Ajloun:The Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development has initiated the construction of new school buildings in Ajloun Governorate, with an investment amounting to approximately JD 9 million. This initiative aims to enhance educational infrastructure, improve school environments, reduce overcrowding, and phase out rented school buildings.
According to Jordan News Agency, Issam Abu Ahmad, the Director of the Ministry's Buildings and International Projects Department, stated that the ministry is dedicated to upgrading school infrastructure and providing students with a suitable learning environment through various construction projects and classroom additions. These efforts are expected to improve the quality of education and offer modern facilities that cater to the needs of both students and teaching staff.
Ajloun Education Director Khaldoun Jweid reported that construction is currently underway for the Sakhra Coeducational Secondary School, set to replace the rented building presently occupied by Sakhra Coeducational Basic School. Moreover, a tender has been awarded for the construction of Abin Basic School for Boys, which will include a four-story building complete with site preparation, architectural, civil and electro-mechanical works, as well as a playground, assembly yard, parking areas, walkways, and external facilities.
Further development projects include the construction of Ain Al-Bustan Secondary School for Boys and Thughret Zubaid Basic School for Boys, featuring nine classrooms and various facilities. Additionally, the ministry has taken delivery of Hai Sakreen Coeducational Secondary School, a three-story building with 17 classrooms, administrative offices, laboratories, a theater, a library, courtyards, and a playground.
The ministry has also received additional facilities at Ain Jana Basic School for Boys, where students have already commenced classes, and extensions to Al-Harth Coeducational Secondary School, which include two classrooms, a vocational workshop, a chemistry laboratory, a teachers' room, a storage room, indoor toilets, a cafeteria, and a cleaning room. Furthermore, expansion work at Al-Safsafa Coeducational Basic School, consisting of four classrooms, a teachers' room, three indoor toilets, a laboratory, and courtyards, has been completed and handed over.
New school buildings and extensions have also been delivered to Hai Sakreen Basic School for Boys and Al-Ameriya Secondary School for Boys, along with a kindergarten building at Ba'ounah Secondary School for Girls, as noted by Jweid.