The news was confirmed yesterday
The Department of Education has confirmed that St Wolstan's Community School in Celbridge has received project approval to build an extension.
The extension will consist of 9 mainstream classrooms, 2 special education classrooms, 4 support classrooms as well as art, music, science and technology rooms.
The news has been welcomed by Fianna Fail TD for Kildare North James Lawless.
The all-girls school, based on the Shackleton Road in Celbridge, currently has approximately 750 students.

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