Guam Public School System

Guam Public School System (GPSS, Chamorro: Sisteman Eskuelan Pupblekon Guåhan), formerly the Guam Department of Education, is a school district that serves the entire island of Guam, a United States insular area. The school district can be thought of as analogous to the school districts of other cities and communities in the United States, but in some manners can also be thought of as analogous to the state education agencies of other states.

The district is headquartered at the Manuel F. L. Guerrero Administration Building at 312 Espinall Avenue, Hagåtña.[1]

In 2000, 32,000 students attended Guam's public schools. In 1998 the U.S. Department of Defense opened schools for children of American military personnel. DODEA schools had an attendance of 2,500 in 2000.[2]

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History

Around 2008, around one third of students graduating from the public schools on Guam go on to universities. [3]

School uniforms

In the fall of 2008 the district required all schools to have school uniform policies for students. Any new schools opening must have policies in place after one year of the opening. Students of 18 years of age or older may opt out of the uniforms for medical, religious, or other reasons as approved by the building principal.[1]

Schools

Elementary schools

Middle schools

High schools

Schools to be opened

[2]

Former schools

See also

Micronesia portal
Schools portal


References

  1. ^ a b "SCHOOL UNIFORM'S." [sic] Guam Public School System. May 6, 2008.
  2. ^ http://www.guam.pac.dodea.edu/
  3. ^ "Worrying trend in Guam's public schools." Radio Australia. Monday December 1, 2008. Retrieved on September 3, 2009.
  4. ^ a b c http://www.guampdn.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080821/NEWS01/808210301/1002/rss
  5. ^ a b http://www.gdoe.net/rpe/annual_grad_ratesSY96_02.htm
  6. ^ http://www.gdoe.net/gwhs/history.html
  7. ^ "Guam's Public High Schools." Guam Public School System. Accessed September 8, 2008.
  8. ^ http://www.gdoe.net/admin/fy_budget/FY2006_Budget.pdf

External links

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Federal district
Insular areas