Assistant Undersecretary of Corporate Municipal Services and Acting Assistant Undersecretary for Construction Projects and Maintenance Raed Al Salah inspected work progress in Jaw Comprehensive School for Girls, accompanied by Construction Projects Director Eng. Mariam Amin and a number of engineers from the Ministry.

Al Salah explained that the school is considered to be the biggest buildings for different study levels. The sub-power station was completed and handed over to the Electricity & Water Authority. government school in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Also, the construction of the structure for the school buildings, including elementary, intermediate and secondary stages and the guard room were completed. The construction of the internal division walls of all buildings is on track and is progressing well. A progress of 64% has been achieved in the project so far.

According to Al Salah, the Ministry has prepared the designs and drawings of the school and is implementing and supervising the project entirely. The Government has allocated a piece of land of an area of 50,000m2 for the school and a construction area of 26,500m2. The school accommodates 1440 students. The 4-building school comprises of 48 classrooms and state-of-the-art multifunctional sports hall, in addition to multi-purpose laboratories for science, computer, home sciences, and physics, in addition to a library, stores, cafeteria, a guard room, offices for the teaching and administrative faculty and other service facilities such as toilets and store rooms.

Al Salah explained that the school building has been designed based on the latest requirements of the Ministry of Education; taking into account sustainability and green buildings measures, in addition to implementing special facilities for students and staff with special needs and pregnant women. A parking lot for those with special needs has been placed close to the main entrances of the school, slopes have been provided at all entrances, in addition to the usage of non-slippery vinyl floors in all rooms, passages, stairs and steps. Also, elevators have been placed close to the entrances to accommodate people with special needs and appropriate toilets have been designed to serve this group, in addition to an air-conditioned waiting area.

Source: BNA