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Preparatory site works have commenced at the site of the new £35.4m Inverness Royal Academy.
The school, which is being constructed adjacent to the existing school on Culduthel Road, is set to be completed in June 2016. It will cater for 1,460 pupils and will consist of 39 practical, 40 non-practical and five tutorial classrooms. An additional six classrooms will be delivered to accommodate subjects taught in the Gaelic language. There will also be community facilities on site and these will include two all-weather pitches, an indoor games hall, fitness suite, dance studio and gymnasium. Elsewhere, the Additional Support Needs accommodation will more than double in size to improve the educational experience for pupils and provide a calm and positive learning environment.
The project is being partially funded by the Scottish Government and the Highland Council.
Councillor Alasdair Christie, Chairman of The Highland Council's Education, Children and Adult Services Committee, said: "The Inverness Royal Academy campus is a flagship project for the city of Inverness for as well as providing a modern learning environment that will meet the needs of current and future pupils for many years to come, it will include a full range of community leisure facilities making it an important and integrated focal point within the local area."
Angus Macfarlane, chief executive of hub North Scotland, said: "As an organisation, we are absolutely delighted that preparation work on the new Inverness Royal Academy campus has commenced and we believe it heralds a significant milestone not just for the staff and pupils, but also for the city itself and the communities it will serve.
"Our role is to drive community-based infrastructure projects and the new Inverness Royal Academy is a significant part of the pipeline hub North Scotland is delivering in the years ahead. We look forward to working with Miller Construction, Highland Council and the other stakeholders to deliver a first class facility that pupils and parents can be proud of."
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