St Vincent and the Grenadines - Gov’t ends registration fees for entry into secondary schools

St Vincent and the Grenadines - Gov’t ends registration fees for entry into secondary schools

KINGSTOWN (CMC):St Vincent and the Grenadines has announced the removal of registration-related fees for first-form students entering public and government-assisted private secondary schools on the island.Education and Vocational Training Minister Phillip Jackson said the move is part of the government’s broader push to ease the cost of education for Vincentian families, and that the decision also followed “much research and deliberation” within the Ministry of Education.

Government scraps Secondary schools’ registration, tuition fees

Minister of Education, Vocational Training and Innovation, Digital Transformation and Information, Phillip Jackson, has highlighted a major educational shift as the Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines will cancel all registration and tuition fees for Form One students attending all public and government-assisted secondary schools across the country starting September, 2026. Historically, registration fees were paid by students to allow i…