Marian Academy
Private school in Georgetown, Guyana
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Marian Academy is a private Catholic nursery, primary and secondary school, located in Georgetown, Guyana. It is situated on Carifesta Avenue in central Georgetown.[1][2][3]
| Marian Academy | |
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| Location | |
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Carifesta Avenue Demerara-Mahaica (Region 4) George town Guyana | |
| Information | |
| School type | Private pre-school, primary and secondary school |
| Motto | In the light of wisdom |
| Religious affiliation | Catholicism |
| Established | 14 September 1998 |
| School number | +592 226 9044 |
| Chairman | Mr Carlton Joao |
| Principal | Sister Marie Harper, OSU |
| Grades | Pre-K to 12 |
| Average class size | 30 |
| Hours in school day | 6-8 |
| Colours | Dark blue, yellow, white |
| Website | marianacademy |
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History
The school was opened on 14 September 1998, with 227 enrolled students.[1] By 2001, the school had doubled in size, recording a figure of 453 students.[1]
Since 2008, the school has run an annual "blood drive", in which students are encouraged to become blood donors.[4] The drive is organised in collaboration with Guyana Red Cross and the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS).[5]
In 2015, the school signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Jinshan Middle School in Fuzhou, China making Marian Academy the first school in Guyana to have a sister school in China. In 2019, 20 students from Marian visited Jinshan.[6]
Environs
It is between a YMCA and the Guyana National Park.
