EVERY single secondary school in Kent is to share in a multi-million pound Government cash injection to improve classrooms and other buildings.

Ministers have announced that Kent is to take a share of £4billion the Government has allocated to transform dilapidated and out-dated buildings at secondary schools across the country.

However, the money will not be available until 2007 and ministers have warned schools may not get the cash if they are not satisfied that classroom standards are high enough.

And actual building work may not begin until some time after that, depending on when Kent County Council signs contracts with developers.

It is unclear exactly how much Kent could get. It is likely that some schools with the poorest accommodation will get money first but the Government says factors such as GCSE pass rates and the number of pupils eligible for free schools will be taken into account.

County education chiefs will now have to put together a comprehensive plan to rebuild its secondary schools. Those with the poorest and oldest facilities will be given top priority.

The money is coming to Kent under a Government programme called “Building Schools for the Future” (BSF).

Schools minister David Miliband said: “This is great news for the pupils, parents and teachers of Kent. Through Building Schools for the Future, we have a unique opportunity to tackle a generation of under-investment in our schools and provide young people with the facilities they deserve.”