HC Deb 14 April 1993 vol 222 c586W
Mr. Peter Robinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the average pupil-teacher ratio in(a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Scotland.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The average pupil-teacher ratio at September 1991 in education authority schools in Scotland was 19.5 in primary and 12.4 in secondary.

This information was published in the Scottish Office Education Department statistical bulletin, "Schools, Pupils and Teachers in Scotland" (Edn/A1/1993/1), tables 4 and 6. A copy of the bulletin is in the House of Commons Library.