Portree High School Portree High School Portree High School (Gaelic: ) is a state co-educational comprehensive school in Portree, Skye in Scotland. , the school enrols 520 pupils and employs 55 teachers. The school's catchment area draws from 15 primary schools across Skye and neighbouring Raasay. The school also has boarding provisions for a small number of pupils who live in more remote areas of the island. A school has existed at Portree since the 17th century. However it closed in 1825 due to the difficulty in finding a new qualified schoolmaster. Construction on the Portree High School buildings began in 1872. In
A Flag on the Island disordered, though comfortless, memory of 20 years before. Then he had become a part of a community on the island. He had tried to help his poor friends by giving away the ample U.S. Army supplies he had. Not everyone was happy about receiving help and not everyone benefited. Frankie was left chastened about finding tidy solutions to the island's social problems. This theme, indirectly developed in the story, is one to which Naipaul would return again. A Flag on the Island A Flag on the Island is a collection of short stories written by V.S. Naipaul, and first published