New Girls School Planned for Qalali with Capacity for 1,320 Students

TDT | Manama

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A primary and secondary school for girls is planned for construction in Qalali, funded by the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED). The design, crafted by the Ministry of Works and overseen by the Ministry of Education, includes two buildings with 44 classrooms and facilities for students with special needs. As reported by MP Khalid Buanaq, the project aims to address the increasing student population and offer a modern and sustainable learning environment.

Buanaq noted that the Ministry of Works worked in conjunction with the Ministry of Education on the design, which has now been handed over to the Ministry of Education for the tender and construction phases.

He explained that the Ministry of Education, alongside the Ministry of Works, prepared the necessary plans for the schools. The design is intended to accommodate the growing number of students and meet current educational standards. The government has allocated a 12,007 square metre plot in Qalali, with construction set to cover 13,003.6 square metres.

The school will feature two educational buildings, one for each stage (primary and secondary), each with four floors. Each building will contain 22 classrooms, bringing the total to 44, plus two classrooms dedicated to special needs students. The school will accommodate approximately 1,320 students, with 30 students per class.

Facilities will include science labs, family education labs, computer labs, design and technology labs, an art room, and teachers' rooms. An administrative building will house offices, a meeting room, and a gym meeting international standards, complete with necessary sports hall facilities such as restrooms and changing rooms. Additional features include common services like restrooms and break rooms, site development work, a substation, a security and guard room, parking for 80 cars, and additional parking for staff within the school grounds.

Buanaq highlighted that the school's design incorporates sustainability and green building standards and adheres to energy-saving policies to protect the environment. It also ensures accessibility for students and staff with disabilities, featuring ramps at all academic building entrances, elevators for ease of movement between floors, and restrooms designed to meet global standards.

Buanaq concluded by thanking the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Works, and especially the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development. He remarked that the school will ease the burden on Qalali residents and those in the Muharraq constituency by reducing the need for children to travel to schools in neighbouring areas, thereby providing a more suitable educational environment.