COUNCILLORS will this week be recommended to agree the mothballing of a Borders primary school.
The pupil roll at St Joseph’s in Selkirk had fallen sharply in recent years.
The nearest alternative Roman Catholic school is about six miles (10km) away in Galashiels.
Mothballing the school is determined to be most “reasonable option”, with reopening to be reviewed annually if potential pupil numbers increase, members of Scottish Borders Council are to be informed when they meet on Thursday, August 29.
Members will also be recommended to continue the mothballing of Eddleston Primary School until next year.
The school closed two years ago when pupil numbers fell to just four.
But there is a “reasonable prospect” that the number of children in the school’s catchment area will grow, with housebuilding projects proposed in the area.
Councillors will be asked mothball the school for a second review to take place in May 2025.
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