Construction of the Kopi-nang Secondary School in Region Eight was launched yesterday with Minister of Education Priya Manick-chand turning the sod.
A release yesterday from the Ministry of Education said the Potaro-Siparuni school will cost $199.3m.
Plans for the school were set in motion following Manickchand’s visit to Kopinang Village last year where she engaged with local residents and announced the Ministry’s commitment to establishing a modern educational facility, the release said.
The school is expected to accommodate approximately 250 students upon completion and will feature laboratories, an information technology lab and a library.
The release said that Manickchand emphasized the transformative impact of the Kopinang Secondary School on the local community, stating that the children will no longer have to go to school outside of their region.
The construction contract was awarded to Sheriff Construction Inc., following a competitive bidding process overseen by the National Procure-ment and Tender Adminis-tration Board, the release said.
This contract forms part of a larger allocation of $407,659,560 dedicated to constructing secondary schools in Region Eight. The region will have secondary schools in Kopi-nang, Monkey Mountain and Micobie.
On Monday, Manickchand turned the sod for the construction of a new Monkey Mountain Secondary School worth $208m.
During her visit, the release said that she also spoke to current trainee teachers and prospective trainee teachers about their plans, concerns and likely areas of study across the nursery, primary and secondary levels. She also informed the teachers that their studies would be delivered via Moodle as opposed to modules.
