Belize secondary education becomes effectively free for 60 per cent of students as Education Upliftment Project expands to 27 schools

Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Beginning in the upcoming school year, all students attending government secondary schools in Belize will effectively receive free education, Prime Minister John Briceño announced in his FY2026-27 budget address. The Education Upliftment Project — known as EUp: Together We Rise — expands from its 2022 launch at four schools with fewer than 1,000 students to 27 secondary schools serving more than 14,000 students. Combined with parallel coverage, the announcement places roughly 60 per cent of Belize’s secondary school population inside an effectively free public-secondary track.

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Belize secondary education becomes effectively free for 60 per cent of students as Education Upliftment Project expands to 27 schools