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Storm Arwen: 24 Aberdeenshire schools to remain closed on Wednesday

Aberdeenshire Council has said 23 schools in the region will remain closed on Wednesday as 60mph winds are forecast for coastal areas.

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More than a dozen north-east schools expected to be over capacity by 2025

More than a dozen north-east schools expected to be over capacity by 2025 © Colin Rennie / DCT Media Kemnay Academy is expected to reach 141% over capacity by 2025. A number of schools across the north-east are expected to be over capacity by 2025, a new report has stated. Aberdeenshire Council’s education and children’s services committee is to discuss a report updating councillors on the progress of the local authority’s learning estate when it meets next Thursday. The most recent pupil census carried out last year has shown there are 20,971 primary school children, and 15,160 secondary pupils across the region. There are 33 fewer primary pupils from the year before, and it is the third year that overall primary pupil numbers have fallen.

Weather: Full list of school closures for February 11

© DCT Media DCT Media Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up As the wintry weather continues to take hold of the north and north-east, dozens of schools will remain shut today. Schools are currently only open to children from key worker families, or those deemed vulnerable, but due to the snow and plummeting temperatures, many head teachers have decided it is not safe to ask pupils or staff to travel. Here is the full list of closures, and delayed openings, for Thursday, February 11.