Editing Turks and Caicos Islands (section)

==Education==
The Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports and Library Services oversees education in Turks and Caicos. Public education is supported by taxation and is mandatory for children aged five to sixteen. Primary education lasts for six years and secondary education lasts for five years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Administrator |date=2023-08-03 |title=Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports and Social Services - Turks and Caicos Islands |url=https://www.gov.tc/education/#:~:text=There%20are%20fourteen%20public%20schools,the%20child's%20compulsory%20school%20life. |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports and Social Services - Turks and Caicos Islands |language=en-gb}}</ref> In the 1990s the Primary In-Service Teacher Education Project (PINSTEP) was launched in an effort to increase the skills of its primary school teachers, nearly one-quarter of whom were unqualified.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}} Turks and Caicos also worked to refurbish its primary schools, reduce textbook costs, and increase equipment and supplies given to schools. For example, in September 1993, each primary school was given enough books to allow teachers to establish in-class libraries.{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}} In 2001, the student-teacher ratio at the primary level was roughly 15:1.{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}

Public secondary schools include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.tc/government|title=Government|publisher=Government of the Turks and Caicos|access-date=19 January 2020|archive-date=3 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803233546/https://www.gov.tc/government|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[HJ Robinson High School]] (Grand Turk)
* [[Clement Howell High School]] (Providenciales)
* [[Long Bay High School]] (Providenciales)
* [[Raymond Gardiner High School]] (North Caicos)
* [[Marjorie Basden High School]] (South Caicos)

International School of the Turks and Caicos Islands, a private school which serves preschool through grade six, is in [[Leeward, Turks and Caicos Islands|Leeward]], [[Providenciales]]. In 2014 it had 106 students. It was known as The Ashcroft School until 2014.<ref>{{cite web|author=Tyson, Vivian|url=https://suntci.com/ashcroft-school-is-now-international-school-of-the-tci-p1371-106.htm|title=Ashcroft School is Now International School of the TCI|work=[[The Sun (Turks and Caicos)|The Sun]]|date=15 September 2014|access-date=18 January 2020|archive-date=18 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200118204530/https://suntci.com/ashcroft-school-is-now-international-school-of-the-tci-p1371-106.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><!--Old URL is http://www.ashcroftschool.tc/ and current URL is https://www.internationalschooltci.com-->

The [[Turks and Caicos Islands Community College]] offers free higher education to students who have successfully completed their secondary education. The community college also oversees an adult literacy program. Once a student completes their education at Turks and Caicos Islands Community College, they are allowed to further their education at a university in the United States, Canada, or the United Kingdom for free. They have to commit to working in the Turks and Caicos Islands for four years to receive this additional education.

[[Charisma University]] is a non-profit private university recognised by the Turks and Caicos Islands Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports and Library Services<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.tc/education/system|title=Education System|website=Turks and Caicos Islands Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports and Library Services |access-date=23 October 2020|archive-date=27 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027085641/https://www.gov.tc/education/system|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tcimall.tc/schools/ |website=TCI Mall |title=Schools|access-date=23 October 2020|archive-date=23 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123021306/http://tcimall.tc/schools/|url-status=live}}</ref> that offers accredited undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate degree programmes, along with certificate programs in various disciplines taught by over 100 faculty members.

The public [[University of the West Indies Open Campus]] has one site in the territory.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://open.uwi.edu/turks_caicos | title=The Open Campus in Turks & Caicos |website= Open Campus | access-date=11 June 2018 | archive-date=12 June 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142136/http://open.uwi.edu/turks_caicos | url-status=live }}</ref>