Mr. Edward M. Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent information he has regarding pupil/teacher ratios in Scottish schools; and if he will give separate ratios in respect of local authority primary schools, local authority schools, private schools, and grant-aided schools.
§ Mr. RossPupil/teacher ratios derived from numbers of teachers as at September, 1965, and numbers of pupils as at January, 1966, are:
Number of pupils to each teacher (1) Education Authority Primary Schools 28.1 (2) Education Authority Schools (Primary and Secondary) 21.3 (3) Grant-Aided Schools 15.8 NOTES:
(i) In the calculation for (1), primary departments attached to secondary schools have not been included; nor have nursery schools been included.
(ii) In all the calculations uncertificated as well as certificated teachers have been included; part-time certificated teachers have been included in terms of full-time equivalents.
(iii) Grant-aided schools include college or education demonstration schools, grant-aided special schools and grant-aided orphanages as well as schools receiving grant under the Grant-Aided Secondary Schools (Scotland) Regulations 1959.