WORK is expected to start in early 2015 on providing new school buildings for three outdated East Riding secondaries.
Hessle High School, Wolfreton School and Withernsea High School are all in line for multi-million pound developments under the Government's priority school building programme.
Separate upper and lower school sites will disappear at Hessle and Wolfreton, with each school consolidating in new buildings on a single site.
Parents at the two schools will be consulted about the moves early in the new year.
Withernsea High School is also set for major work.
Hessle High School headteacher Sarah Young said a decision will be made early next year about which of the academy's two sites will be chosen as the location for the new school.
Mrs Young said: "Plans are moving forward with the new build.
"We are pleased with the level of input on design requirements we have been afforded to ensure we deliver an outstanding learning environment for children and families in Hessle and the local area.
"The timescales are yet to be confirmed but we are joining our East Riding colleagues in looking for a completion date of 2106, with consultation processes beginning with the local community in early 2014."
Previous surveys have indicated up to £36m needed spending at Hessle, £40m at Wolfreton and £20m at Withernsea but the Government will expect lower costs.
Wolfreton School, which has sites in Willerby and Kirk Ella, is expected to be redeveloped at the lower school site in Carr Lane, Willerby.
Wolfreton headteacher Dave McCready said: "It has been a long-held ambition of the governors to move the school onto a single site and it seems this may become a reality in the not too distant future.
"We are currently working with the project team and the local authority and as we progress we will be consulting all interested parties about any proposals.
"I hope this project will be seen as an exciting opportunity to provide modern facilities for the whole of Wolfreton School for the benefit of students now and in the future."
In Withernsea, a new block will be retained but there will be significant new-builds and replacement work.
John Findlay, director of resources at Withernsea, said: "Some areas of the existing school buildings are now in dire need of repair and replacement work.
"The main areas of concern are the state of the roofs, windows and the heating and water systems."
Some £445m needs spending on bringing outdated schools into the 21st century.
East Riding councillor Julie Abraham said: "We are making huge inroads but there's still a lot to do.
"We are the third-worst funded education authority and because of the lack of funding that our schools get, they don't have the ability to put a lot of money aside for these big improvement jobs.
"If they had more general funding then they would be able to do that but to do that now would be taking money away from teaching and learning."
Multi-million-pound work under way at schools, including Beverley's Longcroft and Hornsea School, includes the replacement of leaking roofs, draughty windows and broken boilers.
Major new building work is also taking place at Goole High School, where £15m has already been invested in the academy.
