§ Mr. John MacKayasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for each college of education (a) the number of students for which the college is intended, (b) the number of students in the college during 1980, (c) the number of teaching staff, (d) the staff to student ratio, (e) the total annual cost of the college, (f) the current cost per student, (g) the maximum first year intake, (h) the first year intake for the current academic year and (i) the proposed first year entry for academic year 1980–81, differentiating between primary schools and secondary entrants.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe information requested, so far as available, is set out in the following table. Because exact information about the number of students involved in courses of in-service training is not available, student to staff ratios cannot be accurately calculated. No meaningful estimate can be made of the maximum first-year intake. No decisions have yet been taken on student intake numbers for the 1980–81 academic session.
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Student Capacity* Number of Students on pre-service and non-teacher Training Courses† Number of Teaching Staff‡ Total Annual Cost (Net)ş 1978–79 Cost per Student (Net)ş 1978–79 First Year Intake in 1979–80 Session £ £ Primary Secondary (including BEd) Aberdeen 1,300 691 127 1,907,911 1,822 112 249 Callendar Park 400 202 41 801,893 2,359 80 — Craigie 400 205 48 796,727 2,270 95 — Craiglockhart 300 220 35 534,979 1,709 70 60 Dundee 1,800 514 104 1,848,762 2,305 70 155 Dunfermline 500 480 68 878,696 1,667 — 110 Hamilton 750 312 64 1,370,139 2,556 90 55 Jordanhill 2,600 2,090 297 4,639,883 1,777 160 681 Moray House 2,200 1,375 207 2,952,318 1,654 155 412 Notre Dame 900 695 107 1,712,269 1,797 115 225 Notes * Figures show student capacity at the beginning of the 1979–80 academic session: Certain of the figures are approximate, pending completion of negotiation for disposal of surplus accommodation and adaptations to existing accommodation. † Derived from the latest information available from college returns. In addition, significant numbers of students are taking in-service training courses based in colleges or schools, but the number cannot be exactly stated because of variations in duration of courses. ‡ Estimates of numbers of teaching staff at 13 March 1980. These numbers include staff engaged on in-service training work (both inside and outside colleges), as well as those engaged in teaching students on pre-service and non-teacher training courses. ş 1978–79 is the latest financial year for which figures are available. The net cost shown excludes expenditure which is covered by income, predominantly from student fees.