The Good Hope Secondary School on the East Coast of Demerara was commissioned yesterday by President Irfaan Ali.
The US$5.15 million state-of-the-art school was constructed to accommodate 800 students from grades 7 to 11 within new housing developments as well as from overcrowded secondary schools nearby. The school was designed by VIKAB Engineering in 2017 and construction works commenced on site during October 2018. The original contract with BK International for the Construction works was terminated in May 2021.The school was completed by Deen+Partners using an engineering procurement and construction turnkey contract. The final construction cost some US$5.15M.
The construction of the school falls under the Secondary Education Improvement Project and is being funded by the World Bank.