Fort Hill gets a £450k boost

Fort Hill Integrated College will benefit from over £450,000 worth of investment in the coming months as part of a Department of Education’s minor works scheme.
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The total approved cost for the project has been estimated at £458,600, which will be used to build new changing rooms.

Speaking about the funding announcement, Education Minister John O’Dowd said: “My Department has agreed investment of more than £450,000 for changing rooms at the school.

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“A total of 131 minor works projects amounting to over £10million were agreed in September across all board areas, providing ongoing investment in the schools estate.”

Minor works are schemes costing less than £500,000 and are projects ranging from minor repair to more significant work projects and extensions.

In conclusion the Minister said: “I am confident that the substantial investment in minor works projects will continue to help in the drive to improve educational standards in addition to providing a boost to the local construction industry.

“The completion of all of these works will ultimately provide better facilities for our children and young people to learn in and an improved working environment for teachers and other school staff.”

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The contract for work to be carried out at Fort Hill Integrated College has been awarded to MAMO, Armagh.

The completion of all of these works will ultimately provide better facilities for the children.

Schemes for controlled schools and for school meals accommodation in maintained schools are administered by the Education and Library Boards.

Schemes for maintained (other than school meals accommodation), voluntary grammar, grant maintained integrated and Irish-medium schools are processed and administered by the Department of Education.