PERTH and Kinross Council (PKC) is replacing a sign outside its new £16.5 million school after a spelling error drew criticism from local residents.
Scotland’s first Passivhaus primary opened to pupils in June this year.
However a sign outside the back of Riverside Primary School directs visitors to park via Argyle Road rather than Argyll Road.
The large sign on Uist place – which also displays a welcome message and the school name in Gaelic as well as in English – reads: “Staff parking only. Visitor parking via Argyle Road.”
One resident shared an image of the error on Facebook and said: “The new school is amazing but Perth and Kinross Council you could have at least checked the spelling of ARGYLL Road.”
It is understood the original sign was damaged not long after it was installed. It was then replaced with this second sign bearing the spelling error.
Riverside Primary School – a merger between North Muirton PS and Balhousie PS – opened on Tuesday, June 13. The school is the first Passivhaus primary school in Scotland. It is designed to be comfortable all year round – warm in winter and comfortably cool in summer.
However while the building might score an A+ for its energy efficiency, residents have marked the council down for its spelling.
One resident said: “A school that can’t spell their address properly, says it all.”
After the mistake was highlighted, PKC contacted the contractor today to arrange a replacement.
A PKC spokesperson said: “Unfortunately, a replacement sign at Riverside Primary School contained a spelling error. The school highlighted this to our contractor on Monday and a new sign correctly spelling Argyll Road will be installed on Wednesday.”
