Marian Academy is a
private Catholic
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
pre-school, primary and secondary school, located in
Georgetown,
Guyana. It is situated on Carifesta Avenue in central Georgetown.
History
The school was opened on 14 September 1998, with 227 enrolled students.
By 2001, the school had doubled in size, recording a figure of 453 students.
Since 2008, the school has run an annual "blood drive", in which students are encouraged to become blood donors.
The drive is organised in collaboration with Guyana
Red Cross
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and the
National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS).
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.
Environs
It is between a
YMCA
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and the
Guyana National Park
Guyana National Park (normally simply the National Park) is an urban park in Georgetown, Guyana and was opened with Queen Elizabeth II. in attendance and was formerly named Queen Elizabeth II National Park in honour of her state visit.
Despi ...
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See also
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Education in Guyana
Education in Guyana is provided largely by the government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Education and its arms in the ten different regions of the country. Guyana's education system is a legacy from its time as British Guiana, and is simila ...
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List of schools in Guyana
Number of public schools (2017)
* Nursery: 471
* Primary: 436
* Secondary: 242
* Special education: 6
Notable secondary schools in Guyana:
*Anna Regina Secondary School
* Berbice High School
* Bishops' High School, Guyana
*Central High School, ...
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Roman Catholicism in Guyana
References
External links
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1998 establishments in Guyana
Christianity in Georgetown, Guyana
Educational institutions established in 1998
Catholic elementary and primary schools in Guyana
Catholic secondary schools in Guyana
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