The government on Tuesday turned the sod for the construction of a $1.7 billion school at Karasabai in Region Nine and according to Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand the school is intended to deliver “first class” education to students of the region.
The contract is being undertaken by Avinash Contracting and is scheduled to be completed in two years.
The modern school complex is fitted with ten buildings. These include the main teaching block and allied lecturing facilities, modern science laboratory for Physics, Chemistry and Biology, TVET Centers, a combined Home Economics and cafeteria area, teachers’ quarters and an outdoor sitting forecourt. Upon completion, the facility will cater for 500 students in the classroom, and 250 students in the dormitories.
The Ministry of Education, in a press release, noted that the contract for the project was signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education and officials of the company.
According to the ministry, students in the Karasabai subdistrict from communities such as Tiger Pond, Cracrana, Tsushima, Kokshebai and Yurong Paru are not receiving a secondary education at the moment or are being educated in primary tops.
As such, the ministry said the project will be instrumental in providing more educational opportunities for students in the region and will transform the quality of their lives.
“This means students will no longer have to traverse rough terrains daily to receive an education they rightly deserve. Students from Karasabai and all other neighbouring villages will have the opportunity to pursue a sound secondary education,” the release noted.
“We are very certain that once we do that, you will see your children excel,” the release quoted Manickchand saying.
Further, she noted that hinterland education delivery remains a top priority for the Ministry and by extension the Government of Guyana.
In addition to constructing the Karasabai Secondary School, the ministry said several other schools are being constructed across the country.
