New St George’s School of Sciences set for September opening

The government on Thursday announced that the New St George’s School of Sciences will be opened in September for the new 2024-2025 academic year.

The announcement was made by Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand while she was speaking at the National Grade Six Assessment results ceremony at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC), Liliendaal.

“This year, we have a new school. We’re currently building 27 secondary schools across the country…And a few will be finished in September. In Georgetown, there will be the St George’s School of Sciences,” she said.

Minister Manickchand pointed out that the school would serve as a second pathway for students to develop a passion for the medical sciences who might not have attained enough marks for the national top or list A schools.

She indicated that this modern facility would be the first school of its kind that would provide specialisation in this field.

“This school will be strictly preparing students for careers in medical sciences, so we’re very happy to make that one of our very first specialised types of schools for students who didn’t get the national tops or the list As, but who we believe have great potential and we’re going to show that in five years,” the minister stated.

Minister Manickchand also listed the entry requirements of the school.  

“For a student to be eligible for this school, he/she must have been living in Georgetown, not earned a place in a list A school, and gained 80 per cent in English, 60 per cent in Mathematics, 65 per cent in Science or at least those grades,” the minister explained.

The St George’s School of Sciences is set to replace the former St George’s High School that was gutted by a fire of electrical origin in July 2022.

The new and improved edifice, which will be ready promptly, is a testament to the People’s Progressive Party/Civic Government’s commitment to quality and accessible education for the nation’s children.