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Law Sec was built in 1968. Following independence in 1959, many new schools were built to expand secondary education beyond the very narrow education system implemented by the British. Most schools, especially in more rural areas, were built on a campus basis where classrooms, pupil dormitories and masters' accommodation were built together. At Law sec, The school consists of nine classrooms, built in three blocks of three rooms. Typically thirty to fifty students study in each room. Because the school taught science, in addition to the classrooms a laboratory was also built, again with three rooms, one for biology, chemistry and physics. Two dormitories, a dining hall, a staff room and approximately twenty masters' bungalows complete the campus and cover an area about 400 metres square.
As you can see from the photo above, not all the original building plans were completed due to a lack of funds caused either by the initial over ambitious goals or economic downturn. The block above, not surprisingly is known as the uncompleted block and is used mainly for examinations, PTA and student meetings. Since the block is open, examinations are often punctuated by visiting domestic animals such as goats and cows !
Classes run from 7am until 1pm weekdays only. Terms tend to be around 14 weeks in length. As in the UK, there are 3 terms, from January to March, from the end of April to June or July when examinations take place and then from September to December.
