Question reference: S6W-25354
- Date lodged: 7 February 2024
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Current status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 4 March 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the most recent round of the Learning Estate Investment Programme funding.
Answer
On 30 October 2023, the Scottish Government announced the following 10 successful Learning Estate Investment Programme (LEIP) Phase 3 projects:
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)
Every local authority which has submitted a bid through the LEIP has been awarded funding for a project in Phases 1, 2 or 3.
The £2bn LEIP is being delivered in partnership with local authorities and will benefit tens of thousands of pupils across Scotland.
The proportion of schools in “good” or “satisfactory” condition in Scotland has increased from 61% in April 2007 to almost 91% in April 2023, and LEIP investment will build on this progress.