The announcement included details about four major works projects and nine enhancement projects that are set to progress to the construction stage. The total capital investment for these initiatives is substantial, with over £130 million allocated for major works and an additional £50 million earmarked for enhancement projects.

Key projects include:

• Enniskillen Royal Grammar School
• Priory Integrated College
• Dunclug College
• St Malachy’s Primary School
• Lurgan College
• Greenhaw Primary School
• Antrim Primary School
• Fairview Primary School
• Ballyclare Primary School
• Chapel Road Primary School
• Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School Belfast
• St Bride’s Primary School, Belfast
• St Mary’s Primary School, Newtownbutler

This sequence of events matters because these projects aim to address immediate and pressing needs through refurbishment or extension works. Schools involved are in exceptionally poor condition, and the Minister emphasized the necessity for increased and sustained capital investment across the Schools’ Estate. Givan expressed optimism about how proceeding to construction stage will benefit not only students but also the wider construction industry.