Works involve the installation of a permanent modular building.
Major works are underway to upgrade a Laois secondary school, with most of the works due to be complete during the academic year.
St Fergal's College in Rathdowney is due to see a permanent modular building installed next week, and it will be fitted with equipment and usable by February.
The development of an all-weather pitch is expected to be finished within the next two weeks, with focus then shifting to a total retrofitting of the older school building.
Principal at St Fergal's, Gerry Quinn, says the school has hit a good balance of size, while also retaining the family atmosphere: