Question reference: S6W-22542
- Date lodged: 27 October 2023
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Current status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 30 October 2023
Question
To ask Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on phase 3 of the Learning Estate Investment Programme.
Answer
I am pleased to announce that the successful Learning Estate Investment Programme Phase 3 projects are as follows:
1. Hazlehead Academy (Aberdeen City)
2. Mull Campus (Argyll and Bute)
3. Lochies ASN School (Clackmannanshire)
4. Lenzie Academy (East Dunbartonshire)
5. Carrongrange ASN School extension (Falkirk)
6. Forres Academy (Moray)
7. Chryston High School extension (North Lanarkshire)
8. Kirkwall ASN Centre (Orkney)
9. Brae Campus (Shetland)
10. Riverside and Letham Primary School (West Lothian)
I am grateful for all the bids that local authorities submitted. This newest phase of investment through our Learning Estate Investment Programme will continue to support local authorities, who maintain statutory responsibility for the school estate, to build modern, state of the art, learning environments.
The decision will mean that every local authority which has submitted a bid through the Learning Estate Investment Programme has now received funding for a project in Phases 1, 2 or 3.
The £2 billion Learning Estate Investment Programme follows on from the successful £1.8 billion Scotland’s Schools for the Future Programme, which delivered 117 new or refurbished learning facilities across Scotland.
As a direct result of Scottish Government investment, the proportion of schools in “good” or “satisfactory” condition has increased from 61% in April 2007 to 90.7% in April 2023.
We will now take forward further engagement and collaboration with COSLA to explore how we can address the remaining sub-standard condition schools, and schools required due to population growth, which remain a priority for local authorities across the country.