New $515M block commissioned at St Rose’s High School

In maintaining the unique features of the school, the famous green area where the school’s lavish garden parties are held had to be considered before construction was greenlighted.

On July 9, 2018 the demolition started and there was an initial construction deadline of 19 months. But after several issues, the original contractor was replaced by Shandong Dejian International in September 2021.

This, Education Minister Priya Manickchand said, caused the students who entered the school in 2017 to endure having a dilapidated building.

Without a fully equipped auditorium, concerts and other cultural activities could not be properly conducted but were maintained to some extent; this fact was bemoaned by the Education Minister.

“They [students enrolled during the construction period] will never be able to recount the concerts that they saw in the hall…or the place that they gained their confidence or played steel pan or exhibited any other talent.

“Schools are far more than places to learn about Math and English and Social Studies and Science.

“We have to have common spaces,” the Education Minister said.

The new facility provides these students with those spaces.

Also, noting the significance of the St Rose’s Ursiline convent of the school, Minister Manickchand thanked the convent for its role in building the country.

“I want you to know how very grateful we are as a country for your input not only here at St Rose’s.

“The nuns who gave up their lives not only to religious advances but to education and medicine. Our country is richer for your presence,” she stated.