HC Deb 11 April 1983 vol 40 cc294-6W
Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Banff (Mr. Myles) on 25 March, Official Report, c. 513, if he will provide similar information for each academic year from 1978–1979.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

The proposed college quotas were as set out in the following tables:

Quotas proposed for intake to pre-service teacher training courses at colleges of education in Scotland
1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83
(a) Primary diploma course
Aberdeen 100 100 70 75 75
Callendar Park* 55 65 45 — —
Craigie 50 75 55 55 55
Dundee 50 55 40 40 40
Hamilton* 60 70 50 — —
Jordanhill 120 125 90 120 120
Moray House 125 125 90 95 95
Craiglockhart* 50 55 40 — —
Notre Dame* 90 90 65 — —
St. Andrew's* — — — 95 95
Totals 700 760 545 480 480

1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83
(b) Primary postgraduate course
Aberdeen 20 25 20 18 18
Callendar Park* 10 15 10 — —
Craigie 10 20 15 12 12
Dundee 10 15 10 10 10
Hamilton* 15 20 15 — —
Jordanhill 30 35 25 22 22
Moray House 25 30 20 18 18
Craiglockhart* 10 15 10 — —
Notre Dame* 20 25 20 — —
St. Andrew's* — — — 20 20
Totals 150 200 145 100 100

1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83
(c) Secondary courses (including B.Ed courses)
Aberdeen 210 245 180 150 110
Dundee 130 155 115 95 70
Dunfermline 100 110 80 65 50
Hamilton* †25 35 30 — —
Jordanhill 545 655 630 565 420
Moray House 350 415 305 260 190
Craiglockhart* 60 60 45 — —
Notre Dame* †180 225 215 — —
St. Andrew's* — — — 215 160
Totals 1,600 1,900 1,600 1,350 1,000
* In September 1981 Callendar Park and Hamilton colleges were dissolved and Craiglockhart and Notre Dame colleges were merged to form St. Andrew's college.
† The proposed quotas did not include the students who subsequently commenced mid-session courses in February 1979 at Hamilton (36 students) and Notre Dame (78 students).

For the purpose of admission to secondary courses the advice on highest priority subjects was as follows:

1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83
Business Studies Business Studies Business Studies Mathematics Business Studies
Physics
Highest Priority Subjects Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics
Music Modem Languages Music Technical Education Physics
Physics Physics
Music
Technical Education Physics Chemistry
Religious Education
Technical Education
Technical Education
Percentage of total secondary intake Not fixed Not fixed 45 30 30