Dalry Secondary: Parents hit back over rural school pupil costs

Stewart Gibson, who chairs the group, said there were factors other than the purely financial which should be taken into account.

“Whilst cost is always a consideration, every child in Scotland is entitled to a secondary education,” he said.

“During the whole engagement process, we have been told that the quality of education of our youngsters is the only focus, and cost is not a driving factor.

“This does not now seem to be the case.”

However, he said he believed there was still room to find a way to run the school in a more sustainable way.

“Remote rural schools such as Dalry are offered a degree of protection from closure, in order to combat rural depopulation and encourage people to settle in the Glenkens,” he said.

“We are looking forward to working with council officers to help develop a more efficient learning campus, within the Glenkens.”