§ Mr. Lambieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list, by education authorities, the schools for the deaf, the number of children and the latest available pupil/teacher ratio for each school listed, and the average pupil/ teacher ratio for Scotland, and England and Wales, respectively, for schools for the deaf at the latest available date, and 305W the projected figures for the next five years.
Number of Pupils Deaf Partially Hearing Number of Teacher Pupil Teachers Ratio Education Authority Schools Aberdeen (Burgh)—Aberdeen School for the Deaf 49 14 11 5.7:1 Dundee—Dundee School for the Deaf 34 18 8 6.5:1 Edinburgh—St. Giles School — 107 18 5.9:1 Glasgow— Glasgow School for the Deaf 57 — 9 6.3:1 St. Vincents Roman Catholic School 54 35 16 5.6:1 Parkhouse School — 49 7 7:1 Dunbarton—Elmwood School 6 12 4 4.5:1 Lanarkshire— Auchinraith School 56 24 12 6.7:1 Drumpark School — 7 1 7:1 Renfrewshire— Garvel School 10 2 4 3:1 Gateside School 8 — 2 4:1 Mary Russell School — 4 1 4:1 Ayrshire—West Park School — 59 7 8.4:1 Stirlingshire—Windsor Park School — 17 4 4.2:1 Clackmannan—Special class attached to Claremont School — 4 1 4:1 Grand Aided Schools Edinburgh—Donaldson's School for the Deaf 144 8 27 5.6:1 National pupil/teacher ratios: Scotland—5.9:1. England and Wales—6.8:1. The pupil/teacher ratio for Scotland is not expected to change substantially within the next five years.