Education in the Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands

The Cayman Islands is a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union located in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman, located south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica...

is compulsory to the age of 16 and is free to all Caymanian children. The literacy rate for residents over age 15 is 98%. Schools follow the British educational system. The Cayman Islands Education Department

Cayman Islands Education Department

Cayman Islands Education Department is a department of the Ministry of Education of the Cayman Islands, a territory of the United Kingdom.The agency operates public primary and secondary schools on Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac.-High schools:Cayman Brac...

 operates 10 primary, one special education, and two high schools. In addition, there is a university and a law school.

There are private schools. These include:

Private Universities

• International College of the Cayman Islands
  International College of the Cayman Islands
  The International College of the Cayman Islands is a U.S. accredited non-profit, private, four-year independent institution of higher education which opened in the fall of 1970...
  
  
• St. Matthews University
• Cayman Islands Law School (affiliated with the University of Liverpool
  University of Liverpool
  The University of Liverpool is a teaching and research university in the city of Liverpool, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities and the N8 Group for research collaboration. Founded in 1881 , it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic...
  
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Secondary and primary schools

• Cayman Academy
• Grace Christian Academy
• St. Ignatius Catholic School
• Cayman Prep and High School
• Cayman International School
• Triple C School
• Truth For Youth School
• First Baptist Christian School
• Wesleyan Christian Academy