THE study of Italian by Scottish secondary pupils has reached its lowest-ever level on record prompting fears the language will disappear from the nation's schools.
Official figures released earlier this week show just 177 pupils studied Italian at Higher in 2012 – a 22% decline on the previous year, when 227 studied the subject.
The figure represents the lowest number of pupils taking the subject since 2000, when the new Highers were introduced.
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