WORK has begun on a new school for Trimsaran, which is scheduled to open next year.
The building will cater for 210 children with 30 nursery places.
Swansea-based Dawnus Construction are the contractors for the scheme, and have now started work on site.
The school will take around 18 months to build, with a targeted opening date of September 2017.
Ysgol Trimsaran was founded in 1875 and was originally situated to the north of the campus, where the junior yard is now situated. A separate infants school was built in 1895.
In 1955, due to overcrowding and a deterioration of the building, a new infants school was built out of war surplus aluminium.
In 1968, the old school was demolished to make way for the junior yard, and in 1975 a purpose built nursery was set up to admit children from their third birthday onwards. In 1989, the infant and junior schools were amalgamated.
Now a new school is planned to replace the old building, which is in a poor condition. It is being delivered through Carmarthenshire County Council’s Modernising Education Programme and the Welsh Government’s 21st Century Schools initiative.
Education Executive Board Member, Cllr Gareth Jones, said: “It’s great to see work starting on yet another new school for Carmarthenshire.
“Our commitment is to transform our schools into first -class accommodation and facilities for all children in the county, providing the right environment for them to learn and grow.”
Trimsaran takes the total investment to around £240 million, which includes eight new primary schools, two new secondary schools, 41 major refurbishments and extensions, plus work in 12 other schools.
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