HE’S always the first to arrive through the school gates in the morning — and the last to leave.

    He’s always picked to answer the teacher’s questions and he’s always — without fail — top of the class.

    For Aron Anderson is, literally, in a class of his own — in fact, he’s the only pupil in his school.

    The 10-year-old is the sole student at what is arguably the most remote primary school in Britain.

    While parents in other parts of the country may worry about growing class sizes, at Skerries Community School, on the tiny Scottish island of Out Skerries, Aron (whether he likes it or not) gets the undivided attention of his teacher, all the time.

    During the school day he has two classrooms, a craft room, music room and a library all to himself.

    And at break, he has the run of the entire playground with its slides, swings and basketball court. One problem, of course, is that although he loves soccer, there are no other pupils for him to play with.

    Aron’s unique position also makes him one of the most expensively educated children in the U.K. The local council pays a staggering £75,357 (US$115,085) a year for his schooling — double the price of sending a child to board at Eton.

    Last week Aron told The Mail that, although sometimes he wished there were more children nearby to play with, he had plenty to keep him busy and definitely wouldn’t want to leave the island.(SD-Agencies)