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The responsibility for education in Belize is shared
between the state and the church, and most schools are run
by the church with state support. It is compulsory 8-year
primary school from the children is 6 years. Public schools
are free, but parents have to pay for books and extras.
Almost 100% of children start primary school. The
language of instruction is English, Spanish is the first
foreign language. It creates problems because many of the
children have Spanish or a Mayan language as their mother
tongue. Check topschoolsintheusa for test centers of ACT, SAT, and GRE as well high schools in the country of Belize.
About. 50% of children attend high school, which is 4
years old. After high school, one can either choose 2-year
junior college, which gives the right to study, or one can
choose 2-year vocational education. There is one university.
About. 30% of the population over the age of 15 is
considered illiterate.
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