HC Deb 06 June 1978 vol 951 cc5-6W
Mr. Teddy Taylor

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of secondary schoolchildren was being educated in education authority, independent and grant-aided schools, respectively, at the most recent date for which figures are available.

Mr. Millan

Provisional figures for September 1977 show that 94.7 per cent. of secondary school pupils were in education authority schools, 2.2 per cent. in independent schools and 3.1 per cent. in grant-aided schools.