Mr. KINGasked how many secondary schools in London receive London County Council scholars; how many such scholars, boys and girls, are at present in those secondary schools; and what is the total number of scholars, London County Council scholars and others, in those schools?
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§ Mr. RUNCIMANThe Board have no precise information as to the number of secondary schools in London which receive London County Council scholars as such. The information can no doubt be obtained from the offices of the council. It may, however, interest my hon. Friend to know that the total number of secondary schools in London receiving grants from the Board of Education in which on October 1st, 1910, there were ex-public elementary school scholars receiving free education, was 82. The total number of boys and girls, respectively, in these schools on that date were 11,414 and 11,223, making a total of 22,637 pupils. Of these 9,150 were ex-public elementary school scholars receiving free education. I am unable in this connection to distinguish between boys and girls.