Education in The Bahamas

What is education?

• The process of going to college

• The process of digesting

• The process of learning

• The process of moving

What are the two types of education?

• Formal

• Government

• Informal

• Private

Formal education

• is learnt outdoors

• is learnt in the classroom

• is learnt in the classroom and outdoors

• teaches literacy and numeracy

What is formal Education?

• Learning in the Classroom

• Learning outdoors

• Learning by a society

• Going to college

Formal education is important ...

• to develop talent

• to socialize

• to make sure literacy and numeracy takes place

• to develop one's natural abilities and talents

Today, when does formal education begin?

• at birth

• 5

• 3

• 10

What is the leaving school age?

• 21

• 18

• 16

• 17

What are the levels of education in The Bahamas?

• Tertiary

• Primary

• Secondary

• Pre-school

Two Tertiary educational institutes are....

• C. V. Bethel

• University of The Bahamas

• Atlantic College

• A. F. Adderley

Two Secondary institutes are....

• Atlantic College

• C. V. Bethel

• College of The Bahamas

• St. Andrews