Strule Campus: School leaders push for Stormont funding

School leaders have urged politicians to find the money to complete the Strule Shared Education Campus.

The Strule campus in Omagh, County Tyrone, is the biggest school building project ever planned in Northern Ireland.Omagh High principal Christos Gaitatzis said there can be "no more delays".Since then the project's cost has soared to more than £340m. An independent review last year also deemed it "unaffordable".

The planned campus includes some shared areas, such as a hub containing classrooms for shared lessons, a school of performance and shared sports facilities.Mr Gaitatzis said: "Some children, possibly, when this was first talked about are now teachers in these schools.He added the shared education campus is a huge opportunity for so many young people and urged Stormont to act now.

"My message is quite clear, everything is sitting here ready to go for the project to begin," Mr Gormley said. "I have every belief that this will happen, the will is there among the community, the will is there among schools."I know it is a big ask for that level of finance, but it has to come from somewhere."Posting letters to heaven 'brings me comfort'

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