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 were classes from Form one to five until 2015 when the Transitional classes were added to accommodate the rising population of the schools in Mabaruma and the surrounding areas.

It can be found at the Broomes S-turn (Philbert Peirre Avenue). The school was run by a headmaster/mistress until 2005 when it was changed to be run by a school board.

Students entering have to have at least 350 marks at their National Grade Nine Examinations (NGNE). The school has around 700 students.

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

The school motto is " Excellence-Together we build". The school song is "Bless this school,Oh Lord we pray".