Construction progressing on new Prospect Secondary School

A 3D model of the proposed layout of the new Prospect Secondary School

CONSTRUCTION is progressing on a new secondary school at Prospect, East Bank Demerara (EBD).

During a site visit by Minister of Education Priya Manickchand on Thursday, it was visible that significant work is underway.

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand with contractors on Thursday

The project, which costs US$8.1 million, is anticipated to cater for 1,000 students to accommodate both current and future populations, and is being constructed on some 6.12 acres of land.

The school will include the following facilities: 25 classrooms; an information technology laboratory; a language laboratory; science laboratories; an Industrial Technology Department (metal work, wood work AutoCAD); a Home Economics Department (food and nutrition, clothing and textile and home management); Visual and Performing Arts facilities, a library, and a sick bay.

Further, it is expected to have an administrative block, which includes a principal’s office, staff room, canteen, sanitary facilities for students and staff, along with an assembly area, recreational area and other facilities.