Post-16 baccalaureate diploma programme paused

The Sixth Form Centre is due to move to La Mare de Carteret from September 2025

The post-16 International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) run at Guernsey's Sixth Form Centre has been paused due to a low number of students signing up.

The decision has been made for the 2025/26 academic year as only 14 students registered for the programme.

The Committee for Education, Sport and Culture said if it had gone ahead, many classes would have had only one or two students in each, as a wide range of subjects had been chosen by the students.

It said students who had started their IBDP in the 2024/25 academic year will not be affected by the pause, and their two-year course will continue to run into next academic year.

Deputy Andrea Dudley-Owen, President of the committee, said: "The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme has been and remains a valued part of our Sixth Form Centre's curriculum for some years now.

"With this decision to pause the diploma, school leaders can now use staff more effectively to make a wider impact across education."