Class act! 13 sets of twins set for first day at school
SWNS St Patrick’s Primary School in Greenock has 13 sets of twins starting school
The children came together at St Patrick’s Primary School in Greenock yesterday before they started at different schools across Inverclyde. They will join 151 other twins already being taught in 20 schools across the area. Arlene Cairns believes teachers at Ardgowan Primary in Greenock will not have too much trouble telling her five-year-old twins Kendal and Skye apart.
She said: “One has red hair and one has brown hair. One has brown eyes and one has blue eyes, but there’s definitely something in the water here because last year there was even more twins.” The area has “a twinning rate” of 18 per 1,000 births, which is well above the Scottish average of 15 per 1,000.
SWNS They join 151 other twins already being taught in 20 schools across the area
Provost for the region Martin Brennan said: “Every year I am surprised at the significant number of twins we have leaving nursery and heading for primary school.
There’s definitely something in the water here Arlene Cairns
“It seems to always run into double figures and this year is no exception.” He added: “I am particularly pleased, as a former teacher, to be able to welcome them as they prepare to join their new classmates in their new schools and I am sure they will have a huge amount of fun over the coming years.”
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SWNS The area has 'a twinning rate' of 18 per 1,000 births