Parents of more than 9000 school pupils in Edinburgh are still waiting for more information with 17 schools closed on Monday due to structural concerns.

Edinburgh City Council announced on Friday night that the buildings were subject to investigation over safety fears and told parents to make childcare arrangements for the week.

The closures were announced after remedial works at Oxgangs Primary revealed serious structural issues with the building's walls, prompting fears that all schools built under the same PFI contract - managed by Edinburgh Schools Partnership (ESP) - could be compromised.

A spokesperson for the local authority said detailed structural surveys, arranged by ESP, have been carried out over the weekend.

Further checks will take place on the buildings on Monday and parents have been told to expect an update on contingency plans once that has happened.

Council chief executive Andrew Kerr said: "I today sought assurances from Edinburgh Schools Partnership that their ongoing programme of inspections would give us the confidence to reopen our schools. I have offered to help them secure the necessary resources to complete this as quickly as possible.

"I also reminded them of their contractual and financial obligations and want to assure Edinburgh residents that they will not be left footing the bill.

"The safety of children and our staff is our main priority and I'm simply not willing to compromise on this. I fully recognise the significant inconvenience to parents caused by these closures but I am sure they will understand why we had to take these steps.

"Officers are continuing to work on contingency arrangements and we will provide regular updates to parents and carers as and when further information becomes available."

An ESP spokeswoman apologised and said the partnership would accept "full financial responsibility".

She added: "The standard of construction carried out by the building contractor is completely unacceptable and we are now undertaking full structural surveys on all PPP1 schools to determine whether this issue is more widespread."

The Scottish Government has offered its "full support" to help resolve the issue, while also advising councils across Scotland to carry out checks on their own buildings.

On Sunday, the EIS union called for a review of all PPP and PFI contracts following the closures.

General secretary Larry Flanagan said: "The EIS welcomes that the safety of pupils and staff is being treated as a priority, while recognising that these short-notice closures will be highly inconvenient for pupils and parents.

"However, we must also question how such significant defaults could escape normal building control scrutiny and we believe it is now necessary for an urgent review of all PPP/PFI contracts, including the terms of the private maintenance contracts which are often both expensive and extremely restrictive."

The council said priority would be given to special schools and secondary schools, where students are preparing for exams.

Parents will receive updates via text messages and on the council's website.

The schools closed from Monday are: Braidburn, Broomhouse Primary, Castleview Primary, Craigour Park Primary, Craigmount High, Craigroyston Primary, Drummond Community High, Firrhill High, Forthview Primary, Gracemount High, Oxgangs Primary School, Pirniehill Primary, Rowanfield, Royal High, St David's Primary, St Joseph's Primary and St Peters RC Primary.

The Goodtrees Neighbourhood Centre will also shut.