§ Mr. MacArthurasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate he has 76W made of the number of pupils who will be on the rolls in 1972–73 of local authority primary schools, local authority secondary schools, grant-aided primary schools, and grant-aided secondary schools, respectively.
§ Mr. RossEstimated school rolls at January, 1973, are as follows:
EDUCATION AUTHORITY SCHOOLS Primary Secondary 626,000 (including 7,800 pupils in nursery schools and classes) 332,300 GRANT-AIDED SCHOOLS Primary Secondary 10,000 (including 500 pupils in nursery schools and classes) 12,900
- (a) All the figures quoted exclude pupils in special schools and classes.
- (b) All figures are to the nearest hundred.
- (c) The figures for secondary pupils take account of the initial effect of the raising of the statutory leaving age, the full effect of which will be reflected for the first time in the figures for 1974 (education authority schools 361,300, grant-aided schools 13,400).
§ Mr. MacArthurasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what in 1968 was the total number of pupils on the rolls of education authorities' primary schools, education authorities' secondary schools, grant-aided primary schools and grant-aided secondary schools, respectively.
§ Mr. RossThe information requested is published in Scottish Educational Statistics 1968, Table 4 (page 20) and Table 7 (page 24).