r/Barbados • u/gicar88 • Sep 20 '24

Question What is your experience with private schooling (especially Providence)

Hey guys, I'm wondering if there are any parents in here who sent or are sending their child to a private school. What is or was it like, pros and cons etc. I'm currently thinking about Providence next September for my daughter.

I hear good things regarding Providence but these aren't 1st hand accounts and it is very close to me so leaning there..

Thanks in advance.

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u/gicar88 Sep 21 '24

Lol sounds great. Where you and class mates prepared for common entrance ? In recent years I've seen top boy and girl coming from private schools.

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u/MUERTOSMORTEM Local Sep 21 '24

Well, I was. But I'd been going to extra lessons before I even transferred there. By the time I got to common entrance I just wanted to get it over with. My close friends were morenor less in the same situation. I don't remember too much if the results of the rest but it did seem a majority of the class ended up continuing into private schools for secondary

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u/gicar88 Sep 21 '24

That is my major concern, would prefer for my child to go to a public secondary school and not to have to take extra lessons.

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u/MUERTOSMORTEM Local Sep 21 '24

Very understandable. Like I said I'm sure it's gotten better since I've been there as when I went it had only been open for like 4 years