18808 17810 17396 17040 16753 16252 16023 15606 15283 15052 14900

12 3499 3474 3435 3397 3338 3214 2959 2812 2739 2678 2620 2560 2499 2434 2369 2304 2249

13 3516 3492 3469 3435 3403 3338 3127 2907 2816 2742 2680 2613 2559 2498 2433 2368 2304

14 3532 3512 3489 3467 3435 3401 3174 3010 2911 2818 2743 2667 2611 2558 2497 2432 2367

15 3533 3529 3504 3485 3466 3435 3374 3120 3018 2917 2823 2723 2659 2604 2551 2492 2427

16 3530 3527 3524 3503 3485 3466 3105 3211 3133 3027 2924 2784 2708 2646 2593 2541 2483

Total 12 to 16 17610 17534 17421 17287 17127 16854 15739 15060 14617 14182 13790 13347 13036 12740 12443 12137 11830

17 3521 3530 3524 3522 3503 3484 3225 3250 3223 3142 3035 2862 2769 2695 2634 2583 2533

18 3473 3524 3524 3520 3522 3503 3103 3217 3262 3233 3149 2945 2847 2756 2683 2624 2574

19 3382 3483 3515 3522 3519 3522 3113 3133 3229 3271 3240 3045 2930 2833 2744 2673 2615

20 3262 3395 3460 3513 3522 3517 2921 3026 3145 3239 3278 3142 3036 2922 2826 2737 2667

Total 17 to 20 13638 13932 14023 14077 14066 14026 12362 12626 12859 12885 12702 11994 11582 11206 10887 10617 10389

Total 3 to 20 59813 58994 57935 57928 55978 55072 51533 50013 49426 48734 47999 45847 44679 43651 42765 42004 41347

Total All Ages 161892 163307 164872 166682 168622 170293 165595 167366 169115 170745 172255 174257 175819 177301 178695 179995 181192

% 37 36 35 35 33 32 31 30 29 29 28 26 25 25 24 23 23

The data for the year  2010 are taken from the results of the  2010 population census.

Projections were made for the other years and were obtained from the Government's Central Statistics Office. 

Revised Population Data for 2015 onward was obtained from the Central Statistics Office in 2016.

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Projection of Population In St. Lucia

Table 214 : Projection of School Going Male Population by Specific Age-Groups, 2004 to 2020

Age-Group 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

0-2 3621 3678 3872 4089 4335 4520 3657 3398 3351 3285 3182 3152 3185 3210 3226 3235 3235

3 1341 1253 1201 1233 1275 1340 1190 1134 1136 1155 1194 1023 1038 1051 1062 1070 1076

4 1422 1335 1261 1222 1241 1288 1135 1162 1150 1149 1165 1155 1024 1039 1052 1062 1070

Total 3 and 4 2763 2588 2462 2455 2516 2628 2325 2296 2286 2304 2359 2178 2062 2090 2114 2132 2146

5 1492 1411 1325 1264 1243 1255 1281 1198 1171 1157 1154 1128 1156 1025 1040 1052 1063

6 1556 1479 1397 1319 1269 1255 1299 1237 1199 1171 1158 1125 1130 1158 1027 1041 1054

7 1621 1548 1467 1387 1313 1270 1272 1273 1238 1200 1172 1142 1128 1132 1160 1028 1042

8 1668 1620 1537 1454 1376 1308 1393 1304 1274 1238 1200 1173 1144 1130 1134 1161 1029

9 1705 1673 1615 1529 1443 1370 1434 1329 1305 1275 1239 1210 1175 1146 1132 1136 1163

10 1733 1706 1676 1614 1521 1442 1412 1350 1330 1306 1276 1248 1211 1176 1147 1132 1136

11 1750 1732 1714 1681 1613 1521 1390 1376 1353 1332 1308 1281 1247 1211 1175 1147 1132

Total 5 to 11 11525 11169 10731 10248 9778 9421 9481 9067 8870 8679 8507 8307 8191 7978 7815 7697 7619

12 1761 1752 1734 1718 1683 1613 1526 1413 1378 1354 1333 1308 1280 1247 1210 1175 1146

13 1768 1761 1749 1733 1719 1683 1555 1465 1415 1380 1355 1329 1307 1280 1246 1210 1175

14 1769 1767 1757 1748 1733 1719 1596 1525 1467 1416 1380 1348 1328 1307 1279 1246 1209

15 1755 1768 1760 1757 1748 1733 1697 1591 1529 1470 1418 1369 1344 1324 1303 1276 1243

16 1744 1753 1764 1759 1757 1747 1594 1645 1597 1533 1473 1398 1361 1337 1318 1298 1272

Total 12 to 16 8797 8801 8764 8715 8640 8495 7968 7639 7386 7153 6959 6752 6620 6495 6356 6205 6045

17 1730 1743 1752 1763 1759 1756 1690 1668 1650 1600 1536 1440 1389 1354 1330 1312 1293

18 1703 1729 1741 1750 1763 1759 1557 1649 1673 1654 1603 1490 1432 1382 1348 1325 1307

19 1660 1702 1724 1739 1749 1763 1578 1598 1653 1677 1657 1550 1481 1424 1375 1342 1320

20 1606 1659 1693 1723 1741 1747 1469 1536 1603 1657 1679 1606 1544 1476 1420 1371 1338

Total 17 to 20 6699 6833 6910 6975 7012 7025 6294 6451 6579 6588 6475 6086 5846 5636 5473 5350 5258

Total 3 - 20 29784 29391 28867 28393 27946 27569 26068 25453 25121 24724 24300 23323 22719 22199 21758 21384 21068

Total All Ages 79199 79898 80718 81650 82681 83656 81923 82925 83669 84368 85025 86472 87261 88003 88693 89329 89905

Percentage of School Going Male Population in Relation to Total Male Population in St. Lucia

% 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 29 27 26 25 25 24 23

The data for the year  2010 are taken from the results of the  2010 population census.

Projections were made for the other years and were obtained from the Government's Central Statistics Office. 

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Table 215 : Projection of School Going Female Population by Specific Age-Groups, 2004 to 2020

Age- Group 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

0-2 3740 3720 3768 3844 3930 4040 3534 3327 3329 3284 3183 3079 3114 3142 3161 3172 3175

3 1249 1251 1274 1119 1102 1131 1119 1102 1131 1165 1209 982 1000 1015 1028 1039 1046

4 1263 1258 1258 1180 1119 1137 1180 1119 1137 1158 1186 1094 976 994 1010 1024 1035

Total 3 and 4 2512 2509 2532 2299 2221 2268 2299 2221 2268 2323 2395 2076 1976 2009 2038 2063 2081

5 1311 1281 1265 1282 1145 1137 1282 1145 1137 1151 1169 1077 1092 975 993 1009 1023

6 1360 1316 1281 1187 1176 1145 1187 1176 1145 1138 1151 1080 1079 1095 977 994 1010

7 1418 1359 1313 1258 1211 1177 1258 1211 1177 1146 1138 1097 1082 1082 1097 978 996

8 1470 1414 1353 1289 1247 1212 1289 1247 1212 1178 1147 1127 1100 1085 1084 1098 980

9 1536 1470 1407 1456 1284 1248 1456 1284 1248 1213 1178 1158 1129 1102 1087 1085 1100

10 1601 1535 1463 1512 1321 1285 1512 1321 1285 1249 1213 1188 1159 1130 1103 1088 1086

11 2653 1607 1529 1343 1359 1322 1343 1359 1322 1286 1250 1219 1187 1159 1130 1103 1087

Total 5 to 11 11349 9982 9611 9327 8743 8526 9327 8743 8526 8361 8246 7946 7828 7628 7471 7355 7282

12 1679 1655 1601 1433 1399 1361 1433 1399 1361 1324 1287 1252 1219 1187 1159 1129 1102

13 1702 1684 1655 1572 1442 1401 1572 1442 1401 1362 1325 1284 1251 1218 1187 1158 1129

14 1719 1702 1682 1578 1485 1444 1578 1485 1444 1402 1363 1319 1283 1251 1218 1186 1158

15 1728 1718 1702 1677 1529 1489 1677 1529 1489 1447 1405 1353 1315 1280 1248 1216 1184

16 1744 1728 1719 1511 1566 1536 1511 1566 1536 1494 1451 1387 1347 1309 1275 1243 1212

Total 12 to 16 8572 8487 8359 7771 7421 7231 7771 7421 7231 7029 6831 6595 6415 6245 6087 5932 5785

17 1759 1744 1728 1535 1582 1573 1535 1582 1573 1542 1499 1422 1380 1341 1304 1271 1240

18 1770 1759 1744 1546 1568 1589 1546 1568 1589 1579 1546 1455 1415 1374 1336 1300 1267

19 1783 1770 1759 1535 1535 1576 1535 1535 1576 1594 1583 1495 1449 1409 1369 1331 1296

20 1790 1781 1770 1452 1490 1542 1452 1490 1542 1582 1599 1536 1492 1446 1406 1366 1329

Total 17 to 20 7102 7054 7001 6068 6175 6280 6068 6175 6280 6297 6227 5908 5736 5570 5415 5268 5132

Total 3 to 20 29535 28032 27503 25465 24560 24305 25465 24560 24305 24010 23699 22525 21955 21452 21011 20618 20280

Total All Ages 82693 83409 84154 85032 85941 86637 83672 84441 85446 86377 87230 87786 88558 89298 90002 90666 91286

% 36 34 33 30 29 28 30 29 28 28 27 26 25 24 23 23 22

The data for the year 2010 are taken from the results of the  2010 population census.

Projections were made for the other years and were obtained from the Government's Central Statistics Office. 

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Table 216 : Projection of School Going Total Population by Specific 

Age- Group 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

0-2 na na 396 386 376 369 358 351 351

3 138 138 137 136 131 129 126 123 120

4 140 138 141 137 136 132 129 126 122

Total 3 and 4 278 276 278 273 267 261 255 249 242

5 139 140 140 141 137 135 132 129 126

6 141 139 142 140 140 136 135 132 129

7 138 141 142 142 140 139 136 135 132

8 140 138 142 142 142 141 138 136 135

9 137 140 141 142 142 143 141 138 136

10 138 137 141 141 142 143 143 141 138

11 137 138 139 141 141 141 143 143 141

Total 5 to 11 970 973 987 989 984 978 968 954 937

12 136 137 139 139 141 142 142 143 143

13 136 136 140 139 139 141 142 142 143

14 136 136 139 140 139 138 141 142 142

15 132 135 137 139 140 139 138 141 142

16 131 132 137 137 139 139 139 138 141

Total 12 to 16 671 676 692 694 698 699 702 706 711

17 128 131 138 137 137 139 139 139 138

18 126 128 132 138 137 137 139 139 139

19 118 126 128 132 138 135 137 139 139

20 111 118 120 128 132 136 135 137 139

Total 17 to 20 483 503 518 535 544 547 550 554 555

Total 3 to 20 2402 2428 2475 2491 2493 2485 2475 2463 2445

Total All Ages 5946 6011 6216 6290 6365 6402 6514 6588 6663

% 40 40 40 40 39 39 38 37 37

The data for 2001 are taken from the results of the 2001 census. Whilst the data for the years 

2002 to 2009 are projections based on the results of the 2001 census.

Source: Government's Central Statistics Office

Pre-School Age-Group, 3 and 4 

                     Age-Groups, for the Community of Anse-La-Raye, 2001 to 2009

School Going Population as a Percentage of Total

Primary School Age-Group, 5 to 11

Secondary School Age-Group, 12 to 16

Tertiary Education Age-Group, 17 to 20

Total School Going Population

Total Population of Anse-La-Raye

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Projection of Population In St. Lucia

Age- Group 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

0-2 na na 100 99 103 105 109 113 118

3 34 35 34 35 32 33 33 35 35

4 37 34 36 34 35 34 34 33 35

Total 3 and 4 71 69 70 69 67 67 67 68 70

5 38 37 36 36 35 33 34 34 33

6 42 38 39 36 35 34 33 34 34

7 40 41 38 39 36 34 35 33 34

8 42 40 40 38 39 35 33 35 33

9 43 41 43 40 38 38 35 33 35

10 42 43 43 43 41 39 38 35 33

11 42 42 42 43 42 41 39 38 35

Total 5 to 11 289 282 281 275 266 254 247 242 237

12 42 42 45 42 43 42 42 39 38

13 42 42 44 45 42 43 41 42 39

14 39 42 42 44 45 42 43 41 42

15 38 39 41 42 44 45 42 43 41

16 35 38 41 41 42 44 45 42 43

Total 12 to 16 196 203 213 214 216 216 213 207 203

17 35 35 38 41 41 42 44 45 42

18 34 35 38 38 41 41 42 44 45

19 29 34 33 38 38 41 41 42 44

20 29 29 33 33 38 38 41 41 42

Total 17 to 20 127 133 142 150 158 162 168 172 173

Total 3 to 20 683 687 706 708 707 699 695 689 683

Total All Ages 1736 1738 1799 1815 1835 1857 1882 1910 1761

% 39 40 39 39 39 38 37 36 39

The data for 2001 are taken from the results of the 2001 census. Whilst the data for the years 

2002 to 2009 are projections based on the results of the 2001 census.

Source: Government's Central Statistics Office

Primary School Age-Group, 5 to 11

Table 217 : Projection of School Going Total Population by Specific 

                     Age-Groups, for the Community of Canaries, 2001 to 2009

Pre-School Age-Group, 3 and 4 

Secondary School Age-Group, 12 to 16

Tertiary Education Age-Group, 17 to 20

Total School Going Population

Total Population of Canaries

School Going Population as a Percentage of Total

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Projection of Population In St. Lucia

Age- Group 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

0-2 na na 3135 3011 2984 3031 3100 3192 3264

3 1186 1136 1176 1115 1051 1006 1006 1014 1026

4 1223 1180 1227 1168 1111 1055 1019 1015 1018

Total 3 and 4 2409 2316 2403 2283 2162 2061 2025 2029 2044

5 1249 1219 1265 1220 1162 1105 1056 1032 1020

6 1277 1246 1302 1260 1210 1155 1101 1059 1036

7 1284 1276 1325 1301 1254 1205 1149 1097 1059

8 1292 1286 1346 1328 1301 1249 1196 1141 1095

9 1297 1292 1362 1348 1331 1299 1243 1189 1139

10 1290 1296 1372 1362 1349 1333 1299 1238 1188

11 1281 1290 1372 1369 1362 1354 1336 1297 1238

Total 5 to 11 8970 8905 9344 9188 8969 8700 8380 8053 7775

12 1274 1280 1373 1372 1371 1360 1355 1339 1298

13 1273 1273 1378 1373 1372 1370 1360 1357 1339

14 1279 1272 1382 1378 1373 1370 1369 1360 1357

15 1279 1279 1380 1381 1376 1372 1370 1369 1360

16 1182 1278 1380 1380 1379 1377 1372 1370 1368

Total 12 to 16 6287 6382 6893 6884 6871 6849 6826 6795 6722

17 1269 1281 1369 1379 1379 1378 1375 1372 1369

18 1241 1268 1348 1368 1378 1377 1376 1375 1372

19 1201 1239 1321 1347 1367 1376 1376 1375 1375

20 1162 1200 1294 1321 1346 1355 1375 1376 1374

Total 17 to 20 4873 4988 5332 5415 5470 5486 5502 5498 5490

Total 3 to 20 22539 22591 23972 23770 23472 23096 22733 22375 22031

Total All Ages 60430 60820 65562 66096 66675 67317 68011 68759 69453

% 37 37 37 36 35 34 33 33 32

The data for 2001 are taken from the results of the 2001 census. Whilst the data for the years 

2002 to 2009 are projections based on the results of the 2001 census.

Source: Government's Central Statistics Office

Pre-School Age-Group, 3 and 4 

Table 218 : Projection of School Going Total Population by Specific 

                     Age-Groups, for the Community of Castries, 2001 to 2009

School Going Population as a Percentage of Total

Primary School Age-Group, 5 to 11

Secondary School Age-Group, 12 to 16

Tertiary Education Age-Group, 17 to 20

Total School Going Population

Total Population of Castries

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Projection of Population In St. Lucia

Age- Group 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

0-2 na na 347 351 325 282 244 218 193

3 95 95 94 102 110 115 103 94 85

4 97 97 91 96 103 110 110 101 92

Total 3 and 4 192 192 185 198 213 225 213 195 177

5 100 99 93 93 99 104 108 104 99

6 110 102 99 95 97 102 105 107 103

7 122 111 108 99 97 99 105 106 107

8 133 121 117 106 99 99 103 107 107

9 143 132 128 115 104 100 101 105 108

10 153 142 141 128 114 103 100 103 105

11 166 153 156 141 128 113 101 100 103

Total 5 to 11 927 860 842 777 738 720 723 732 732

12 174 166 164 156 141 127 112 99 100

13 167 173 167 164 156 141 127 110 99

14 152 166 158 167 164 154 141 127 110

15 138 151 157 158 167 162 154 141 127

16 128 137 154 157 158 165 162 154 141

Total 12 to 16 759 793 800 802 786 749 696 631 577

17 114 127 145 154 157 159 165 162 154

18 107 113 136 145 154 156 159 165 162

19 97 106 122 136 145 153 156 159 165

20 89 96 108 122 136 143 153 156 159

Total 17 to 20 407 442 511 557 592 611 633 642 640

Total 3 to 20 2285 2287 2338 2334 2329 2305 2265 2200 2126

Total All Ages 6026 6000 6212 6255 6284 6301 6312 6325 6335

% 38 38 38 37 37 37 36 35 34

The data for 2001 are taken from the results of the 2001 census. Whilst the data for the years 

2002 to 2009 are projections based on the results of the 2001 census.

Source: Government's Central Statistics Office

Primary School Age-Group, 5 to 11

Table 219 : Projection of School Going Total Population by Specific 

                     Age-Groups, for the Community of Choiseul, 2001 to 2009

Pre-School Age-Group, 3 and 4 

Secondary School Age-Group, 12 to 16

Tertiary Education Age-Group, 17 to 20

Total School Going Population

Total Population of Choiseul

School Going Population as a Percentage of Total

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Projection of Population In St. Lucia

Age- Group 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

0-2 na na 586 546 547 579 615 652 687

3 272 248 248 223 199 181 185 191 201

4 289 269 266 245 221 200 188 188 193

Total 3 and 4 561 517 514 468 420 381 373 379 394

5 298 286 279 263 242 220 201 194 191

6 304 296 291 276 258 238 218 203 196

7 306 303 299 2291 274 255 235 216 203

8 306 307 302 300 290 271 251 232 215

9 301 307 304 303 301 289 269 248 231

10 294 301 305 304 305 302 288 266 248

11 285 294 301 305 305 305 303 288 261

Total 5 to 11 2094 2094 2081 4042 1975 1880 1765 1647 1545

12 278 285 300 301 305 305 307 304 288

13 275 278 296 300 301 304 306 308 304

14 274 275 295 296 299 305 304 306 308

15 274 274 288 295 296 299 301 304 306

16 271 274 282 288 294 295 298 301 304

Total 12 to 16 1372 1386 1461 1480 1495 1508 1516 1523 1510

17 266 271 277 282 288 293 295 298 301

18 259 266 270 277 282 290 292 295 298

19 248 259 264 270 277 282 290 292 295

20 238 248 257 264 270 275 282 290 292

Total 17 to 20 1011 1044 1068 1093 1117 1140 1159 1175 1186

Total 3 to 20 5038 5041 5124 7083 5007 4909 4813 4724 4635

Total All Ages 12543 12599 12985 13066 13168 13289 13426 13574 13732

% 40 40 39 54 38 37 36 35 34

The data for 2001 are taken from the results of the 2001 census. Whilst the data for the years 

2002 to 2009 are projections based on the results of the 2001 census.

Source: Government's Central Statistics Office

Pre-School Age-Group, 3 and 4 

Table 220 : Projection of School Going Total Population by Specific 

                     Age-Groups, for the Community of Dennery, 2001 to 2009

School Going Population as a Percentage of Total

Primary School Age-Group, 5 to 11

Secondary School Age-Group, 12 to 16

Tertiary Education Age-Group, 17 to 20

Total School Going Population

Total Population of Dennery

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Projection of Population In St. Lucia

Age- Group 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

0-2 na na 837 791 813 886 968 1057 1109

3 357 326 350 316 286 265 281 296 319

4 372 354 371 345 314 289 274 287 301

Total 3 and 4 729 680 721 661 600 554 555 583 620

5 384 369 388 365 339 312 291 285 292

6 389 382 399 384 360 334 310 294 289

7 391 389 406 399 380 355 329 307 294

8 386 391 407 407 398 376 349 324 305

9 380 387 409 409 409 397 372 344 322

10 371 380 405 409 410 409 396 368 344

11 359 371 399 405 409 412 411 396 368

Total 5 to 11 2660 2669 2813 2778 2705 2595 2458 2318 2214

12 351 359 394 399 405 409 413 412 396

13 356 351 397 394 399 403 409 415 412

14 366 356 399 397 394 398 403 409 415

15 376 366 404 399 397 392 398 403 409

16 385 375 405 404 399 395 392 398 403

Total 12 to 16 1834 1807 1999 1993 1994 1997 2015 2037 2035

17 388 385 406 405 403 400 395 392 398

18 381 388 402 406 494 402 400 395 392

19 367 381 396 402 406 404 401 400 395

20 351 367 387 396 401 405 403 401 400

Total 17 to 20 1487 1521 1591 1609 1704 1611 1599 1588 1585

Total 3 to 20 6710 6677 7124 7041 7003 6757 6627 6526 6454

Total All Ages 19441 19478 21209 21320 21473 21668 21904 22178 22413

% 35 34 34 33 33 31 30 29 29

The data for 2001 are taken from the results of the 2001 census. Whilst the data for the years 

2002 to 2009 are projections based on the results of the 2001 census.

Source: Government's Central Statistics Office

Primary School Age-Group, 5 to 11

Table 221 : Projection of School Going Total Population by Specific 

                     Age-Groups, for the Community of Gros Islet, 2001 to 2009

Pre-School Age-Group, 3 and 4 

Secondary School Age-Group, 12 to 16

Tertiary Education Age-Group, 17 to 20

Total School Going Population

Total Population of Gros Islet

School Going Population as a Percentage of Total

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Projection of Population In St. Lucia

Age- Group 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

0-2 na na 306 305 314 331 352 372 393

3 123 114 110 106 101 99 103 106 113

4 133 123 115 112 105 100 98 102 107

Total 3 and 4 256 237 225 218 206 199 201 208 220

5 142 133 125 119 110 105 100 98 103

6 151 142 133 128 116 110 104 100 99

7 161 151 142 137 125 116 110 104 100

8 170 161 152 146 133 124 116 110 104

9 177 170 163 158 142 134 124 117 109

10 182 177 171 166 152 143 134 124 117

11 191 182 179 176 162 151 143 134 124

Total 5 to 11 1174 1116 1065 1030 940 883 831 787 756

12 193 191 186 182 171 161 151 143 134

13 193 193 190 188 179 171 160 151 143

14 189 193 192 191 186 178 171 160 151

15 184 189 192 192 190 185 178 171 160

16 181 184 193 192 192 189 185 178 171

Total 12 to 16 940 950 953 945 918 884 845 803 759

17 173 181 190 191 192 191 189 185 178

18 161 173 180 186 193 192 191 189 185

19 146 161 168 174 190 193 192 191 189

20 128 146 153 161 180 189 193 192 191

Total 17 to 20 608 661 691 712 755 765 765 757 743

Total 3 to 20 2978 2964 2934 2905 2819 2731 2642 2555 2478

Total All Ages 7339 7357 7465 7503 7552 7610 7676 7750 7824

% 41 40 39 39 37 36 34 33 32

The data for 2001 are taken from the results of the 2001 census. Whilst the data for the years 

2002 to 2009 are projections based on the results of the 2001 census.

Source: Government's Central Statistics Office

Pre-School Age-Group, 3 and 4 

Table 222 : Projection of School Going Total Population by Specific 

                     Age-Groups, for the Community of Laborie, 2001 to 2009

School Going Population as a Percentage of Total

Primary School Age-Group, 5 to 11

Secondary School Age-Group, 12 to 16

Tertiary Education Age-Group, 17 to 20

Total School Going Population

Total Population of Laborie

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Projection of Population In St. Lucia

Age- Group 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

0-2 na na 696 650 646 673 703 735 775

3 327 298 290 263 236 216 219 219 228

4 345 324 312 287 261 238 221 221 222

Total 3 and 4 672 622 602 550 497 454 440 440 450

5 361 342 332 309 284 259 240 227 224

6 374 359 347 329 306 281 257 241 229

7 380 374 359 347 328 302 278 256 241

8 386 381 368 360 345 325 299 275 255

9 387 387 376 369 362 345 324 296 274

10 384 387 382 376 368 362 343 321 296

11 379 384 382 382 377 371 364 343 321

Total 5 to 11 2651 2614 2546 2472 2370 2245 2105 1959 1840

12 374 379 385 382 381 378 373 365 343

13 377 374 388 385 382 381 379 374 365

14 381 377 393 388 385 382 380 379 374

15 383 381 396 393 388 384 382 380 379

16 388 383 398 396 392 389 384 382 380

Total 12 to 16 1903 1894 1960 1944 1928 1914 1898 1880 1841

17 381 388 392 398 396 391 389 384 382

18 361 381 379 392 398 394 390 389 384

19 333 361 362 379 392 396 394 390 389

20 307 333 345 362 379 393 396 394 389

Total 17 to 20 1382 1463 1478 1531 1565 1574 1569 1557 1544

Total 3 to 20 6608 6593 6586 6497 6360 6187 6012 5836 5675

Total All Ages 15896 15950 16272 16350 16452 16572 16709 16858 17011

% 42 41 40 40 39 37 36 35 33

The data for 2001 are taken from the results of the 2001 census. Whilst the data for the years 

2002 to 2009 are projections based on the results of the 2001 census.

Source: Government's Central Statistics Office

Primary School Age-Group, 5 to 11

Table 223 : Projection of School Going Total Population by Specific 

                     Age-Groups, for the Community of Micoud, 2001 to 2009

Pre-School Age-Group, 3 and 4 

Secondary School Age-Group, 12 to 16

Tertiary Education Age-Group, 17 to 20

Total School Going Population

Total Population of Micoud

School Going Population as a Percentage of Total

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Projection of Population In St. Lucia

Age- Group 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

0-2 na na 327 314 325 354 385 400 445

3 139 134 132 120 111 104 108 113 126

4 149 145 142 130 120 112 106 109 118

Total 3 and 4 288 279 274 250 231 216 214 222 244

5 156 154 148 140 129 118 113 113 111

6 160 157 143 147 138 127 118 115 111

7 164 161 161 153 146 136 126 121 113

8 166 163 164 161 153 145 134 129 116

9 165 163 167 164 162 152 144 139 123

10 163 159 171 167 164 161 152 149 132

11 162 158 170 171 167 165 162 158 143

Total 5 to 11 1136 1115 1124 1103 1059 1004 949 924 849

12 159 157 170 170 171 169 165 162 152

13 159 157 170 170 170 170 169 167 162

14 159 157 170 170 170 170 170 169 165

15 158 156 169 170 170 170 170 169 169

16 158 157 167 169 170 170 170 170 170

Total 12 to 16 793 784 846 849 851 849 844 837 818

17 155 154 165 167 169 169 170 170 170

18 149 147 162 165 167 169 169 170 170

19 139 137 155 162 165 167 169 169 170

20 131 130 149 155 162 163 167 169 169

Total 17 to 20 574 568 631 649 663 668 675 678 679

Total 3 to 20 2791 2746 2875 2851 2804 2737 2682 2661 2590

Total All Ages 7367 7310 7765 7801 7855 7927 8013 8114 8208

% 38 38 37 37 36 35 33 33 32

The data for 2001 are taken from the results of the 2001 census. Whilst the data for the years 

2002 to 2009 are projections based on the results of the 2001 census.

Source: Government's Central Statistics Office

Pre-School Age-Group, 3 and 4 

Table 224 : Projection of School Going Total Population by Specific 

                     Age-Groups, for the Community of Soufriere, 2001 to 2009

School Going Population as a Percentage of Total

Primary School Age-Group, 5 to 11

Secondary School Age-Group, 12 to 16

Tertiary Education Age-Group, 17 to 20

Total School Going Population

Total Population of Soufriere

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Projection of Population In St. Lucia

Age- Group 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

0-2 na na 899 908 965 1030 1099 1175 1225

3 311 301 307 302 300 304 318 335 361

4 320 310 310 308 300 299 306 317 338

Total 3 and 4 631 611 617 610 600 603 624 652 699

5 327 319 317 313 305 299 300 308 321

6 335 326 323 320 308 303 298 300 310

7 341 335 329 327 315 306 302 297 300

8 345 341 336 334 323 313 305 301 296

9 351 345 342 341 330 322 312 304 300

10 355 351 345 345 336 331 322 311 304

11 355 354 352 351 432 337 332 322 311

Total 5 to 11 2409 2371 2344 2331 2349 2211 2171 2143 2142

12 356 355 357 356 345 342 337 332 322

13 356 356 361 358 352 345 342 337 332

14 356 356 362 361 357 352 345 342 337

15 353 356 368 364 361 456 352 345 342

16 355 353 370 366 362 361 356 352 345

Total 12 to 16 1776 1776 1818 1805 1777 1856 1732 1708 1678

17 345 355 365 367 368 362 361 356 352

18 328 345 351 358 370 366 362 361 356

19 303 328 330 342 365 368 366 362 361

20 276 303 309 320 351 363 368 366 362

Total 17 to 20 1252 1331 1355 1387 1454 1459 1457 1445 1431

Total 3 to 20 6068 6089 6134 6133 6180 6129 5984 5948 5950

Total All Ages 14580 14663 15171 15396 15648 15929 16235 16566 16893

% 42 42 40 40 39 38 37 36 35

The data for 2001 are taken from the results of the 2001 census. Whilst the data for the years 

2002 to 2009 are projections based on the results of the 2001 census.

Source: Government's Central Statistics Office

Primary School Age-Group, 5 to 11

Table 225 : Projection of School Going Total Population by Specific 

                     Age-Groups, for the Community of Vieux Fort, 2001 to 2009

Pre-School Age-Group, 3 and 4 

Secondary School Age-Group, 12 to 16

Tertiary Education Age-Group, 17 to 20

Total School Going Population

Total Population of Vieux Fort

School Going Population as a Percentage of Total

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