Guam Department of Education

The Guam Department of Education (GDOE, Chamorro: Sisteman Eskuelan Pupblekon Guåhan), formerly the Guam Public School System, is a school district that serves the United States territory of Guam. 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.

The district is headquartered at the Manuel F. L. Guerrero Administration Building at 312 Espinall Avenue, Hagåtña.

In 2000, 32,000 students attended Guam's Public School System. In 1998, the U.S. Department of Defense 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 on to universities.

School uniforms

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