Abram Zuil Secondary students to be relocated at Johanna Cecelia

…as construction of new $585M school continues

After consulting with concerned parents, it was decided that the students of the Abram Zuil Secondary School in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) will be relocated to a facility in Johanna Cecelia.
This initiative will see the students being able to participate in face-to-face learning at the reopening of schools come Monday.

Education Minister Priya Manickchand held a meeting on Friday with the parents of the students that attend the school which is currently being reconstructed, to address their concerns about the procedure that will be taken in regards to the students returning to physical classes.
During the meeting, she explained to the parents the need to demolish the entire structure.
“It wasn’t in a place where we could repair a piece and repair another piece, the whole school had to be taken down and that was necessary to be able to serve students who are going to that school, the children from that community,” the Minister said.
Moreover, the Minister informed the parents of her commitment in making sure that there will be little to no delay in the completion of the school.
As such, she will be meeting with the contractors to ensure that the project is on schedule, noting however that such issues are expected to surface and that such inconveniences to the students will only be for a short time and it will also be worthwhile.
The school is being reconstructed to the tune of $585 million and is expected to be completed next year.
Manickchand had said that the school had reached a state where it required heavy maintenance work, but no intervention was made, causing more than 500 children to suffer.
Meanwhile, Local Government and Regional Development Minister Nigel Dharamlall during a visit to the education facility earlier this year had said that the new building would be a modern school and was a significant investment in the economy of Region Two.