§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of the secondary school population in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee and Scotland as a whole attends grant-aided, independent and local authority fee-paying schools, respectively.
§ Mr. RossFollowing is the information:
Proportion of secondary pupils attending Grant-aided schools Independent schools Education Authority fee-paying schools Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Glasgow 7.00 1.20 6.80 Edinburgh 14.50 11.70 11.30 Aberdeen 13.10 — — Dundee 5.40 0.11 — Scotland 4.10 2.80 3.30 NOTE: For the purpose of calculating the percentage figure of secondary school population in each city attending grant-aided and independent schools it has been assumed that all pupils attending grant-aided or independent schools, whether as boarders or day pupils, are part of the secondary school population of the city in which the school is situated.