Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand yesterday turned the sod for the construction of the Monkey Mountain Secondary School in Region Eight.
This is part of an effort by the government to expand access to secondary education across the country.
A release from the Ministry of Education said that the project is part of a larger allocation of $407,659,560 for the construction of secondary schools in Region Eight.
The Monkey Mountain Secondary School is expected to cater to the educational needs of students from Monkey Mountain, Taruka and Tuseneng in Potaro-Siparuni. The complex will host a teachers’ quarters and a small dormitory for the children of Taruka and Tuseneng.