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| Department for Children, Young People, Education and Skills (CYPES) Jèrriais: Lé Départément pour l's êfants, les jannes et l's adresses | |
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| Minister for Education Minister for Children | Senator Tracey Vallois Deputy Jeremy Maçon |
| National education budget | |
| Budget | £142,350,000[1] |
| General details | |
| Primary languages |  English (76%)
 Polish (5%)[2] |
Education in Jersey is overseen by the Department for Children, Young People, Education and Skills. The Government is responsible for all Government-maintained schools on the island, including the Further Education College, Highlands College, as well as the fee-paying schools of Victoria College and Jersey College for Girls. There are also independent schools and religious schools, including De La Salle College, Beaulieu Convent School and St Michael's School.
Students at Government-maintained schools will attend primary school from Reception to Year 6 (ages 4 to 11; Early Years Foundation, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2), and secondary school from Year 7 to 9 (ages 11 to 14; Key Stage 3). Then students can either attend Hautlieu School, a grammar school, or continue at their current secondary school from Year 10 to 11 (ages 14 to 16; Key Stage 4). At the end of Year 11. students typically take General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) exams or other Level 1 or Level 2 qualifications. For students who do not pursue academic qualifications until the end of Year 13, these qualifications are roughly equivalent to the completion of high school in many other countries.
Education is compulsory to the age of 16, however students may take A-levels at one of the Sixth Form colleges on the island (four are fee paying, only Hautlieu School is free for all islanders) or take other Level 3 qualifications at Highlands College, the only FE college on the island. After graduating from Sixth Form, many students will study off-island, typically in England, at a Higher Education institution or on-island at Highlands College or University College Jersey. The Government of Jersey offers means-tested tuition-fee and maintenance grants to island HE students for most degrees up to £9,250 pa (as of 2020-21).[3]
The education system is roughly similar to that used in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. National school examinations and vocational education qualifications are the same as those issued by the UK Ofqual and follow the Regulated Qualifications Framework used in the UK, however are also approved by the Jersey Approved Qualifications Panel.[4] The island has however a distinct National Curriculum, based on the English National Curriculum, known as the Jersey Curriculum.[5]
- ^ Government of Jersey income and expenditure https://www.gov.je/Government/JerseyInFigures/GovernmentAccounts/Pages/StatesIncomeExpenditure.aspx
- ^ "Schools, pupils and their characteristics Academic year 2018/19". Government of Jersey.
- ^ "An explanation of how student finance is calculated". Government of Jersey. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Education update from spring 2017". Government of Jersey. 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Understanding the curriculum". Government of Jersey. Retrieved 2 January 2021.