Education in Seychelles: an overview.

The paper gives a brief description of the Seychelles education system, its main characteristics and its major achievements. It outlines the various reforms that have been instituted since independence from the British in 1976. It reviews the objectives of the reforms, which were to ensure ten years of universal education and to bring about significant improvements in the quality of education throughout the system. The second part of the paper examines the extent to which the main issues targeted by the reforms have been resolved and the related aspects of quality enhancement. Finally, future directions as outlined in the Ministry of Education's Strategic Plan are considered.