§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of the higher leaving certificate passes was obtained by pupils at independent, grant-aided and State schools at the most recent examinations for which figures are available; and what were the comparable figure for each of the previous 10 years.
EA GA Independent Total passes (=100 per cent.) 1968–69 … … … 86.6 10.8 2.6 66,999 1969–70 … … … 85.7 11.3 2.9 67,400 1970–71 … … … 85.7 11.1 3.1 74,415 1971–72 … … … 86.3 10.7 3.0 80,339 1972–73 … … … 86.1 10.5 3.4 82,071 1973–74 … … … 85.8 10.8 3.5 84,745 1974–75 … … … 85.1 11.1 3.8 81,072 1975–76 … … … 85.2 11.1 3.8 79,436 1976–77 … … … 85.4 10.7 3.9 84,403 1977–78 … … … 85.4 10.4 4.2 83,672