Safety repairs on a number of Aberdeenshire schools are being carried out in the wake of the building defects scandal which forced 17 to close in Edinburgh.
Concerns were raised in the capital after the collapse of a large wall at the city’s Oxgangs Primary in January 2016.
Education chiefs in the north-east were forced to carry out their own investigations.
Portlethen and Meldrum academies, Hill of Banchory,Kintore, Longside, Banff, Oldmeldrum, Rothienorman and Rosehearty primaries were all found to have similar structural defects.
However, Aberdeenshire Council has stressed the issues are not as severe as those discovered in the capital.
Yesterday, a meeting of the full council approved an action plan for the affected schools, all built under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) contract, with remedial works due to be carried out over the summer break.
Council leader Jim Gifford welcomed the plan and said it was vital that schools were built to the highest standard.
He said: “Clearly everyone was concerned when these difficulties came to light, and I think we were all relieved that it was not the same level of problem that became apparent in Edinburgh.
“Irrespective of the type of procurement, these schools should have been built to the highest standards.”
Mearns councillor George Carr had asked why there were no assurances about the local academy, but officers said Ellon and Alford schools had been investigated and there was no cause for concern for similar new builds.
Following the collapse of the wall at Oxgangs, an independent inquiry investigated defects in schools built under a PPP contract.
The Cole Report, which was subsequently published, made 40 recommendations to be followed by local and central government as well as the construction industry.
The report called for all schools built around the same time with a similar design to be investigated.
It also highlighted the need for effective design and construction and also quality assurances for all current and future projects.
Robertson, have confirmed their responsibility for rectification of defects identified.
The authority’s construction partner, Robertson, has confirmed it will accept responsibility for carrying out all necessary repairs.