HC Deb 19 December 1969 vol 793 c465W
Mr. Buchanan

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the pupilteacher ratios in secondary schools, Protestant and Catholic secondary schools, Glasgow secondary schools, and Glasgow Protestant and Catholic secondary schools, respectively.

Mr. Ross

The ratios for education authority secondary schools at January 1969, the latest date for which information is available, are as follows:

Scotland
All teachers Qualified teachers
Roman Catholic schools 18.5:1 20.5:1
Non-denominational schools 15.8:1 16.7:1
All schools 16.3:1 17.3:1

Glasgow
All teachers Qualified teachers
Roman Catholic schools 19.3:1 21.2:1
Non-denominational schools 16.5:1 17.5:1
All schools 17.4:1 18.7:1

The figures include the full-time equivalent of part-time teachers but exclude visiting and relief teachers.