The end of an era: Current Les Quennevais School closes its doors

Old Les Quennevais School in Jersey
The current Les Quennevais School has educated thousands of children during its 56-year history. Credit: ITV Channel TV

The current Les Quennevais School, which has educated thousands of children during its56-year history, is closing its doors for good today.

From September, pupils will instead be taught at a new £40 million facility that has been built on fields that border La Route de Quennevais.

The old site was built in 1965 to accommodate just 450 pupils, whereas it now has a cohort of 780 and therefore needed more space.

From September, pupils will instead be taught at a new £40 million facility. Credit: ITV Channel TV

Plans to celebrate the closing of the current school and the move to the current site have had to be scaled back due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the milestone was marked byteachers giving students a guard of honour as they left the school for the final time last Friday (10 July).