The Welsh Conservatives have warned the figure has increased from £600m in the last 18 months and that the financial backlog shows no sign of coming to an end.
Education spokesman Alun Cairns said: “Children across Wales are going to be taught in sub-standard classrooms for years to come.”
A spokeswoman for The Welsh Assembly Government said authorities needed to develop robust plans for capital investment in schools, taking into account the sharp decline in pupil numbers, and to focus investment into schools which are viable and have a secure future.
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