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The Ministry of Education says, the new academic year 2024 / 2025 saw the reopening of all schools in Trinidad. But, repair works are taking place in several schools, and one school will see partial attendance for the next two weeks.


Alicia Boucher has more in this report.
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00:00According to the Education Ministry, 143 government and government-assisted schools, 57 civil
00:08ECCE centres, 452 primary schools and 125 secondary schools were opened at the start
00:16of academic year 2024-2025.
00:20The Ministry states that principals and teachers return to their respective schools since August
00:2529 to facilitate a smooth transition by students back to the classroom.
00:30However, the Ministry says there have been partial attendance at St. George's College,
00:35which welcomed Forms 1 and 2 for their orientation taking place over a two-day period.
00:41But the Ministry adds, quote, the school is fully prepared to welcome the other forms
00:46with classrooms cleaned and ready.
00:49Minor repacking is still ongoing in the staff room, art room and a few specialty rooms,
00:55end quote.
00:56As it pertains to Holy Name Convent Pinal, the Education Ministry says because of ongoing
01:02roof repairs at that school, Forms 2 and 3 will rotate attendance for the next two weeks,
01:09but all other forms are expected to attend school in keeping with the normal schedule.
01:14Concerning the July-August vacation repair program, the Ministry states that several
01:19critical issues relating to infrastructure were able to be addressed, which it says allowed
01:26for quote-unquote the safe resumption of school activities.
01:30Nonetheless, it outlines that repair works are ongoing at over-six-day schools at this
01:35time and additional projects will begin this month and going forward as is necessary.
01:42The Ministry says the additional funding had to be allocated for these works due to
01:46the 2024 allocation for emergency repairs being exceeded.
01:52The Ministry further highlights that services provided to schools by the Public Transport
01:57Service Corporation and the school feeding program resumed at the start of the new academic
02:02year.
02:03Alicia Boucher, TV6 News.
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