School Closures - 30 November 2010
30th November 2010
School closures - 30th November 2010
Caithness
52. BOWER PRIMARY
53. CANISBAY PRIMARY
54. CASTLETOWN PRIMARY
55. CROSSROADS PRIMARY
56. HALKIRK PRIMARY
57. HILLHEAD PRIMARY
58. KEISS PRIMARY - open to local pupils
59. LYBSTER PRIMARY - no school transport but open to local pupils
60. MILLER ACADEMY PRIMARY
61. MOUNT PLEASANT PRIMARY
62. NORTH WICK PRIMARY
63. PENNYLAND PRIMARY
64. PULTENEYTOWN ACADEMY PRIMARY
65. REAY PRIMARY
66. SOUTH WICK PRIMARY
67. THRUMSTER PRIMARY
68. WATTEN PRIMARY
69. THURSO HIGH
70. WICK HIGH
Ross and Cromarty
1. ALNESS ACADEMY
2. ARDROSS PRIMARY
3. AVOCH PRIMARY
4. BRIDGEND PRIMARY
5. BRIDGEND CENTRE
6. CONON BRIDGE PRIMARY
7. COULHILL PRIMARY
8. CRAIGHILL PRIMARY
9. DINGWALL ACADEMY - open to S4 - S6 only
10. DINGWALL PRIMARY
11. HILL OF FEARN PRIMARY
12. HILTON OF CADBOLL
13. INVER PRIMARY
14. INVERGORDON ACADEMY
15. KILTEARN PRIMARY
16. KNOCKBRECK PRIMARY
17. MILTON PRIMARY
18. MUNLOCHY PRIMARY
19. NEWMORE PRIMARY
20. OBSDALE PRIMARY
21. PARK PRIMARY
22. SOUTH LODGE PRIMARY
23. ST CLEMENTS
24. ST DUTHUS TAIN
25. STRATHCONON PRIMARY
26. TAIN ROYAL ACADEMY
27. TARBAT PRIMARY
28. TORE PRIMARY
29. BLACK ISLE EDUCATION
Sutherland
30. ACHFARY PRIMARY
31. ALTNAHARRA PRIMARY
32. BONAR BRIDGE PRIMARY
33. BRORA PRIMARY
34. DORNOCH ACADEMY
35. DORNOCH PRIMARY
36. EDDERTON PRIMARY
37. FARR HIGH
38. FARR PRIMARY - open to local pupils
39. GLEDFIELD PRIMARY
40. GOLSPIE HIGH SCHOOL
41. GOLSPIE PRIMARY
42. HELMSDALE PRIMARY
43. KINBRACE PRIMARY
44. KINLOCHBERVIE HIGH
45. KINLOCHBERVIE PRIMARY - no school transport but open to local pupils
46. LAIRG PRIMARY
47. MELVICH PRIMARY
48. ROGART PRIMARY
49. ROSEHALL PRIMARY
50. STOER PRIMARY
51. TONGUE PRIMARY
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey
71. ABERNETHY PRIMARY
72. ALVIE PRIMARY
73. AULDEARN PRIMARY
74. AVIEMORE PRIMARY
75. CARRBRIDGE PRIMARY
76. CHARLESTON ACADEMY
77. DALWHINNIE PRIMARY
78. DESHAR PRIMARY
79. DRUMMOND SCHOOL
80. GERGASK PRIMARY SCHOOL, LAGGAN
81. GRANTOWN GRAMMAR SCHOOL
82. GRANTOWN PRIMARY
83. INVERNESS HIGH SCHOOL
84. KINGUSSIE HIGH SCHOOL
85. KINGUSSIE PRIMARY
86. STRATHDEARN PRIMARY
Skye and Lochalsh
87. RAASAY PRIMARY - no water supply
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