Bridgetown - Post Report Question and Answers
What is the availability of international schools? What has been your general experience with them, if any?
There’s two options for international schools here, but only one if you’ve got teens. The one without options for teens has a religious component to its daily instruction, so if that bothers you keep it in mind. The other school has equivalent of K-12 and is a British IB school. Class sizes tend to be 8-18 kids, uniforms are mandatory, and after school activity options. The bulk of families have their kids there. - Aug 2019
There are two main schools on the island, Providence and Codrington. Both appear to be equally utilized. Many embassy families send their preschoolers to St. Nicholas’s Preschool; our child really thrived there! - May 2018
Two international schools, I have experience with both. Codrington is small, has IB, and seems to be run on a shoestring but the majority of embassy kids go there. It's adequate but not amazing - a nice community but not particularly rigorous as a school.
Providence is larger and better-run, but does not cater to the embassy community and thus can be hard to get in to. Providence is by far the better education, with really rigorous standards and excellent teachers. - Jul 2016
no international school - Nov 2011
- Jun 2011
There are two main international schools - Providence School and Codrington School. Both are of excellent quality at elementary and middle school levels. High school at these schools requires more follow up, but I wouldn't currently endorse local options above middle school. Both main schools have strong administration teams and teachers, with key difference being facilities and curriculum. Codrington offers an excellent IB curriculum, while Providence follows a UK/Barbados curriculum that is more geared towards strict testing targets. Providence enjoys beautiful facilities located on a national historic site and is very well supplied, largely because of the patronage of billionaire Eugene Melnyk, the owner of the Ottawa Senators. Codrington is less well funded, which shows in aging facilities, but still offers a nice experience for most students. Other local options are also available at the elementary level, such as St. Winifred's, with some good reports from parents. - Dec 2010
No experience, though there are some good local schools - Feb 2010
Nothing for high school age kids. - Jan 2009
