The Tribune

THE first Boarding Schools Fair Bahamas will take place in Nassau on Wednesday.

Admissions staff from 20 schools from Canada and Britain will be at the fair and look forward to meeting Bahamian families who might be interested in a boarding school education.

Fair organisers say there are opportunities for all Bahamas students - many are traditional full boarding schools for students aged 13-18; prep schools, for children aged 10-13, are an option for parents who might like their children to be prepared for top senior schools. There are also UK State Boarding Schools, which enable a British passport holder to go to boarding school at a fraction of the cost – around £15,000 per year.

Jonny Hammond-Chambers, registrar of Oundle School, said: ‘I’m really looking forward to visiting The Bahamas. We’ve had the privilege of welcoming Bahamian pupils to the school for several years and have always been impressed at how fantastically well they’ve settled into school life.”

The event is free and families interested in attending should register at www.bvs-education.co.uk/ boarding-schools-fairs/ bahamas.