Baptist Academy of Antigua
- Founded by Dr. Hensworth W.C. Jonas in 1991
- An agency of the East Caribbean Baptist Mission (ECBM)
- Four divisions: Secondary, Elementary, Preschool and Daycare
- 32 full-time and 13 part-time faculty and staff positions
- 15 university graduates on staff and several currently enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programmes
- Current enrollment for 2009 - 2010 academic year: 403
- Curricula: A-Beka (entire school), Caribbean Examinations Council (Form 1 to Form 5), Government of Antigua & Barbuda (Kindergarten to Grade 6), ECBM Bible Curriculum (entire school)
- 100% of Baptist Academy students that have taken the national Common Entrance Examinations have passed every year.
- #1 position in Common Entrance Examinations in Antigua & Barbuda for 4 of the last 7 years
- Two-thirds of the last Grade 6 class in the Top One Hundred
- #1 position in the CSEC (CXC) examinations in Antigua & Barbuda in 2009. The #1 student passed 10 subjects with 10 distinctions and every student in the 5th Form class passed every subject taken. All 5th Form students will receive one or more awards at the LIME CXC 2010 Awards.
- 100% of Baptist Academy students that have taken the CSEC (CXC) examinations have passed four (4) to ten (10) General Proficiency subjects at one sitting with Mathematics and English-A always included
- 3 dramatic presentations annually – Christmas, Easter & Summer (Prize-Giving and Graduation)
- Music: Voice training & music theory with flutophone instruction
- Sports: intramural track & field, intramural & varsity basketball, intramural soccer
- 2009 Junior Basketball Champions in the Antigua & Barbuda Inter-School Basketball Championship.
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Annual Sports Day at Baptist Retreat Center (Inter-House Athletic Championship)
School Notices
Secondary News
- CXC Performance
- 11 candidates took the 2009 CSEC (CXC) Examinations.
- They were all successful in all of their subjects
- 3 students passed 10 subjects receiving 10, 6 and 4 distinctions respectively
- 4 students passed 9 subjects, 3 gaining 5 distinctions and 1 gaining 4 distinctions
- 3 students passed 8 subjects, receiving 7, 4 and 2 distinctions respectively
- 1 student passed 7 subjects with 4 distinctions
Secondary News
- CXC Performance
- The Top CXC Student in Antigua & Barbuda, Ariel Maynard, gained distinctions in English A, English B, Spanish, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Social Studies, Principles of Accounts & Principles of Business.
- Our students demonstrated excellence in particular subject areas
- All of our 11 students received a distinction in Mathematics.
- 8 students received a distinction in English A and 3 students received a Grade II for the same.
- 9 of the 10 students who did Principles of Accounts received a distinction
- All 10 who did Principles of Business received a distinction.
Elementary News
- Common Entrance Examinations Performance
- Over 1,600 students wrote the Common Entrance Examinations in Antigua & Barbuda.
- The Baptist Academy submitted 28 candidates.
- Of that number, 18 were in the Top One Hundred.
- This represents the highest number of all the private and public Elementary schools on the island.
- Three students - Laurie-Ann Benjamin, Tiffany Samuel and Charise Samuel, were in the Top Ten.
Calendar Highlights
- Easter Sunday for Circuit & Anniversary Service for Covenant
- April 4, 2010
- Evangelistic Meetings
- April 18-21, 2010
- 18th Caribbean Baptist Heritage Conference
- July 3-8, 2010 (Martinique, FWI)
- Acteens Sleep-Over Camp
- July 26-30, 2010
- Royal Ambassador Sleep-Over Camp
- August 2-6, 2010
- Youth Summer Day Camp
- August 9-13, 2010
- Children’s Summer Day Camp
- August 16-20, 2010