HC Deb 15 February 1972 vol 831 c79W
Mr. MacArthur

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many children are attending secondary local authority schools; and what latest estimate he has made for each of the next four years.

Mr. Gordon Campbell

At January, 1971, the latest date for which figures are available, there were 314,442 secondary pupils in education authority schools. The estimated numbers for the four following years are:—

1972 325,100
1973 344,000
1974 379,450
1975 391,950