Work starts on Lm3m school for Gozo

Work started last week to turn Ninu Cremona lyceum complex in Victoria into a state-of-the-art secondary school for boys.

The first phase of the Lm3 million project will entail the demolition of one of the minor school playgrounds, corridor and stairs, excavation works, and the building and finishing of a block that will be the first in a series of four new blocks.

Upon completion, the first block will be used by the school administration while works on the other blocks are underway.

The completed school will house 45 classrooms, nine science laboratories, six technology workshops, four computer labs, art rooms, a home economics rooms, a needlework room, graphical communications rooms, resource rooms and other modern educational facilities including career guidance rooms, a library and open spaces that can be used for school and community purposes.

An underground car park will also be constructed while a new road, connecting Europe Street to Fortunato Mizzi Street, will be constructed to improve safety for school transport.

The school will be the fourth new one built by the Foundation for Tomorrow's Schools following St Benedict's boys' secondary school in Kirkop, the new school at Qormi, and the new school replacing the Verdala Junior Lyceum.

The project is being carried out by the foundation, under the Ministry of Education, Youth and Employment, in collaboration with the Ministry for Gozo.