Official Opening for Port Glasgow Primary
Inverclyde Council’s new-look St John’s Primary school has been officially opened after undergoing a £2.8 million refurbishment.
Dating back to the 1930’s the original building has been reconfigured with a new dining hall added whilst keeping traditional features such as the stone façade bearing the school’s name.
A nursery class has also been added offering spaces for up for 48 children aged from 3 to 5 years old and a multi-use games area (MUGA) installed.
Former pupil and Inverclyde Council’s Communities Vice-Convener Councillor James McColgan officially opened the new school. He said: “I have many fond memories of my time here and I thoroughly enjoyed my experience as a pupil. I could never have imagined while sitting in school assembly that one day I would be standing in front of an audience carrying out the official opening ceremony.
Looking around the classrooms, the new dining hall and the new-look gymnasium they are truly impressive and the improvements outside with the new playground and MUGA I am sure will be enjoyed by all of the children.”
Inverclyde Council has invested £270 million in new and improved schools to date including £41 million on the flagship Port Glasgow Community Campus . The site is home to three schools – Port Glasgow High, St Stephen’s High and Craigmarloch Additional Support Needs schools. It also houses a state of the art enterprise centre.
Last year the newly refurbished £6 million Ardgowan Primary School was officially opened and work is well underway on the new £7 million St Patrick’s primary in Greenock as well as a comprehensive refurbishment of Kilmacolm Primary at a total cost of £4.2m.
Councillor McColgan added: “Education remains our number one priority and I am proud of the fact the majority of our children and young people are now benefitting from some of the best facilities in Scotland. That is why we are currently looking at how we can complete our ambitious programme five years early as well as invest in our early years facilities should additional funding be made available."