A brand-new, state-of-the-art secondary school has officially opened in Tuschen, offering hundreds of students modern classrooms by day and doubling as a night branch for the University of Guyana’s College of Medical Sciences.
The dual-purpose facility aims to provide quality education for young learners while expanding higher education opportunities for health sciences students in the evenings.
The $930 million facility accommodates over 800 secondary students and includes 24 classrooms, fully equipped science labs, an IT suite, a TVET centre, a library, a cafeteria, and a multi-purpose hall. The school will ease overcrowding in Region Three, increase first-form placements, and better align educational programmes with workforce needs.
Speaking at the commissioning, President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali announced that the school will serve as a branch of the University of Guyana’s College of Medical Sciences in the evenings.
“This facility will be converted in the evening as a branch of the College of Medical Science for the University of Guyana,” Dr. Ali said. The school will accommodate approximately 144 students who applied for the programme this year but were unable to secure places at the Turkeyen campus. The College of Medical Sciences offers over 17 programmes, and 206 applications were submitted from the region. Only 86 students had previously been able to gain admission due to space constraints. “Senior doctors who will be working at the hospitals and senior nurses and technicians who are working in the system here in Region Three will now have their tax incentive in their second job lecturing at the College of Medical Sciences here in Tuschen,” Dr. Ali added.
He continued: “Today is much more than the commissioning of a secondary school. Today is about new opportunities. Today is about you, here in Tuschen, adding to your asset, a piece of infrastructure that is for our country. Today, we are delivering to the people of Region Three a school that could match any other secondary school in the entire region.”
Education Minister Priya Manickchand also highlighted the importance of addressing overcrowding.
“We don’t have space for about 650 children because we do not have enough classrooms. And that is why we are building, so that every single child will have a place. Today, we have a beautiful new secondary school right here,” she said.Enrolment begins next term, with a phased intake to ensure smooth timetabling, teacher deployment, and student support. Inclusive design features, counselling rooms, and enhanced security make the school a safe and welcoming learning environment. The TVET centre focuses on practical skills such as electrical installation, welding, garment construction, and food preparation, while science labs and IT suites strengthen STEM learning and digital literacy. While secondary students benefit from modern education during the day, UG medical sciences students gain access to higher education in the evenings, providing a unique and valuable resource for the community.
