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Pupils at St Matthew s Academy in Saltcoats will not return to classrooms until January.
From Monday until the end of term on 23 December teaching will be conducted remotely.
The Roman Catholic high school has more than 1,000 pupils from towns across North Ayrshire.
The school is believed to be one of the few in Scotland currently closed because of Covid, though a number of other schools have introduced similar measures in the past for short periods.
A statement from the council said: Due to a further increase in the number of positive Covid-19 cases at the school and following discussions between North Ayrshire Council, NHS Ayrshire & Arran s Health Protection Team and Scottish government, a decision has been taken to introduce home learning through to the end of this term
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St Matthew s Academy pupils will take part in remote learning from Monday.
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Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice A Scots high school has chosen to close its doors over a week before the scheduled Christmas holidays amid the coronavirus pandemic.