Lucaya International School is an

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in Freeport,

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. The schools offers early years to

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education to Bahamians and foreign residents.

The school

The school was founded in 1998 with the main goal of offering an internationally based curriculum to the expatriate and local community. The school has an enrollment of 230 students. Approximately 40% are Bahamian Nationals, with the remainder coming from over 30 countries. The school is located in the suburb of Lucaya, on an open campus with sport fields.

Curriculum

The school is authorized to offer the

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(PYP) to primary age students, and the

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students. Middle years students are offered an adapted UK

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, and the school offers

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exams in Year 11.

References

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