§ 76. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many schoolchildren there are in the city of Aberdeen; how many of these go to primary and secondary schools, respectively; and how many schools and of what kinds are available for the children in that city.
§ Mr. WestwoodDuring the year ended 31st July, 1945, the latest date for which figures are available, there were 27,10070W children on the registers of grant-earning day schools in the city of Aberdeen as follows:
Nursery 150 Primary 17,790 Secondary 8,830 Special schools for defective children 330 27,100 In addition 1,030 children attended private schools not in receipt of grant. At that date education was provided at 2 nursery, 24 primary, 14 secondary, 2 special and 5 private schools.