HC Deb 03 July 1987 vol 118 cc200-1W
Mr. Dewar

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing (a) the total number of pupils on school rolls and (b) the pupil-teacher ratio for primary and secondary schools in each regional council area in Scotland for each academic year since 1979.

Mr. Rifkind

The information for education authority schools is set out in the tables:

Regions 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–871
Pupil/Teacher Ratios
Borders 14.2 14.2 14.1 14.4 14.0 13.7 13.3 13.3
Central 14.2 14.4 14.4 14.3 14.3 14.2 13.8 13.8
Dumfries and Galloway 14.2 14.3 14.1 14.0 13.4 13.0 13.1 12.9
Fife 14.7 14.7 14.9 14.7 14.4 14.1 14.0 13.6
Grampian 13.4 13.4 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.6 13.6 13.5
Highland 14.0 13.9 13.7 13.7 13.6 13.2 12.9 12.7
Lothian 13.5 13.3 13.4 13.7 13.8 13.7 13.4 13.0
Strathclyde 15.0 15.0 15.0 14.7 14.3 13.9 13.7 13.5
Tayside 14.0 14.0 13.9 13.8 13.5 13.3 12.9 12.5
1 Provisional.