“Projects for 580 school buildings have already been completed. They include 311 boys schools at a cost of SR 2.81 billion and 269 girls schools worth SR 2.18 billion,” the province’s Director Gen. of Education Saud Al-Zahrani said in a statement to the Saudi Press Agency yesterday.
Al-Zahrani said SR 296 million worth of projects have been allocated to the Al-Ula, Yanbu and Al-Mahd governorates after considering the number of schools for boys and girls and the number of rented school buildings in those areas.
“Twenty projects worth SR 141 million for two school complexes, three large schools, 13 small schools, an office for supervision, and a multipurpose indoor stadium in Madinah are also under way,” Al-Zaharani said.
The projects in Al-Ula include a large school building and six small schools. The projects in Yanbu include two large schools and nine small schools while the projects in Mahd governorate include a large school and six small schools.
“In the next three months 13 projects worth SR 65.6 million will be handed over to the directorate,” he added.
He said 99 projects worth SR 756.45 million including 47 boys schools and another 47 girls schools are currently under way in different parts of the province. The work also includes administrative buildings worth SR 56 million.
He said the directorate was handed over completed buildings worth SR 137.2 million last year. The projects included 13 boys schools with a total capacity of 6,420 students and 16 girls school projects able to accommodate 8,490 students.
He put the cost of maintenance and repair of school buildings in the province in the year at SR 30.77 million.
Al-Zahrani thanked Madinah Gov. Prince Abdul Aziz bin Majed who is also chairman of the Madinah Provincial Council and Minister of Education Prince Faisal bin Abdullah for their deep interest in developing educational facilities in the province.
