Education in the
Cayman Islands is compulsory for those aged 4 to 16 and is free to all Caymanian children.
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.'' The literacy rate for residents over age 15 is 98%.
[ Public schools follow a British-style educational system.][ The Cayman Islands Education Department operates 10 primary, one special education, and three high schools.][ In addition, there is a university and a school of law.][ There are also numerous private schools.
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Schools
Further education
*Cayman Islands Further Education Centre
Universities
Public Universities
*University College of the Cayman Islands
The University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI) is a tertiary educational institution in the Cayman Islands.
History
The original Community College was established as a part-time institution in 1975, and was the first government-sponsore ...
* Truman Bodden Law School (affiliated with the University of Liverpool
, mottoeng = These days of peace foster learning
, established = 1881 – University College Liverpool1884 – affiliated to the federal Victoria Universityhttp://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/2004/4 University of Manchester Act 200 ...
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Private Universities
*International College of the Cayman Islands
The International College of the Cayman Islands (ICCI) is an non-profit, private, four-year independent institution of higher education which opened in the fall of 1970. It is the oldest college in the Cayman Islands and is located in Newlands ...
* St Matthew's University
Research Institutions
* Central Caribbean Marine Institute
References
Society of the Cayman Islands
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