School Registration Begins

Registration for all new students enrolling in government schools for the 2005/6 school year will begin on Monday, 25 April. Along with those who will be transferring to government schools, all children who will be aged five before 31 January 2006 must be registered. The anticipated completion date for registration is Thursday, 30 June, 2005.

Enrolment will take place at the school the child will attend. Parents may pick up registration forms at the primary school located in the area in which they reside or at the Education Department, 3rd Floor, Royal Bank Plaza.

When the form has been completed, it must be returned to the school with copies of the following documentation for each child:

birth certificate;
immunization card;
proof of residency category (i.e., birth certificate, status letter/certificate, RS 101 form);
last school year’s report (if the child is transferring from another school);
In the case of a transfer to John Gray High School or George Hicks High School, transcript from the last school attended.

The school principal will check that all submitted forms are correctly completed and have the required documentation, as well as determine whether the child lives in the right catchment area.

Medical examinations must be completed before a child is enrolled in school. The school will arrange appointments with the Public Health nurse or advise parents to organise an examination with a private doctor. Book rental fees must also be paid before a child’s enrolment is complete. An announcement regarding the payment of fees will be made at a later date. Only when parents receive a letter from the school principal can they be assured of placement in September.

The catchment area for each primary school is as follows:

John A Cumber Primary: North of Government House to Spanish Bay Reef.
George Town Primary: South of Government House to Memorial Avenue, north along Walkers Road to Maple Road and east along Smith Road, North on Crewe Road through the new junction on Industrial Park Road, and then east on Owen Roberts Drive, past the airport to North Sound.
Red Bay Primary: Area on south side of Memorial Avenue, along Walkers Road to Maple Road and south side of Smith Road, both sides of Crewe Road bordered by Owen Roberts Drive to the north, and South Sound to the south and bordered on the east at Achievement Centre in Red Bay.
Prospect Primary: All areas east of Achievement Centre in Red Bay eastward to the west side of Spotts-Newlands Road (to include all of Prospect Park, Patrick Island, Ocean Club, Mariners Cove, Cascades Drive and west side of Spotts-Newlands Road).
Savannah Primary: The east side of Spotts-Newlands Road to Beach Bay Road in Pedro.
Bodden Town Primary: East of Beach Bay Road up to Breakers.
East End Primary: All of East End Colliers.
North Side Primary: All of Frank Sound to Cayman Kai.

School fees follow the schedule as listed: Annual Book Rental Fees (Caymanian Children):

Years 1 – 6 (PRIMARY) - CI$ 50.00 per year
Years 7 – 9 (GHHS) - CI$100.00 per year
Years 10 – 12 (JGHS) - CI$150.00 per year

School fees for Non-Caymanian students are:

Years 1 – 6 CI$250.00 per term or CI$750.00 per year
Years 7 – 9 CI$300.00 per term or CI$900.00 per year
Years 10 – 12 CI$400.00 per term or CI$1,200.00 per year

Parents are urged to enrol their children as early as possible to ensure they receive a place in September. No child will be registered after the second week of school in September.