§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the total number of pupils in independent/non-maintained schools in each of the years 1979–80 to 1987–88, identifying separately those granted aid school pupils before 1984–85.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe numbers of pupils at September each year in independent and in grant aided schools are set out in the table below.
Independent Grant aided 1979 16,364 18,931 1980 16,044 18,652 1981 15,831 18,186 1982 15,160 17,901 1983 14,977 17,850 1984 15,396 17,882 1985 31,899 1,506 1986 32,218 1,484 1987 32,510 1,470
1–2 Highers 3–4 Highers 5+ Highers Number per cent Number per cent Number per cent 1982–83 600 17 900 24 1,400 38 1983–84 600 18 800 24 1,300 38 1984–85 600 17 800 23 1,400 38 1985–86 600 16 800 22 1,300 37 1986–87 600 16 800 20 1,500 38