Education in Antigua and Barbuda

Education in Antigua and Barbuda

Education in Antigua and Barbuda is compulsory and free for children between the ages of 5 and 16 years. [http://www.dol.gov/ilab/media/reports/iclp/tda2001/antigua-barbuda.htm "Antigua and Barbuda"] . "2001 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor". Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor (2002). "This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.] In order to ensure that all costs related to schooling are covered by the government, there is an education levy on all basic wages in Antigua and Barbuda, with the funds used toward such costs as supplies, transportation, and school infrastructure maintenance.

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