School Details
- Ages: 2-14
- Student population: 220
- Avg. class size: 15-22/10-12
- School type: Private
- Curriculum: American
- Religious Affiliation: Baptist, Christian
Good To Know
- Meals: Hot & Cold
- After-school care: Yes
- Learning support: Yes
- Homeschool support: No
- Inspection report grade: Good
- Sibling discount: Yes
About
First Baptist Christian School (FBCS) provides a student-centered, American educational programme in a Christian environment. They offer programmes for preschool, elementary and middle school education up to Grade 8. FBCS is a culturally diverse school with students from across the world, with approximately 63% of their students being Caymanian.
The school seeks to help students become independent, resilient learners who set goals, monitor their progress, and persist in challenging tasks in order to succeed. FBCS uses an American curriculum and follows the Virginia State Standards. Their strengths include their strong relationships, and caring, nurturing environment. They are a supportive, encouraging, diverse school community, that demonstrates respect for self, others and God so that they can serve their families, school, community, churches and the global community.
First Baptist Christian School's OES inspection: First Baptist Christian School 2025.
Curriculum: Early Years Framework for Preschool (CIEYF), holistic child development, STEM education, American curriculum using Virginia State Standards and evaluated using Standardised tests and MAP Tests, specialised instruction in Spanish, music, technology, coding and robotics, PE and life skills.
Hours
7.55am–2.55pm (K-Grade 8 drop off from 7.30am; preschool from 7am)
Highlights
- ACSI Member school
- OES rating 'Good'
- Renaissance Learning partner school
- American curriculum
- 1:1 student-device ratio across the school
- Good range of clubs and activities
- Data driven school
- Broad and balanced curriculum
- Coding & Robotics classes in Technology
2026-27
Preschool
Kindergarten-Grade 5
Grade 6-8
The annual fee includes a 3.5% discount. The termly fee includes a 1.5% discount. Ask about sibling discounts.
Note: Application fee of CI$150
Sibling Discount: Yes
Meals: Hot lunches CI$6 (preschool-Grade 2) and CI$8 (Grade 3-8) daily through the Jump Start Cafe & Catering programme
Facilities
Indoor gym, computer lab, 1:1 iPads (K- Grade 2), 1:1 laptops (Grades 3-6), library, music room, large sports field.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports clubs, cooking, drama, reading, soccer, spelling, track, basketball, STEM learning.