PRESIDENT Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali commissioned the newly-constructed Waramuri secondary school on Wednesday, marking a significant milestone in the transformation of the educational landscape in Region One (Barima-Waini)

The state-of-the-art institution will accommodate approximately 400 students from Waramuri, Haimaracabra, Para, and surrounding villages.
The new infrastructure is equipped with laboratories for science, information technology and home economics.

President Ali said the $434.5 million school was built at Waramuri because his government “believes that secondary education is about preparing you for the journey of life. It is about that important step to realise your true or full potential.”

The president assured residents that, whatever their ambitions, the government will invest in making it possible for them to achieve those goals within the region.
President Ali noted that his government has a clear strategy and vision of how education must be improved in Guyana.
Meanwhile, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, speaking at the commissioning ceremony, stated that the government has consistently prioritised improving access to education for children.

She revealed that the government has started the process of increasing the number of trained teachers in the hinterland by 100 per cent in five years.
In 2020, 43 per cent of teachers in the hinterland were trained, but now, according to Minister Manickchand, that number is 86 per cent.

“We intend to have 100 per cent trained teachers before the end of 2026,” the education minister stated.
She told students and parents gathered at the commissioning ceremony that there were only 7,000 teachers in 2020 servicing all the students in public schools.
“Now we have over 15,000 teachers in 2025,” the minister stated.

On the coast, 98 per cent of teachers are trained or in training.
Headteacher of the Waramuri Secondary School, Collin De La Cruz, is pleased that the school has been commissioned and he commended President Ali.

“Through your effort, generations of students will walk these halls empowered with knowledge and armed with ambition,” De La Cruz said, adding, “Your commitment to the people and more so for the children of this great land of ours, ensures that our school facilities are now on par with those on the coast.” (Modified from the Department of Public Information)