§ Mr. N. McLeanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether his latest information shows a rise in the proportion of children at senior secondary schools completing five-year courses; and what further action he proposes to urge upon both parents and children the importance of completing these courses.
§ Mr. MaclayOf the total number of pupils who left senior secondary courses in session 1960–61, nearly 10,000 or 40 per cent. had completed five or more years of secondary education, compared with 28 per cent. in session 1954–55. With a view to encouraging more pupils to remain at school, copies of a leaflet on the benefits to be gained by staying on at school to obtain the Scottish Certificate of Education are being issued through education authorities to parents of pupils in the third year of their senior secondary course.