Les Varendes High School is ready to take in students today despite refurbishment works not being completed over the summer break.
Deputy Tina Bury questioned progress to ready the school for the new term – which this year includes students from the now shuttered La Mare de Carteret High School – in the States yesterday.
Education President Deputy Paul Montague admitted that improvements are ongoing and have overrun from the six-week school holidays.
But he insisted that any outstanding elements, which he said were limited, wouldn’t “impede the learning of students”.
Deputy Montague assured colleagues that he had been on-site this week and said he had never seen so many tradespeople working at the school, where he used to be a teacher.
“It is now ready to welcome its new Year 7 students and those joining from the La Mare de Carteret site. There has been extensive planning to make all these moves happen successfully for students and staff,” he said.
“Our special thanks to all those who have worked in their own time to prepare for the start of this new academic year.”
He added that similar improvements have been made at La Mare de Carteret, which will temporarily host the sixth form centre.
“Our thanks go to the professionals and the many volunteers who have worked so hard over the past six weeks. We are particularly grateful for the artists who have produced vibrant murals for some of the classrooms,” Deputy Montague said.