Homes are ready - but not the school

A coordination error means a new apartment block in Geneva’s Vernets district will open – but a year before a school which should be there for the new arrivals will be finished.

The residents will start arriving in the spring – including 150 children of primary school age. 

There is supposed to be a school for them to go to – but a series of clashes between construction projects mean it’ll be at least another year before it’s ready. 

Temporary buildings will be put up in the meantime.

There’s also a problem for the very young. A nursery will be ready, but only for 48 children. 

190 are expected to arrive. 

Geneva’s track record for new schools is not good – is takes around ten years to build one. 

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