The council say the school buildings at Bishopston Comprehensive School are to be temporarily closed to pupils next week as investigations continue after ground movement on site but with the expectation that the school will reopen soon.
As a precaution some of the utility supplies have been disconnected which means pupils cannot return after the half-term break.
Work is continuing to identify the cause and any remedial work required.
The council and specialist contractors are working to find alternate solutions to restoring supplies to the school.
School staff are working on options for providing education to pupils whilst the school buildings are closed.
Bishopston Primary School is unaffected and will reopen as normal after the half-term break.
The nearby leisure centre, within a separate building on a different part of the site, has its own supplies and will be able to reopen next week.
Robert Smith, Swansea Council’s Cabinet Member for Education, said: “This situation is beyond our control but everything possible is being done to get pupils back into class as soon as we can.
“We fully appreciate the temporary closure of the school buildings will cause disruption for pupils and their families but the safety of pupils and staff is our number one priority.
“Our teams and contractors are pulling out all the stops to get the buildings reopened as soon as we possibly can and we will update pupils and their families as soon as we can.
“We will know more once the ground investigations have been completed.
“In the meantime we are working on options for providing education to pupils whilst the school buildings remain closed and these will be directly communicated with families.
“Arrangements are also being made for pupils entitled to free school meals.”
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