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Inverness Royal Academy to reopen on Monday

Inverness Royal Academy
Inverness Royal Academy

An Inverness secondary school will reopen on Monday after emergency repairs to a chimney.

Inverness Royal Academy was forced to close two days before the start of the October holidays because of problems with the boiler flue.

A routine inspection on October 9 revealed a issue with the structure which require more detailed examination and repair.

Highland Council said that the work was successfully carried out during the two week holidays.

Scaffolding will be removed over the weekend and staff would return for their in-service day on Monday.

Pupils will be back on Tuesday.

The school, which has a roll of 931, is due to be replaced by the council at an estimated cost of £35.4million.

In August, the first turfs were cut at the new school, which is scheduled for completion in June 2016 and will open to pupils in August of the same year.

The existing building has fallen into disrepair and is overcrowded. The surrounding area has experienced a housing boom, bringing more youngsters to the area.

There has also been a rise in demand for Gaelic medium education, which will also be provided at the campus.

The new building will house 1,460 pupils – a significant increase on the current capacity of 1,153 – and making it the largest school in the Highlands.

The building will feature 39 practical, 40 non-practical and five tutorial classrooms, and a further six classrooms will be provided to accommodate a range of subjects taught in the Gaelic language.

Community facilities will include two all-weather pitches, indoor games halls, fitness suite, dance studio and gymnasium.

The additional accommodation for pupils with special requirements will be more than doubled in size to improve the educational experience for pupils.