North West Secondary School

North West Secondary School is a secondary school in Mabaruma, in the Barima-Waini region in northern Guyana. It was established in 1965, and was the only secondary school in the region until Santa Rosa school was set up in 1992.There are classes from one to five.

It is mainly located at Bromes Esturn (Mabaruma Compound). The school was run by a Head master/mistress until 2005 when it was changed to be run by a school board. Students entering the school has to have at least 350 marks at their Secondary School Entrance Examinations(SSEE). The school has around 600 students.

In 2005 it produced more than 75% passes at the CXC exams.

The school motto is "Together we can build".


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