HC Deb 20 December 1960 vol 632 cc138-40W
Mr. Malcolm MacMillan

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of children of school age in

School Average numbers of pupils on the registers in sessions
1919–20 1929–30 1938–39 1950–51 1958–59
Amhuinnsuidh 6 11 8 9
Ardvourlie 12 18 7 11
Bernera 98 40 55 35 30
Bunavoneddar 18 21 23 19
Cliasmol 11 7 11 3
Drinishader 49 45 46 31 26
Eilean Anabuich 8 12 4
Finsbay 58 39 24 32 24
Kyles Scalpay 68 49 43 22 6
Kyles Stockinish 125 78 50 34 28
Leverhulme Memorial 80 83 65 80
Luskentyre 13 7
Manish 78 50 56 31 14
Northton 47 48 32 11 18
Obbe 51
Rhenigidale 6 3
Rodel 16 21 8 6
Scalpay 103 112 141 81 82
Scarista 11 25 10
Scarp 32 12 9 12 7
Shelibost 18 13
Tarbert, Sir E. Scott 110 106 127 196 185
TOTALS 819 741 781 658 571
NOTE: The figures for 1950–51 and 1958–59 include respectively 15 and 20 pupils over school leaving age.

Mr. Malcolm MacMillan

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many schools in the Isle of Harris have been closed in each year since 1945; what was the reason for closing in each case; when each school roll was at its highest number; and what each roll was at the date of closing.

Mr. Maclay

Four schools in the Isle of Harris have been closed since 1945 because the number of pupils on the rolls was too small to enable satisfactory education to be provided. The details are as follows:

Name of School Year closed Highest roll Roll at date of closure
Eilean Anabuich Primary School 1951 18 in 1923 and 1927 2
Scarista Primary School 1954 40 in 1907 3
Cliasmol Primary School 1960 22 in 1927 2
Kyles Scalpay Primary School 1960 87 in 1909 4

each of the schools of the Isle of Harris in each of the years 1920, 1930, 1939, 1951, and 1959, respectively.

Mr. Maclay

The numbers of pupils for each school were as follows: