§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many children received primary school education in(a) Fife and (b) north-east Fife in the last five years for which information is available;
(2) how many children have received nursery school education in (a) Fife and (b) north-east Fife in the last five years for which information is available;
(3) how many children received secondary school education in (a) Fife and (b) north-east Fife in the last five years for which information is available;
74W(4) how many school teachers have been employed in (a) Fife and (b) north-east Fife in (i) primary schools, (ii) secondary schools and (iii) nursery schools in the last five years for which information is available.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information requested in respect of education authority schools in Fife is set out in the table. Information for Fife, North-East can be obtained from Fife regional council.
The figures for 1987 are provisional. Teacher numbers have been provided in full-time equivalent terms.
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1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Primary Pupils 31,388 31,005 31,105 30,602 30,554 Teachers 1,579.3 1545.0 1,541.4 1,516.0 1,516.1 Secondary Pupils 26,194 25,208 24,371 23,606 22,469 Teachers 1,814.3 1,784.5 1,736.9 1,742.0 1,686.6
1981 1982 1983 1984 1987 Nursery Pupils 3,171 3,499 3,850 4,056 4,279 Teachers 58.4 60.6 77.2 79.0 100.3