§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what is the teacher-pupil ratio in Glasgow primary schools;
(2) what is the teacher-pupil ratio in Ayrshire primary schools.
§ Mr. McElhoneThe pupil-teacher ratios in education authority primary schools in the Glasgow and Ayr Divisions of Strathclyde at September 1975, the 193W latest date for which figures are available centrally, were as follows:
PTR Glasgow Division 25.6:1 Ayr Division 22.9:1
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the average size of class in Glasgow primary schools.
§ Mr. McElhoneAt September 1974, the latest date for which figures are available centrally, the average class size in primary schools administered by the former Glasgow education authority was 32.4.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his estimate of the number of Ayrshire primary schools with staffing above the limits of circular 819, and secondary schools above the staffing limits of the 1973 departmental report "Secondary School Staffing".
§ Mr. McElhoneThe September 1975 School Census indicated that in the Ayr Division of Strathclyde 72 primary schools and 15 secondary schools were staffed above the standards recommended in Circular No. 819 and the report "Secondary School Staffing".