Consultation on new secondary school for Mull
Getty Images- Views are being sought on a new school campus for Mull
- Argyll and Bute Council has applied for funding to replace the 1980s-built school in Tobermory
- Some islanders argue the campus should be located more centrally on Mull
- It would then be more easily accessible to students who go to the mainland for secondary education
Islanders on Mull are being consulted on plans for a new secondary school.
The existing 1980s-built school in Tobermory is in a poor condition and Argyll and Bute Council has applied for Scottish government funding to help pay for a replacement.
Consultation meetings have been held to gather views on a replacement.
Some people have suggested the school should be constructed in a more central location such as Craignure.
This would make it easier for students in Ross of Mull, a peninsula in south-west Mull, and Iona to attend.
Many of the children in these areas attend high school in Oban, on the Argyll mainland, and stay in a hostel in the town during the week.
Parents' council co-chairman Alasdair McCrone said there was a desperate need for a new school campus.
He said: "I think, for several years now, there has been a common understanding that the school we have here is not suitable at all."
Argyll and Bute Council has encouraged islanders to engage in the consultation and help form a competitive bid for funding.
If its bid was successful, the local authority said further community consultation would be held to help progress the project.