Education in the Isle of Man

As a Crown dependency the Isle of Man parliament and government have competence over all domestic matters, including education; however the structure and curriculum are broadly in line with that of UK schools and particularly the English national curriculum.

This changed with the arrival of Bishop Isaac Barrow, who established a school in every parish.

[3] Isle of Man schools received grants from the Committee of Council until 1862.

[4] The 1872 Isle of Man Act for Public Elementary Education made schooling compulsory and available to all children on the island,[5] and transferred control of education from the Church to the State.

All five secondary schools in the Isle of Man have a sixth form centre.

The Old Grammar School, Castletown, used as a school from 1701 until 1930