Saba Comprehensive School

What Saba Comprehensive School does

Saba Comprehensive School (SCS), founded in 1976, is the only secondary and vocational educational institution on the island of Saba, a special municipality of the Netherlands in the Dutch Caribbean. Located at Pasture Road 11 in St. John's, SCS serves the island's secondary-age population (typically ages 11–17) through three distinct educational streams: an Academic department preparing students for CXC CSEC and CAPE examinations; a Vocational department offering Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) Level 2 in General Construction or Community Hosting Services; and a Praktijkonderwijs (PrO) practical education track. Lower forms (Forms 1–3) follow the CCSLC curriculum across six core subjects. The school graduated 15 students in the class of 2023–2024 across all three streams.

The school is operated by the Saba Educational Foundation, which serves as the employer of all staff under the governance of a Supervisory Board, with day-to-day operations managed by a Management Team led by Directeur-bestuurder Marco de Vries. Total headcount is approximately 35 personnel, comprising about 25 teachers and 10 non-teaching and administrative staff. As a public institution, SCS charges no tuition fees and is primarily funded through government allocations from Dutch Caribbean educational authorities. The school uses two third-party digital platforms — Presentis (for online grade viewing and attendance tracking) and eLoo (for education quality improvement) — to support parent and student engagement.

SCS maintains several strategic partnerships: a deepened collaboration with ROA CN (the Council of Education and Labor Market Caribbean Netherlands) for internship coordination, with Jarno Knijff appointed as joint Internship Coordinator in November 2023; a collaboration with Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology (SJPI) in Barbados announced in January 2024 to establish tertiary education pathways; and ongoing engagement with Public Entity Saba for policy coordination and the Sea & Learn Foundation for environmental education initiatives. The Dutch Education Inspectorate (Onderwijsinspectie) has conducted formal quality inspections in 2023, 2024, and February 2025, with no adverse regulatory actions reported.

Name

Saba Comprehensive School

Legal name

Saba Comprehensive School

Website

https://learningsaba.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Saba Comprehensive School is the sole public secondary and vocational school on Saba in the Dutch Caribbean, serving island students aged 11–17 across Academic, Vocational, and Praktijkonderwijs streams under the Saba Educational Foundation.

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Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

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PRIMARYEDAJAFAM

Career Readiness & College Prep (In-School)

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/K–12 Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment (School-Delivered)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• Vocational training
• Academic curriculum
• Public schooling
• Career guidance

Headquarters

HQ city

St. John's

HQ country

Caribbean Netherlands

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Funding: As a public secondary and vocational school under the Saba Educational Foundation, the school is primarily funded through government funding from the Dutch Caribbean educational authorities. Revenue comes from public education funding rather than tuition fees.

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Core offering

Saba Comprehensive School is a public secondary and vocational school on the island of Saba in the Dutch Caribbean, providing education to approximately 200 students across three streams: Academic, Vocational, and Praktijkonderwijs (PrO). It delivers the CCSLC curriculum for Forms 1–3, a Dutch Caribbean academic curriculum for Forms 4–5, and twelve vocational programs, alongside career guidance, anti-bullying support, and an internship program that places students with local employers.

Product overview

Saba Comprehensive School (SCS) is a secondary and vocational school offering a unified educational system with three distinct streams: Academic Department (preparing students for CXC CSEC Examinations), Vocational Department (offering CVQ Level 2 qualifications in General Construction or Community Hosting Services), and Praktijkonderwijs (PrO) for practical vocational education. The school uses the CCSLC curriculum for lower forms (Forms 1-3) and integrates digital platforms including Presentis (for grade viewing and attendance tracking) and eLoo (for education quality improvement). The institution also provides Career and Guidance Lessons, Social Emotional Learning, and individual counselling as support services.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Academic Department Academic secondary education stream at Saba Comprehensive School delivering the Dutch Caribbean academic curriculum across Forms 4–5, preparing students for tertiary academic study. Serves roughly half of the school's approximately 200 students on the island of Saba.
• Vocational Department Vocational secondary education stream at Saba Comprehensive School offering twelve vocational programs including construction, automotive, hospitality, and beauty care, supported by an internship program that places students with local employers.
• Praktijkonderwijs (PrO) Practical education stream at Saba Comprehensive School designed for students who learn best through hands-on, practical instruction, serving as an alternative pathway alongside the Academic and Vocational streams.
• CCSLC Curriculum (Forms 1–3) Caribbean Certificate of Secondary Level Competence (CCSLC) curriculum delivered across Forms 1–3 as the foundation of the school's secondary education, providing the base academic preparation that feeds into both the upper-form Academic stream and the Vocational/PrO pathways.
• Career and Guidance Lessons Structured career and guidance lessons at Saba Comprehensive School that support students in planning their post-secondary transitions, whether to tertiary study, vocational careers, or the local Saba workforce.
• Internship Program Work-based learning program coordinated by Saba Comprehensive School that places vocational students with local Saba employers in trades such as construction, automotive, hospitality, and beauty care, supporting both the vocational curriculum and local workforce development.
• Anti-Bullying Support Programme School-wide anti-bullying support framework at Saba Comprehensive School, led by the in-house Anti-Bullying Coordinator and supported by an External Confidential Advisor, providing students and families with designated contact points for bullying-related concerns.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15 graduates per academic year from combined CAPE, CSEC, and vocational streams
• +2 more outcomes

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Sea & Learn FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 March 2025Sea & Learn Foundation collaborated with Public Entity Saba to organize an essay contest for Saba Comprehensive School students on World Forest Day and reforestation. The foundation supports environmental education and awareness among students, providing prizes for winners including books and outdoor equipment.
• Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology (SJPI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 January 2024Saba Comprehensive School and Public Entity Saba collaborating with SJPI in Barbados to establish tertiary education opportunities for Saba students. A Memorandum of Understanding is being developed for signing by Public Entity Saba, Saba Educational Foundation, and SJPI. The collaboration targets vocational students and includes information sessions for Forms 3-5 students, parents, community, and school staff about SJPI programs and opportunities.
• Public Entity SabacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 January 2024Public Entity Saba sponsors education collaborations and initiatives including the SJPI partnership visit in January 2024. The Commissioner of Education Mr. Eviton Heyliger leads educational policy engagement. PES also collaborates on programs like the School Essentials Assistance initiative.
• ROA CN (Council of Education and Labor Market Caribbean Netherlands)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 November 2023Enhanced collaboration between SCS and ROA CN to streamline transition from education to labor market. Both institutions appointed Jarno Knijff as Internship Coordinator for SCS and ROA CN Representative on Saba. ROA CN ensures internships on BES islands match island labor markets, trains company mentors, and evaluates training company fit. This partnership serves as the crucial link between the school and local businesses for student internships and job training.

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Regional players

• St. Eustatius Secondary School (St. Eustatius): Public secondary school on the neighboring BES island of St. Eustatius, operating under similar Dutch Caribbean governance structures and serving a similarly small island population. Directly comparable in mission, funding model, and student demographics.
• Radulphus College (Curaçao): Secondary school in Curaçao offering both academic and vocational streams under Dutch-influenced curriculum. Comparable in serving Caribbean students through a multi-track secondary model similar to SCS's Academic/Vocational/PrO streams.
• Scholengemeenschap Bonaire (Bonaire): Secondary education provider on Bonaire, another BES special municipality, sharing the same Dutch Caribbean regulatory and funding framework as SCS. Comparable in offering multi-stream secondary education under Dutch government oversight.
• Maria College (Curaçao): One of the larger secondary schools in Curaçao offering multiple educational streams including vocational and academic tracks. Comparable in providing tiered academic/vocational pathways within a Dutch Caribbean context.
• Haven Hill Academy (BES): Secondary education provider in the Dutch Caribbean region. Comparable in serving BES-area students with secondary curricula aligned to Dutch and Caribbean qualification frameworks.
• Sint Maarten Secondary Schools (e.g., MPC, Sundial): Secondary schools on Sint Maarten offering CSEC/CAPE curricula similar to SCS, serving a Dutch Caribbean student population but on a larger scale. Comparable in curriculum framework and examination pathways.

Emerging players

• Open School of the Dutch Caribbean: Distance-learning secondary education provider serving Dutch Caribbean students across islands. Comparable in targeting the same Dutch Caribbean student demographic but delivering education through an alternative, non-campus-based model.

Others

• Fundashon Skol Humanista (Curaçao): Educational foundation operating schools in the Dutch Caribbean context. Comparable in operating as a foundation-governed educational institution serving Caribbean students, similar to SCS's Saba Educational Foundation structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/learningsaba
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/saba-comprehensive-school

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