§ Mr. Dickensasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what has been the total expenditure from public funds allocated in respect of Sydenham High School for Girls, London S.E.26, and St. Dunstan's College for Boys, London, S.E.6, in each year since 1959–60.
§ Miss BaconExpenditure from public funds in respect of the Sydenham High School for Girls was as follows:444W
Financial year* Direct Grant from the Department of Education and Science† Payments by local education authorities‡ £ £ 1959–60 … … 21,199 18,408 1960–61 … … 22,417 20,012 1961–62 … … 24,347 20,738 1962–63 … … 24,838 20,627 1963–64 … … 27,695 22,189 1964–65 … … 29,236 21,860 1965–66 … … 31,493 23,551 1966–67 … … 29,950 23,085 1967–68 … … 30,322 24,443 1968–69 … … 25,636 28,812 * Figures for 1969–70 are not yet available. † Under the Direct Grant Schools Regulations 1959 (as amended). ‡ In respect of "free" and "reserved" places made available to the authorities by the Governors of the school. St. Dunstan's College is an independent school which receives no grants from central Government funds. Details of payments made by local education authorities for places taken up by them are not available, but I understand that expenditure by the Inner London Education Authority has been of the order of £40,000 a year.