EIGHTEEN new schools and 24 academic buildings worth BD118.3 million are set to be constructed for students across Bahrain’s four governorates by 2030.
Education Minister Dr Majid Al Nuaimi revealed that designs for the new environmental-friendly educational complexes have been completed in co-ordination with the Works Ministry.
He added that the Capital Governorate will see two schools and nine academic buildings constructed, the Muharraq Governorate will have five schools and seven academic buildings, the Southern Governo-rate three schools and four academic buildings, while the Northern Governo-rate will have eight schools and four academic buildings.
“We have completed all artist impressions for the 42 educational facilities – 18 new schools and 24 academic buildings – and the construction plan is set to continue until 2030,” said Dr Al Nuaimi.
“The new schools will cover new areas and will increase existing school capacity,” he added. “All of the 42 projects will be environmental-friendly and specifications are already in place.
“They include plans for natural lighting and new technologies for energy-saving lights and eliminating light pollution.”
Dr Al Nuaimi said earlier that new primary schools would be constructed on an area of 150,000sqm, mix primary intermediate schools on 180,000sqm, intermediate on 160,000sqm, mix-intermediate secondary on 20,000sqm and technical schools on 40,000sqm.
Construction work will also take into account anticipated future vertical or horizontal expansions.
The minister added three schools would be built this year, two each in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 and 2027 and one in each of 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031 and 2032.
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