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The Newfoundland and Labrador government will dole out $183.6 million this year to repair and maintain its aging schools.
Education Minister Darin King said 14 new school projects are in the works.
They include a long-promised high school for the west end of St. John's, and a replacement school for Virginia Park Elementary in the city's east end.
King said the investment was in response to wish lists he received from school boards around the province.
"Some are what we call life-safety projects and air quality projects and others are what we would call projects that ought to be done and we'd like to do," King said.
An additional $14 million has been secured to pay for what are called "life-safety" projects.
Infrastructure projects for the kindergarten to grade 12 system will get a $6.2 million investment, with a focus on building new classrooms.
Memorial University gets cash for housing
In an effort to ease the student-housing crunch, $18 million will go towards the construction of a 500-bed residence at Memorial University's St. John's campus and a 200-bed residence at the university's Corner Brook campus.
The university will also get $7.5 million to upgrade existing residences.
The College of the North Atlantic will also get money towards its construction projects: $11.5 million for the new Labrador West campus and $5.8 million toward upgrades at its Prince Philip Drive and Seal Cove campuses.
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