AQW 18004/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education for an update on outstanding capital projects for schools in Lagan Valley.
Asked by Michelle Guy MLA on 11 November 2024
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 11 November 2024
- Answer due by
- 26 November 2024
- Answered
- 21 November 202410 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The status of ongoing capital projects in the Lagan Valley constituency are as detailed below:
| School Name | Funding Programme | Status |
| Dromore High School | Major Capital | Procurement of Integrated Consultant Team ongoing. |
| Friends’ School | Major Capital | On hold |
| Lisnagarvey High School | Major Capital | On hold |
| Fort Hill Integrated College, Fort Hill Primary School and Nursery Unit | Major Capital | Spatial co-ordination and developed design (RIBA Stage 3) completed. Planning application in progress. |
| Rowandale Integrated Primary School | Fresh Start Agreement | New build 14 class primary school anticipated to complete in Summer 2025. |
| Beechlawn School | Special Educational Needs (SEN) Investment Programme. | The design proposed for the extension and refurbishment of the building is currently being reviewed, with a view to increasing the provision. |
| Parkview School | Special Educational Needs Investment Programme. | A feasibility exercise has commented to explore options to provide a five-class accommodation block. |
Specialist Provision in Mainstream (SPiM)
One of the strands of my SEN capital investment programme focuses on the creation of additional specialist provision classes in mainstream schools. For the 2024/25 school year, 112 new SPiM classes have been created, four of which are in the Lagan Valley constituency. These are at Carr Primary School (PS), Fort Hill Integrated PS, Old Warren PS and St Colman’s PS.
In addition, there are several ongoing minor works capital projects that are too numerous to mention in the Lagan Valley constituency.