Right time, wrong location

The finding came as no surprise to those working at the school, who have long argued that a new school was needed.

Last week, Education Minister Patrick Ryan confirmed that the school was too small and, after years of delay and inaction, that the situation was now ‘urgent’.

There are few more important functions of the States than providing a good education for our young people. As clichéd as it sounds, it is nevertheless true that they are our future. Giving young Islanders the best start in life is the key to our future prosperity as a community.

The difficulty has been finding a suitable site for a new, purpose-built secondary school in the west of the Island.