In 2016, the French side had 37 schools, including 15 private ones. This represents ten more establishments than in the Dutch part (public-private combined).
• Number of children attending school
According to the Department of Education of Sint Maarten, 7 children were schooled in 900, whether in public or private schools. These numbers are slightly up compared to 2016-2012 (+ 2013%) but down compared to 1,5-2014 (+ 2015%).
On the French side, nearly 8 students were enrolled in the public and almost a thousand in the private (kindergarten to high school) according to the rectorate.
That's around 1 more children in French, compared to Dutch in 800. If we consider an average of 2016 children per class, this represents a difference of 25 classes.
In 2011, French public establishments welcomed 9 children, which is already more than 232 children than all the schools on the Dutch side.
• Share of school-age children in the population
To appreciate this difference, we compared the number of children in school compared to the number of children aged between 5 and 17/19 years.
According to data from the Dutch government, the number of children between 5 and 19 years old rose to 8 in 250.
They represent around 21% of the population of Sint Maarten.
However, only 95% of them are enrolled in a school on the Dutch side; 350 children of school age would not go to a school in Sint Maarten.
On the French side, the number of children aged between 6 and 17 years old was 7 in 880 according to the INSEE census (age groups 2016-6 years and 10-11 years). Or 17% of the officially registered population.
The number of children in public and private education is 23% higher. This represents 1 children enrolled in a school on the French side but not identified in the population of Saint-Martin. (source: soualigapost.com)
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