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Thousands of Highland pupils again hit by closures with many Ross-shire primary schools on the bad weather casualty list


By Hector MacKenzie

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THE weather is again being blamed for another day off school for thousands of pupils across the Highlands.

Highland Council's closure list for Wednesday included the following at 8am today.

Many secondary schools are seeing a return to the classrooms though some are delaying the start of their day and a number are affected by school transport issues.

Alness Academy: Partially closed - open to S4-S6 (bad weather)

Ardersier Primary: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (severe road conditions)

Ardersier Primary Nursery: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (severe road conditions)

Ardross Primary: Closed (bad weather)

Avoch Primary: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (bad weather)

Avoch Primary Nursery: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (bad weather)

Balnain Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)

Beauly Primary: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (bad weather)

Beauly Primary Nursery: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (bad weather)

Ben Wyvis Primary: Closed (bad weather)

Ben Wyvis Primary Nursery: Closed (bad weather)

Bun-Sgoil Ghàidhlig Phort Rìgh: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (bad weather)

Bun-Sgoil Ghàidhlig Phort Rìgh Nursery: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (bad weather)

Cannich Bridge Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)

Cannich Bridge Primary Nursery: Closed (severe road conditions)

Cromarty Primary: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (bad weather)

Culbokie Primary: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (severe road conditions)

Culbokie Primary Nursery: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (severe road conditions)

Dingwall Primary: Closed (bad weather)

Dingwall Primary Nursery: Closed (bad weather)

Dochgarroch Primary: Closed (bad weather)

Dochgarroch Primary Nursery: Closed (bad weather)

Drummond School: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (severe road conditions)

Drummond School Nursery: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (severe road conditions)

Ferintosh Primary: Closed (bad weather)

Foyers Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)

Glen Urquhart High School: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (bad weather)

Glenurquhart Primary: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (bad weather)

Invergordon Academy: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (severe road conditions)

Kinmylies Primary: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (bad weather)

Kinmylies Primary Nursery: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (bad weather)

Kirkhill Primary: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (bad weather)

Kirkhill Primary Nursery: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (bad weather)

Marybank Primary: Closed (bad weather)

Marybank Primary Nursery: Closed (bad weather)

Milton Primary: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (severe road conditions)

Milton Primary Nursery: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (severe road conditions)

Mulbuie Primary: Closed (bad weather)

Mulbuie Primary Nursery: Closed (bad weather)

Munlochy Primary: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (severe road conditions)

Newmore Primary: Closed (bad weather)

North Kessock Primary: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (severe road conditions)

North Kessock Primary Nursery: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (severe road conditions)

Obsdale Primary: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (bad weather)

Obsdale Primary Nursery: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (bad weather)

Park Primary Nursery: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (severe road conditions)

Park Primary School: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (severe road conditions)

Resolis Primary: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (bad weather)

Resolis Primary Nursery: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (bad weather)

Rosehall Primary: Closed (bad weather)

South Lodge Primary: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (severe road conditions)

South Lodge Primary Nursery: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (severe road conditions)

St Clement's School: Closed (bad weather)

St Clement's School Nursery: Closed (bad weather)

St Duthus School: Closed (no water/heating/power)

Strathconon Primary: Closed (bad weather)

Stratherrick Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)

Stratherrick Primary Nursery: Closed (severe road conditions)

Strathgarve Primary: Closed (bad weather)

Strathgarve Primary Nursery: Closed (bad weather)

Strathpeffer Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)

Strathpeffer Primary Nursery: Closed (severe road conditions)

Tarradale Primary: Closed (bad weather)

Tarradale Primary Nursery: Closed (bad weather)

Teanassie Primary: Closed (bad weather)

Teanassie Primary Nursery: Closed (bad weather)

Tomnacross Primary: Closed (bad weather)

Tomnacross Primary Nursery: Closed (bad weather)

Tore Primary: Closed (bad weather)

Highland Council updates its school closure list from 7am. Most schools have a variety of communication channels to keep parents and carers posted. The Highland Council school closure website can be found here for the latest updates.


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