§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Scotland in how many cases in each of the past five years he has overruled internal school decisions not to present pupils for (a) SCE O-grade exams and (b) SCE higher grade exams; and in how many cases the pupil was successful in obtaining a pass.
§ Mr. McElhoneNone. The presentation of pupils for the Scottish Certificate of Education examinations is at the discretion of education authorities and other managers of schools who are the presenting authorities.
§ Mr. Robertsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pupils who left school in 1975 failed to gain any O or H grade passes; and what was the proportion of such pupils to the total number of school leavers.
§ Mr. McElhoneIn Session 1973–74 the latest for which the information is available 28,238 pupils left school without an award in the Scottish Certificate of Education at "O" or "H" grade; these represented 33.4 per cent. of all leavers.