HC Deb 02 March 1959 vol 601 cc19-20W
Mr. G. M. Thomson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland, in respect of each of the independent schools which have applied for direct grant to replace contributions from education authorities, what the amount of the grant was in the last financial year, and what the revenue was from school fees.

Mr. Maclay

The following table gives for the year 1957–58 the amount of the approved contributions from education authorities and the income from school fees in respect of each of the schools in question:

School Approved Contributions Fee Income
£ £
Aberdeen:
Albyn School for Girls 15,028 20,243
St. Margaret's School for Girls 15,792 13,878
Dumfriesshire:
Maxwelltown Benedictine Convent 6,450 5,220
St. Joseph's College 11,682 16,070
Dunbarton:
St. Bride's School 10,004 23,295
Edinburgh:
Melville College 16,492 22,930
St. Mary's Cathedral Choir School 1,774
John Watson's School 18,814 13,754
Glasgow:
Westbourne School for Girls 5,253 29,330
Laural Bank School 14,885 39,808
The Park School 15,433 27,394
Craigholme School 15,337* 17,177*
Kelvinside Academy 17,655* 34,300*
Renfrewshire:
St. Columba's School 15,367 21,939
* Estimated amounts. Actual figures not yet available

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