Education · 1 min read · Published 29 Oct 2026
Marabella Primary Receives Hydroponics System for Practical Lessons
By the Luk It Hyah newsdesk · Sources · Reporting disclaimer
The Short
Marabella Government Primary School received a hydroponics system through a Presto initiative launched on Thursday. TTT reports that Standards 3 and 4 pupils will use it for practical agricultural science and agribusiness learning. The project also includes recycled benches donated by SuperPharm; no measured learning or income results were reported.
Related public figures: Michael Dowlath · Jean-Luc Mouttet
The Full Story
Presto launched a hydroponics initiative at Marabella Government Primary School on Thursday 29 October, according to TTT News. Teachers and pupils received a system intended to support practical learning about growing and caring for plants.
Sources: TTT News, 29 Oct ↗
The programme is aimed at Standards 3 and 4 and is described as aligned with the primary Agricultural Science curriculum and an agribusiness component. TTT also reported a donation of recycled benches from SuperPharm.
Sources: TTT News, 29 Oct ↗
Education Minister Michael Dowlath and Presto business development director Jean-Luc Mouttet attended the launch. Dowlath encouraged teachers and pupils to make use of the equipment and thanked the organisations involved.
Sources: TTT News, 29 Oct ↗
The project is intended to support classroom work and the Continuous Assessment Component. The launch report does not provide measured learning outcomes, production figures or evidence of income generated by pupils, so those remain possible aims rather than established results.
Sources: TTT News, 29 Oct ↗
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