Mr. McArthurasked 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 CampbellThe information is given in the following tables:—
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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 310W311W
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.