HC Deb 28 October 1988 vol 139 c446W
Mrs. Margaret Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the total number of SCOTVEC awards in the last academic year made to pupils in Scottish schools in each region and division; and if he will show these as an average number of awards per pupil.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Figures for the academic session 1986–87 are shown in the table.

Number of SCOTVEC National Certificate modules in which school pupils achieved full success
Education Authority and Division of Strathclyde (1) Number (2) 1 Per pupil
Borders 1,140 1.4
Central 340 1.1
Dumfries and Galloway 2,520 1.2
Fife 1,530 1.3
Grampian 4,060 1.3
Highland 1,340 1.5
Lothian 5,470 1.1
Strathclyde 9,870 1.2
Tayside 1,200 1.0
Orkney 40 0.9
Shetland 150 1.1
Western Isles 50 0.7
SCOTLAND TOTAL 27,710 1.2
Strathclyde Division:
Argyll and Bute 270 0.8
Ayr 2,340 1.3
Dunbarton 1,340 1.0
Glasgow 1,140 1.0
Lanark 3,030 1.2
Renfrew 1,750 1.2
1 Column (1) expressed per pupil who enrolled for SCOTVEC National Certificate modules.