Falkland Islands Community School
Secondary school in Stanley, Falkland Islands
51°41′35″S 57°52′20″W / 51.693005°S 57.872093°W / -51.693005; -57.872093Falkland Islands Community School (FICS) is an 11–16 mixed secondary school in Stanley, Falkland Islands. It was established in 1992 and shares its site with the Falkland Islands Leisure Centre.[2]
It directly operates the 11-16 education ending in GCSEs. It does not directly operate post-16 educational services, but it oversees any such education taken by Falkland Island residents in other institutions:[3] the Falkland Islands Government pays approved schools and colleges in the UK to educate Falkland Islanders for sixth form studies and national diplomas and NVQs.[4] In recent years it has become possible for students to use this funding to study approved courses in countries besides the UK.
Facilities
Rural Falkland Islanders[5] board at Stanley House.[6] There is a 25-meter (82 ft) swimming pool that is a part of the leisure centre.[2]
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Falkland Islands Community School
References
- ^ "Falklands: excellent set of GCSE results for FICS students". MercoPress. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Education". Falkland Islands Government. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "FICS". Falkland Islands Government. Archived from the original on 17 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Education". Falkland Islands Government. Archived from the original on 26 October 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ Kemp, Jackie (12 December 2006). "Distant learning". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Home". Falkland Islands Community School. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
External links
- Official website
- Falkland Islands Community School (fig.gov.fk/fics/) at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
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(*) Sixth-formers attend Peter Symonds College in England and national diploma/NVQ students attend Chichester College in England
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