§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pupils now attend local authority secondary schools in Aberdeen and in Scotland; and what is the estimate of the number of pupils so attending in the period 1972 to 1975, broken down by years.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellAt January, 1970, the latest date for which figures are available, the numbers of such secondary pupils in Aberdeen and in Scotland were 10,354 and 304,032 respectively. School population forecasts are made on a national basis and the estimates for 1971 to 1975 are:
1971 … … … 316,500 1972 … … … 327,300 1973 … … … 344,900 1974 … … … 379,200 1975 … … … 388,400
§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pupils now attend local authority primary schools in Aberdeen and in Scotland; and what is the estimate of the number of pupils so attending in the period 1972 to 1975, broken down by years.
SECONDARY SCHOOLS, SCOTLAND Projects started Projects completed New Schools Alterations and Extensions New Schools Alterations and Extensions Year Number Cost (£'000) Number Cost (£'000) Number Cost (£'000) Number Cost (£'000) 1965 … 14 7,748 55 2,360 20 8,443 60 2,421 1966 … 11 6,207 64 3,515 20 8,497 74 3,850 1967 … 12 9,402 97 4,906 13 5,828 85 3,056 1968 … 19 15,467 81 8,809 8 4,091 82 4,606 1969 … 15 15,154 57 5,578 18 12,013 62 6,354 1970 … 7 5,197 49 8,480 16 14,012 55 9,719