East Dunbartonshire Council Leader Gordan Low is delighted that Lenzie Academy is to receive Scottish Government funding for a new build school.
The Council’s successful funding bid to phase 3 of the Scottish Government's Learning Estate Investment Programme fund (LEIP) was announced earlier this week, with the replacement school currently estimated to cost £85 million.
Councillor Low said, "This is excellent news and this funding contribution means we can replace the current Lenzie Academy with a state-of-the-art facility for 1,400 pupils. The new Lenzie Academy completes the upgrade of our entire secondary school estate.
"We have an enviable track record here in East Dunbartonshire for delivering fantastic learning facilities to support our high performing Education Service.
"The Council will work closely with the Scottish Government and Scottish Futures Trust to deliver this new school as part of continuous improvement of our school estate."
Work now begins to develop the project plan and timeline to deliver this new learning facility in Lenzie, with a target completion date to open to pupils no later than December 2027.
The Lenzie Academy school replacement project is part of the Council's 30-year capital improvement programme, which will now be updated to reflect this announcement and Council will be provided with regular updates as the project progresses.
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