Details of the final phase of a £1.8bn new schools plan have been revealed.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed 19 new schools will be built by March 2020, impacting more than 6500 pupils.

The £230 million investment is part of the final phase of the £1.8 billion ‘Schools for the Future’ programme, funded by the Scottish Government and local councils.

On Monday the First Minister is scheduled to meet pupils and teachers at Queen Margaret Academy in South Ayrshire, which is set to be replaced.

The new building will include a supported learning centre for up to 50 young people with complex learning needs.

The First Minister said: "This ambitious plan will replace older schools across the country with new, modern buildings that will bring benefits to the whole community.

“We had planned to build or refurbish 55 schools across Scotland, these new schools now take the total to 112 - more than double our original target.

"Since 2007, we have worked with local authorities to rebuild or refurbish 607 schools, resulting in the number of children educated in ‘poor’ or ‘bad’ condition schools falling by 60 percent.

“This infrastructure investment programme has already generated an estimated 11,000 construction jobs and 230 apprenticeship placements. Now as these further developments begin construction we will see a further boost to the economy right across the country."

The 19 schools due to be rebuilt or refurbished are:

Aberdeenshire – Inverurie Academy

Angus – Hayshead Primary School, Muirfield Primary School and Ladyloan Primary School

Clackmannanshire – Abercromby Primary School

East Dunbartonshire – St Agatha’s Primary School

East Lothian – Wallyford Primary School

Edinburgh – Queensferry Community High School

Falkirk – Mariner Support Service

Glasgow – Blairdardie Primary School and Carntyne Primary School

Highland – Alness Academy

Inverclyde – Kilmacolm Primary School

Moray – Lossiemouth High School

North Lanarkshire – Cumbernauld Academy

Renfrewshire – St Fergus Primary School

South Ayrshire – Queen Margaret Academy

South Lanarkshire – Burnside Primary School

Stirling – St Margaret’s Primary School