Catholic Schools

HC Deb 28 June 1995 vol 262 c723W

Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many children are in each year group in catholic schools in Scotland. [30469]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The latest available information is given in the table:

Number of pupils in education authority Roman Catholic primary and secondary schools by year stage, September 19941
Primary stage	Primary schools	Secondary stage	Secondary schools
P1-P7	278,251	S1-S6	53,184
P1	11,025	S1	10,346
P2	11,442	S2	10,553
P3	11,367	S3	10,897
P4	11,349	S4	10,171
P5	11,343	S5	7,486
P6	10,921	S6	3,731
P7	10,802	—	—
1 Provisional.
2 Includes a small number of pupils in separate classes for learning difficulties.