§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what is the percentage of secondary schoolchildren who are educated in grant-aided and independent schools in Scotland;
(2) what is the percentage of secondary schoolchildren who are educated in comprehensive schools in Scotland.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherProvisional figures for September 1978 indicate that 2.8 per cent. of Scottish secondary school pupils were being educated in grant-aided schools and 2.1 per cent. in independent schools. Of the remainder, over 99 per cent. were in schools which are
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§ Mr. Alexander FletcherIntelligence quotient and verbal reasoning quotient tests may be used at the discretion of education authorities, which are not required to inform me of the use they make of them. I understand, however, that some authorities make limited use of such tests to assist in diagnosing the needs of and providing guidance for primary and secondary pupils, particularly those having learning difficulties. In isolated cases, tests are also used in conjunction with other information for reaching decisions about transfer from primary school to secondary school.