SCHOOL CLOSURES: Thousands of pupils affected as icy blast causes chaos across the Highlands
SCHOOLS across the Highlands are being affected by bad weather again today with a significant number of closures affecting thousands of pupils across the region being racked up.
Sutherland is again affected with Durness, Golspie, Kinlochbervie, Lairg, Lochinver, Rogart and Scourie amongst areas affected.
Highland Council's closure and partial closure list includes schools which are affected by a lack of transport due to conditions on the roads.
Some mock exams are affected by the closures with individual schools set to keep their communities informed.
It comes amid travel disruption affecting transport across the area.
The list posted by Highland Council as at 8.30am includes:
Broadford Primary: Closed
Broadford Primary Nursery - EM: Closed
Broadford Primary Nursery - GM: Closed
Bun-Sgoil Ghàidhlig Phort Rìgh: Closed
Bun-Sgoil Ghàidhlig Phort Rìgh Nursery: Closed
Bun-Sgoil Shlèite: Closed
Coulhill Primary: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later
Coulhill Primary Nursery: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later
Crossroads Primary: Closed
Dunbeath Primary: Closed
Edinbane Primary: Closed
Edinbane Primary Nursery: Closed
Gairloch High School: Partially closed - no school transport
Gairloch Primary: Partially closed - no school transport
Gairloch Primary Nursery - EM: Partially closed - no school transport
Gairloch Primary Nursery - GM: Partially closed - no school transport
Gledfield Primary: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later
Gledfield Primary Nursery: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later
Golspie Primary: Closed
Golspie Primary Nursery: Closed
Halkirk Primary: Closed
Kilmuir Primary: Closed
Kilmuir Primary Nursery - GM: Closed
Knockbreck Primary (Dunvegan): Closed
Knockbreck Primary Nursery (Dunvegan): Closed
Kyle Primary: Closed
Kyle Primary Nursery: Closed
Kyleakin Primary: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later
Kyleakin Primary Nursery: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later
Lairg Primary: Closed
Lairg Primary Nursery: Closed
Loch Duich Primary: Closed
Lybster Primary: Closed
Macdiarmid Primary: Closed
Macdiarmid Primary Nursery: Closed
Mount Pleasant Primary: Closed
Mount Pleasant Primary Nursery - EM: Closed
Mount Pleasant Primary Nursery - GM: Closed
Newton Park Primary: Closed
Newton Park Primary Nursery: Closed
Noss Primary: Closed
Noss Primary Nursery: Closed
Poolewe Primary: Closed
Portree High School: Closed
Portree Primary: Closed
Reay Primary: Closed
Rogart Primary: Closed
Rogart Primary Nursery: Closed
Rosehall Primary: Closed
Staffin Primary: Closed
Staffin Primary Nursery - GM: Closed
Thrumster Primary: Closed
Thrumster Primary Nursery: Closed
Ullapool Primary: Closed
Ullapool Primary Nursery - EM: Closed
Ullapool Primary Nursery - GM: Closed
Watten Primary: Closed
Wick High School: Closed
See the updated Highland Counciol list here.
