Friends of Kendal Primary School Foundation

School Profile

School Demographics

locale: Rural

Parish: Hanover

Attendance Rate: 90%

Capacity: 385

Enrollment: 242

# of teacher: 8

Pupil teacher ratio: 30:1

Owned by: Government

Socio-economic Context:

Kendal Primary School is situated in the district of Kendal in the parish of Hanover, 28 kilometers south of Lucea, the parish capital. The students come from a low socio-economic background and most parents are unemployed. Farming is the traditional economic activity in Kendal but this has decline to just five percent. Those who are employed otherwise are skilled workers such as : masons, carpenters, and electricians.

Goals

Our goal is to increase the number of scholarships offered to include Kendal Primary students pursuing secondary and tertiary education. A number of new fundraising initiatives will be pursued towards that end.

Our Mission

Our focus is transforming the lives of the students of Kendal Primary School (Hanover) through caring. We aim to match the students' passion for learning and pursuit of academic success with funding.