A £5million school expansion project will not be completed in time for next term – because of “poor weather”.
Council chiefs have revealed the works at Greenbrae Primary in Bridge of Don said the site is now expected to be completed in mid-September, several weeks after its initial completion date at the start of August.
The work to the existing building, in the areas currently used as teaching space, will now not begin over the school summer holidays as planned.
This will allow most of the pupils to remain in their current classrooms until the extension is ready.
The nursery will be moved temporarily to the nearby Glashieburn School from August until after the October school holidays while the new nursery is being constructed.
Director of education and children’s services Gayle Gorman said: “We have experienced minor setbacks on the Greenbrae School site due to the recent wet weather.
“We would like to take this opportunity to highlight that the education of the children at this school is our main priority and we can assure parents that these small disturbances will not affect the teaching ability of our staff or the learning received by the pupils.”
Parents have been informed of the changes and will be kept up-to-date of any developments and expected completion dates.
The £5million development will create 330 more places for primary pupils as well as offering an additional 80 nursery places.
The ground floor of the extension will include classrooms, a games hall, a medical room and dining facilities. A library and new toilets for both pupils and staff will also be created.
The first floor will consist of classrooms as well as another medical room.
Opposition SNP education spokesman Alex Nicoll said he found the delay “disappointing”.
He said: “I’m very disappointed. It seems the administration’s ability to deliver a project on time and budget is extremely poor.
“This school needs to be completed on time and perhaps better prior planning would have helped relieve some of this extra stress put on parents.”
But Bridge of Don Labour councillor Willie Young said: “When the SNP were in power their projects couldn’t be delayed because all they brought to education was cuts.”
