HC Deb 29 March 1971 vol 814 cc308-11W
Mr. McArthur

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish for each education authority the latest numbers of qualified teachers and of pupils in all secondary schools, in non-denominational secondary schools and in Roman Catholic secondary schools and the pupil-teacher ratios; and if he will give the previous comparable figures.

Mr. Gordon Campbell

The information is given in the following tables:—

ROMAN CATHOLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS
January, 1970 January, 1971*
Education Authority Pupils Qualified teachers Pupil/teacher ratio Pupils Qualified teachers Pupil/teacher ratio
BURGHS
Aberdeen 209 18.6 11.2 215 18.2 11.8
Dundee 3,040 174.3 17.4 2,913 177.8 16.4
Edinburgh 2,675 169.1 15.8 2,747 175.9 15.6
Glasgow 21,474 1,073.5 20.0 21,698 1,075.9 20.2
COUNTIES
Aberdeen
Angus
Argyll
Ayr 2,952 176.2 16.8 3,021 185.3 16.3
Banff 30 2.0 15.0
Berwick
Bute
Caithness
Clackmannan 180 14.4 12.5 182 15.0 12.1
Dumfries 121 9.7 12.5 116 11.9 9.7
Dunbarton 4,631 242.9 19.1 5,060 309.1 16.4
East Lothian
Fife 1,646 104.3 15.8 1,672 111.0 15.1
Inverness 60 3.0 20.0 51 4.0 12.8
Kincardine
Kirkcudbright
Lanark 12,108 596.3 20.3 13,151 684.1 19.2
Midlothian 826 58.1 14.2 791 51.1 15.5
Moray and Nairn
Orkney
Peebles
Perth and Kinross 238 19.5 12.2 242 20.8 11.6
Renfrew 6,644 293.5 22.6 7,069 319.1 22.2
Ross and Cromarty
Roxburgh
Selkirk
Stirling 1,984 118.7 16.7 2,027 127.1 15.9
Sutherland
West Lothian 1,437 79.9 18.0 1,580 89.6 17.6
Wigtown
Zetland
Total (Scotland) 60,255 3,154.0 19.1 62,535 3,375.9 18.5

NON-DENOMINATIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS
January, 1970 January, 1971*
Education Authority Pupils Qualified teachers Pupil/teacher ratio Pupils Qualified teachers Pupil/teacher ratio
BURGHS
Aberdeen 10,145 728.7 13.9 10,339 748.2 13.8
Dundee 7,979 510.2 15.6 8,247 543.5 15.2
Edinburgh 18,847 1,090.7 17.3 19,342 1,194.6 16.2
Glasgow 34,524 2,081.7 16.6 33,880 2,121.3 160
COUNTIES
Aberdeen 8,076 532.6 15.2 8,132 540.2 15.1
Angus 5,306 327.2 16.2 5,511 345.1 16.0
Argyll 3,058 191.1 16.0 3,118 192.0 16.2
Ayr 17,323 990.4 17.5 17,399 1,090.5 16.0
Banff 2,688 176.0 15.3 2,778 179.7 15.5
Berwick 1,263 92.9 13.6 1,318 101.3 13.0
Bute 702 49.3 14.2 721 54.5 13.2
Caithness 1,731 105.0 16.5 1,806 107.2 16.8
Clackmannan 2,384 164.6 14.5 2,506 187.5 13.4
Dumfries 4,729 296.3 16.0 4,819 309.0 15.6
Dunbarton 9,856 625.1 15.8 10,303 664.7 15.5
* Provisional.
† Including full-time equivalent of part-time teachers, but excluding visiting, supply and relief teachers.

NON-DENOMINATIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS
January, 1970 January, 1971*
Education Authority Pupils Qualified teachers Pupil/teacher ratio Pupils Qualified teachers Pupil/teacher ratio
East Lothian 3,157 188.6 16.7 3,232 192.7 16.8
Fife 18,327 1,195.1 15.3 18,780 1,235.7 15.2
Inverness 5,367 319.5 16.8 5,539 347.6 15.9
Kincardine 1,522 109.0 14.0 1,530 114.9 13.3
Kirkcudbright 1,379 105.0 13.1 1,467 118.0 12.4
Lanark 25,716 1,309.4 19.6 26,904 1,472.6 18.3
Midlothian 6,533 417.5 15.6 7,138 437.6 16.3
Moray and Nairn 3,806 225.1 16.9 3,931 237.3 16.6
Orkney 1,000 70.0 14.3 1,016 72.6 14.0
Peebles 740 46.6 15.9 760 45.3 16.8
Perth and Kinross 6,801 457.9 14.9 7,137 488.1 14.6
Renfrew 16,085 832.1 19.3 16,856 891.3 18.9
Ross and Cromarty 3,716 238.0 15.6 3,880 269.9 14.4
Roxburgh 2,049 123.5 16.6 1,965 133.0 14.8
Selkirk 1,305 88.7 14.7 1,404 90.7 15.5
Stirling 10,031 597.9 16.8 10,445 634.1 16.5
Sutherland 887 72.0 12.3 927 77.8 11.9
West Lothian 5,138 296.0 17.4 5,412 333.5 16.2
Wigtown 1,944 122.7 15.8 1,935 124.6 15.5
Zetland 1,004 67.3 14.9 998 79.7 12.5
Total (Scotland) 245,118 14,843.7 16.5 251,475 15,776.3 15.9
* Provisional.
† Including full-time equivalent of part-time teachers, but excluding visiting, supply and relief teachers.

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