Caltra National School is to get a new 80m2 classroom, following approval and funding from the Department of Education.
The allocation followed many months of work by the principal and staff of the school along with the board of management and parents.
The news has been welcomed by Fine Gael Galway East TD Paul Connaughton.
“The building of new houses in the area in the last decade had resulted in increased pupil numbers,” he said, “which in turn put pressure on the existing school infrastructure