§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the percentage of school leavers at the latest available date who left school with (a) no Scottish certificate of education "O" grades whatsoever and (b), "O" grades at bands D and E only; and if he will provide a breakdown per region.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe percentage of all school leavers who left school in session 1978–79 holding no SCE qualifications or only "O" grades at bands D-E are shown in the table below for each region.
Region School leavers with no SCE qualifications School leavers with ' O ' grades (D-E) only Borders 32–5 8–9 Central 31–6 9–2 Dumfries and Galloway 28–7 10–7 Fife 30–3 8–3 Grampian 27–2 10–3 Highland 25–3 8–9 Lothian 31–2 9–2 Strathclyde 35–8 9–7 Tayside 27–9 8–7 Orkney 27–6 7–7 Shetland 19–3 8–2 Western Isles 24–4 8–5 ALL SCOTLAND 32–5 9–5