WORK on replacing Darton High with a multimillion pound super-school will start this year, if plans are approved by the council.
An outline application was granted in 2006 by the council for Barnsley Partnership for Learning to carry out the development and detailed plans were submitted this week for the design and access of the Advanced Learning Centre.
It is part of a government programme which aims to replace or rebuild all secondary schools in the country by 2020, and Darton is one of nine in the town undergoing the transformation at a total cost of £1.1b.
It will be built on the playing field area next to the existing school, providng 1,200 places and specialising in arts and humanities and incorporating special needs units.
Full story in this week's Chronicle.
