Duchess of ATHOLLasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of children under 16 ascertained to be educable and ineducable, respectively; and the number of children in either category attending day schools, residential institutions, or occupation centres, or receiving home training from approved visitors or instructors?
Mr. W. ADAMSONAccording to a return made by education authorities in 1921, the number of children between five and 16 years of age in Scotland who were ascertained by their education authorities to be mentally defective was then 4,910, of whom 3,993 were ascertained to be educable, and 917 to be ineducable. General statistics as to ascertainment of later date are not at present available. The number of such children attending the schools, institutions and centres referred to in the question is as follows:
Educable. Ineducable. Special day schools and classes (average enrolment, 1927–28) 3,492 — Residential institutions 219 347 Occupation centres 114 95 I have no statistical information as to the number of such children receiving home training.