The new Islwyn High School is taking shape after the steel structure was put in place on a former colliery site.
The school was due to be opened in September 2016, but construction delays mean the school won’t be completed until April 2017 with pupils attending the following September.
However, the council has said the school, which will replace Oakdale and Pontllanfraith comprehensives, was “progressing at a rapid pace”.
Once complete, the school campus will house a range of teaching spaces, including “state of the art” science and technology labs.
The school will also have a 3G artificial pitch, a 200 metre athletics track and multi-use games area as well as outdoor learning spaces and a small amphitheatre.
Cabinet Member for Education and Lifelong Learning, Cllr. Rhianon Passmore, said: “It is fantastic to see the work on site progressing.
“It is vital that we continue to work in partnership with Welsh Government to develop these state-of-the-art education and learning facilities within the county for our young residents.”
Dave John, from developer Willmott Dixon, said: “We have been very fortunate with the weather which has allowed us to progress the build to this stage.”
A super school so large the teachers do not know the names of all attending; a new curriculum so airy fairy that children will not learn anything new; and an education policy that aims for equality of outcome, not equality of opportunity is the reason Welsh children will still fall behind their international rivals.
I hope every parent makes an effort to avoid sending their offspring to the establishment committed to producing factory-farmed children who all hold qualifications in the likes of Citizenship, Welsh Bac, and Community.