Saba offers (pre-school) education to all children from 0-18 years old.
Education on Saba is mandatory for children in the ages 6-18. Also, children who live on Saba for a few years (such as children of Med students) have to attend school. Home schooling is only allowed under very specific conditions, such as:
- A well substantiated request with reasons why the parents do not wish to have the children follow education locally;
- Name and other personalia (accreditation) of the tutor;
- Copy of degrees and references of the tutor;
- A timetable and set curriculum that the child is going to follow (books, charts, instruments, record books, testing materials, manuals);
- An indication of recess periods during the day;
- Pictures and description of the area where the children will be working, access to that particular area;
- Procedures pertaining to how the child is tested and how and by whom the results are interpreted;
- Procedures pertaining to how the child's progress is measured and promotion is arranged;
- Description of social development: how is it promoted, how is socializing with peers provided for?
Students without a diploma or job between the ages of 16 - 24, need to participate in the SVP (social formation program). This program takes approximately 2 years and prepares youngsters to further their education or find a job on the labor market.
This chapter has links to the sites of our Daycare Center, Primary and Secondary Schools. Furthermore, you will find information of the Commissioner and Department of Education.
EDUCATION ON SABA