Minister Faber has commenced a countrywide tour to deliver government subsidies to graduating primary school students. The initiative, which is focused mostly on rural areas, will pay for the first two years of the student's high school education. Faber told us more about the importance of these subsidies, and gave us some details on their future...
Hon. Patrick Faber, Minister of Education
"I am going around the country now engaging in what is known as the Stepping Up Ceremonies. This is the second year that we are doing it in the manner of calling it the stepping up ceremony and what it is is that we distribute the subsidy tickets to those recipients from across the country. On Wednesday I was in Belmopan, doing the Belmopan area, yesterday we were in Orange Walk and Corozal. On Monday we will be in Punta Gorda for the Toledo District and Independence for the Stann Creek District and on Tuesday we will be in the San Ignacio/Benque Viejo area and Wednesday in the Belize District area. What it is its a $300 grant to assist students who are stepping up from primary school into high school to ensure that they can afford the payment for their high school years. It is applied for first and second year. If the student passes and is promoted to second, it will be automatically moves up and it is our intention as we are now already rolling out for this to be expanded even to third and fourth form."
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