Project launched to extend West Dem Secondary

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand (centre) hands over a project outline for the extension of the West Demerara Secondary School to a staff member of the school

A $22.6M project for the extension of the West Demerara Secondary School was yesterday launched and is expected to be available to students within a year.

The project will see the addition of a two-storey building, which will house six new classrooms at the Region Three school. The extension is expected to accommodate 180 students at the southern part of the existing building and will also be user-friendly for the disabled, in compliance with the Disability Act.

According to Education Minister Priya Manickchand, the extension is part of the ministry’s drive to