Infrastructure Investment Plan 2015: progress report 2018-2019

Schools (Scotland's Schools For The Future)

Overview

• The Scottish Government's school building programme, Scotland's Schools for the Future, is worth almost £1.8 billion with £1.13 billion provided by the Scottish Government and £665 million by local authorities.
• The programme will see the construction of at least 117 new or refurbished schools, which will be built in every part of Scotland in partnership with local authorities by March 2020.

Progress

• In 2018-19, 19 school projects within the programme were completed. The total capital value of the schools completed was £381 million, of which Scottish Government's contribution was £181 million.
• 11 further school projects are expected to be completed in 2019-20. The total capital value of the schools expected to complete is £300 million, of which the Scottish Government's contribution is £155 million.