§ Mr. Maxtonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of school leavers in Scotland for each year since 1978.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe information requested is as follows:
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Session Number of leavers 1977–78 93,221 1978–79 91,737
Session Number of leavers 1979–80 91,722 1980–81 87,475 1981–82 88,607 1982–83 90,988 1983–84 89,737
§ Mr. Maxtonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of school leavers with the minimum university entrance qualifications for each year since 1978, and how many failed to obtain entrance to university in each year.
§ Mr. Allan StewartGenerally, the minimum requirement for university entrance is three highers and two O grades (or equivalent): entrance requirements for individual faculties or courses may be higher. The numbers of school leavers with three or more highers were as follows:
Number of school leavers with 3 or more Highers Session Number 1977–78 16,069 1978–79 15,760 1979–80 16,661 1980–81 17,208 1981–82 18,347 1982–83 18,954 1983–84 n.a. Information from the Scottish school leavers survey indicates that, of those who left school in 1979– 80 with three or more highers, and who applied for university entrance, 67 per cent entered university in the following session The corresponding figure for 1981–82 leavers is 61 per cent. The percentages of this group who entered other forms of higher education, or who entered university at a later date, are not readily available.