The Guam Department of Education (GDOE), formerly the Guam Public School System, is a

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that serves the

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territory of

Guam Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic ce ...

. The school district can be thought of as analogous to the school districts of other cities and communities in the United States, but in some manners, it can also be thought of as analogous to the state education agencies of other states and territories. The district is headquartered at the GDOE Headquarters on 500 Mariner Avenue Barrigada,

. Its headquarters were formerly at the Manuel F. L. Guerrero Administration Building at 312 Espinall Avenue, Hagåtña.SCHOOL UNIFORM'S
" Guam Public School System. May 6, 2008. ""Manuel F.L. Guerrero/ Administration Building 312 Aspinall Avenue ..agatna, Guam 96910" The Guam Department of Education is a single unified school district consisting of grades kindergarten through 12th grade, with 26 elementary schools, eight middle schools, six high schools and alternative school serve over 30,000 students. In 1998, the

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opened schools for children of American military personnel. DODEA schools had an attendance of 2,500 in 2000.

History

Around 2008,it was reported that around one third of students graduating from the public schools on Guam go to US.

School uniforms

In the fall of 2008, the district required all schools to have

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policies for students. Any new schools opening must have policies in place after one year of opening. Students eighteen years of age or older may opt out of the uniforms for medical, religious, or other reasons as approved by the building principal.

Schools

Elementary schools

* Adacao Elementary School (

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, opened 2009) * Agana Heights Elementary School ( Agana Heights, opened 1958) * Astumbo Elementary School (

Dededo Dededo ( ch, Dedidu; formerly in Spanish: , in Japanese: , ''Dededo'') is the most populated village in the United States territory of Guam. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Dededo's population was just under 45,000 in 2020. The village is loc ...

, opened 1997) * B.P. Carbullido Elementary School ( Barrigada, opened 1965) * Chief Brodie Memorial Elementary School ( Tumon,

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, opened 1965) * C.L. Taitano Elementary School (

Sinajana Sinajana ( ch, Sinahånña) is the smallest of the nineteen villages in the United States territory of Guam by area. It is located in the hills south of Hagåtña (formerly Agana). The village's name may have come from the word "china-jan," co ...

, opened 1958) * Daniel L. Perez Elementary School ( Yigo, opened 1968) ** Formerly Yigo Elementary School (name changed in 1998) * F.Q. Sanchez Elementary School ( Umatac, opened 1953) * Finegayan Elementary School (

, opened 1972) * Harry S. Truman Elementary School (

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, opened 1966) * Inarajan Elementary School ( Inarajan, opened 1953) * J.Q. San Miguel Elementary School (

Mongmong-Toto-Maite Mongmong-Toto-Maite ( ch, Mong Mong-Totu-Maiti) is a municipality in the United States territory of Guam composed of three separate villages east of Hagåtña that experienced development after the Second World War. Mongmong is adjacent to the ...

, opened 1971) * Juan M. Guerrero Elementary School (

, opened 1971) *

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Elementary School (

, opened 1974) * Liguan Elementary School (

, opened August 21, 2008)http://www.guampdn.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080821/NEWS01/808210301/1002/rss * Maria A. Ulloa Elementary School (

, opened 1965) * Machananao Elementary School ( Yigo, opened 1998) * Marcial Sablan Elementary School ( Agat, opened 1998) * Merizo Martyrs Elementary School ( Merizo, opened 1966) * Manuel Ulloa Lujan Elementary School (

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, opened 1971)

*

Ordot/Chalan Pago Chalan Pago-Ordot ( ch, Chålan Pågu-Otdot) is a village in the United States territory of Guam, containing the communities of Chalan Pago and Ordot. It is located in the eastern-central part of the island and is part of the Kattan (Eastern) ...

Elementary School ( Chalan-Pago-Ordot, opened 1997) * Pedro C. Lujan Elementary School ( Barrigada, opened 1962) * Captain Henry B. Price Elementary School (

, opened 1958) * Talofofo Elementary School ( Talofofo, opened 1965) *

Elementary School (

, opened 1965) * Upi Elementary School ( Yigo, opened 1958) ** Formerly Andersen Elementary (name changed in 1990) * Wettengel Elementary School (

, opened 1968)

Middle schools

* Astumbo Middle School (

, opened on August 21, 2008) * Agueda Johnston Middle School (

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, opened 1966) * F.B. Leon Guerrero Middle School ( Yigo, opened 1974) * Inarajan Middle School ( Inarajan, opened 1973) * Jose Rios Middle School ( Piti, opened 1973) * Luis P. Untalan Middle School ( Barrigada, opened 1958) * Oceanview Middle School ( Agat, opened 1959) ** Originally Oceanview High School; became Oceanview Middle School in 1997. *

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(

, opened 1966) ** Originally known as Dededo Middle School or Dededo Junior High; became VSA Benavente Middle School in 1999.

High schools

* John F. Kennedy High School ( Tumon,

, opened 1959) ** Originally called Tumon High School *

Okkodo High School Okkodo High School ( Chamorro: ''Okkodo Mina'takhelo na Eskuela'') is a public secondary school located in Dededo in the United States territory of Guam. The school occupies of the island's most populated village, Dededo. Okkodo High School opene ...

(

, opened on August 21, 2008) *

Simon Sanchez High School Simon A. Sanchez High School (SSHS) is a public secondary school located in the village of Yigo, in the United States territory of Guam. The school is a part of the Guam Department of Education. Overview Simon Sanchez High serves all of Yigo a ...

( Yigo, opened 1974) ** Founded as a junior high school in 1974, became a high school in 1981.Guam's Public High Schools
" ''Guam Public School System''. Accessed September 8, 2008. * Southern High School (

, opened 1997) *

Tiyan High School Tiyan High School (THS) is a senior high school in Barrigada, Guam. HOME OF THE TITANS! > Contact us at [email protected]. Tiyan High School. Retrieved on February 14, 2015. "Administration Building (I-Bldg) 13-15 Mariner Ave. Barrigada,. Gu. 969 ...

(opened 2014) * George Washington High School (

, opened 1965)

Schools to be opened

Former schools

* Inarajan High School (Inarajan) (Closed in 1997 and reopened as Inarajan Middle School)

References

External links

Guam Public School System

Document regarding reconstruction of damaged buildings, including schools, after a typhoon
{{DEFAULTSORT:Guam Department of Education School districts in Guam Public school system State departments of education of the United States

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