The chief executive of Scottish Borders Council (SBC) has said it will meet an ambitious schools replacement programme despite soaring construction costs.
David Robertson said the local authority had agreed to pay an additional £11m for a new secondary school in Peebles.
It has already met an added £10m for new schools for Earlston and Galashiels.
Mr Robertson said: "We are confident that we'll deliver all the projects."
SBC began work at the first of five planned school replacements in the summer at Earlston.
