§ Mr. Reidasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the current total cost of educating a pupil (a) within the primary and secondary sectors of the State educational system in the Central Region, and (b) within the junior and senior schools at Dollar Academy.
§ Mr. William RossFigures for the Central Region are not yet available. In 1973–74 the cost per pupil in public schools, excluding loan charges and expenditure on services such as transport and school meals and milk, and on central administration, is estimated over Scotland as a whole to be £149 for a primary pupil and £309 for a secondary pupil. Separate costs for the primary and secondary departments of Dollar Academy are not available. In 1973–74 the average cost per pupil, on a comparable basis, over the whole school—with a population of 302 primary and 658 secondary pupils—was £269.