The Tribune

By RICARDO WELLS

Tribune Staff Reporter

rwells@tribunemedia.net

STEPHEN Dillet Primary School is set to open for students on Monday, roughly four weeks after public schools across the country commenced the 2017-2018 academic year.

Acting Education Minister Dion Foulkes made the announcement Tuesday, just before a Cabinet meeting got underway at the Office of the Prime Minister.

Stephen Dillet was originally scheduled to open to teachers on September 4, and to students one week later on September 11.

Nearly half of the more than $8m allocated to school repairs was spent at Stephen Dillet.

In addition to general updates and repairs to the school’s 29 classrooms and administrative offices, additional restrooms, multimedia areas and musical rooms were added to the school’s campus.

Two pre-school classrooms were added to assist the Department of Education’s universal pre-school programme.

“It is complete,” Mr Foulkes said. “(Workers at the property) are only doing clean-up work, minor work being done now. All of the major work is completed at Stephen Dillet.”