Fiji Times, Fri 2 Feb – FOUR schools in the West which sustained significant damage after Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston have resumed classes in proper learning facilities.
Attorney-General and Education Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum commissioned the various school facilities in Tavua and Lautoka yesterday.
Balata College vice-principal Sudeshna Kumar said the Tavua school had to move students to tents and specialist rooms after classrooms were damaged in 2016.
“We are grateful that five new classrooms have been built and students will be in a conducive learning environment,” Ms Kumar said.
The school has a roll of 212 and the project is estimated to have cost $319,000.
A new kindergarten block was also opened at Tavua District School. Headteacher Waisale Vuetilovoni said almost 54 kindergarten students were relocated to the staff room after their previous building was destroyed.
He said staff members and students welcomed the opening of the $183,000 school block.Read in Fiji Times
