§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the number and percentage of places at grant-aided schools participating in the assisted places scheme since its introduction; and what is the forecast provision of assisted places in each school by 1988.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe information in respect of schools years 1981–82, 1982–83 and 1983–84 is provided
School 1981–82 1982–83 *1983–84 Number of Assisted Pupils Percentage of School Roll Number of Assisted Pupils Percentage of School Roll Number of Assisted Pupils Percentage of School Roll Central Dollar Academy 22 2.2 30 2.9 32 3.1 Grampian Albyn School for Girls 4 0.9 6 1.3 9 2.0 Robert Gordon's College 11 0.9 20 1.7 39 3.3 St. Margaret's School for Girls 2 0.5 4 1.0 8 2.0 Lothian Merchant Company Daniel Stewart's Melville College; The Mary Erskine School; George Watson's College 194 4.5 362 8.6 374 8.8 George Heriot's School 48 3.7 95 7.5 146 11.3 Strathclyde Craigholme School for Girls 8 1.2 23 3.6 27 4.3 Hutchesons' Grammar School 82 5.2 103 6.6 133 8.4 Kelvinside Academy 27 3.9 39 5.6 36 5.0 St. Aloysius' College 51 5.0 102 10.0 128 12.5 West of Scotland School Company Laurel Bank School 21 4.7 39 8.8 50 11.7 Westbourne School for Girls 30 7.8 67 17.7 72 19.5 Park School, Glasgow 19 4.4 35 8.2 44 10.3 St. Columba's School 19 5.1 34 9.0 33 8.8 Tayside High School, Dundee 63 6.3 106 9.0 129 11.4 Morrison's Academy, Crieff 39 4.5 86 10.4 128 15.0 * Provisional