Georgetown : The Ministry of Education this afternoon in a press statement advises that due to various unforeseen circumstances, the reopening of the some schools will be delayed. The details of the proposed dates for reopening are as follows:
Region 4
Covent Garden Primary School will reopen on September 10, 2012, to facilitate the completion of critical rehabilitative work.
Region 8
Due to the contractors’ inability to transport the necessary material to Region 8 as a result of the closure of roads in Region 10, the scheduled rehabilitative work to the dormitories at Mahdia Secondary and Paramakatoi Secondary schools have been delayed. As a result, the Dormitories at these two institutions will open on Sunday, September 16, 2012. Please note however, that both schools will open as scheduled on September 3, 2012.
Region 10
Due to the burning of One Mile Primary School and delays in the construction of furniture caused by the period of protest, the placement of pupils of One Mile Primary School will be as follows:
Pupils of Grade 6 will report for classes at the Block 22 Multi-Purpose Hall on Monday, September 3, 2012 at 07:50hrs.
Grade 1 pupils will commence at the One Mile Nursery School on September 17 2012.
Grades 2,3,4 and 5 pupils will commence at Wismar Hill Primary School on September 17, 2012.
Pupils of Grades 1 to 5 will work an extra half-hour every day for the first two terms of the school year to make up for lost time.
Georgetown
St. Joseph High School will open on Monday, September 10, 2012, to facilitate ongoing sanitization of the building and compound as a result of completed rehabilitative work done at the institution.
Parents are also reminded that as of September 3, 2012, pupils of East La Penitence Nursery will attend Liana Nursery and pupils of East Ruimveldt Nursery will attend Roxanne Burnham Nursery.
Teachers of the affected schools are required to report to the Department of Education in their respective areas on Monday, September 3, 2012. The Ministry of Education wishes to extend its sincerest apologies to affected stakeholders, particularly, students, teachers and parents.
