§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in theOfficial Report the total number of school-pupils at the most recent available date in attendance at nursery, primary, secondary and special schools in each local education authority, giving the breakdown by region and by division.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe numbers of pupils in education authority schools in September 1987 are given in the table.
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Nursery Primary Secondary Special Borders 400 8,160 6,330 180 Central 2,510 23,520 18,380 380 Dumfries and Galloway 440 12,300 9,800 160 Fife 4,280 30,550 22,450 630 Grampian 2,700 43,040 31,910 1,000 Highland 620 19,280 14,350 400 Lothian 8,020 54,360 41,190 1,550 Strathclyde 17,730 201,510 153,290 4,200 Tayside 2,400 31,110 24,000 480
Nursery Primary Secondary Special Orkney 90 1,790 1,340 10 Shetland 110 2,370 1,660 10 Western Isles — 2,930 2,480 30 ALL SCOTLAND 39,290 430,920 327,170 9,020 Argyll and Bute — 5,720 4,420 90 Ayr 2,540 33,440 26,180 490 Dunbarton 2,020 30,320 22,920 450 Glasgow (City) 8,360 54,760 37,910 1,790 Lanark 2,310 46,360 37,070 840 Renfrew 2,510 30,910 24,790 550