Scots teachers were left seeing double as NINE sets of twins prepared to start their first day of school. The children, all aged four and five, are set to start at primary schools across Inverclyde - with one school set to welcome three sets of the twins.
The region has a history of having the highest number of twins in the classroom after a record breaking 19 pairs started school in the area in 2015.
This year, an incredible 16 sets of twins were eligible to start school, but the parents of seven pairs decided to defer their children's start until next year.Provost Martin Brennan said: "I am constantly surprised at the high number of twins we have heading for primary school every year."It often runs into double-figures."This year would.
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