Teachers (Hansard, 15 December 1997)

§ Mr. Gorrie
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many secondary and primary school teachers were newly employed by each Scottish education authority on(a) permanent contracts and (b) short term temporary contracts in (i) 1997–98 and (ii) each of the previous three years. [19778]

§ Mr. Wilson
No figures are yet available for 1997–98 or 1996–97. Information available for the previous three years is given in the tables, in which the figures relate only to contracts of three months or over.

First appointments to teaching in Scotland, 1993–94 by Education Authority and sector

Primary Secondary Total

Total 441 510 951

Highland 30 20 50

Grampian 76 64 140

Tayside 72 37 109

Fife 27 59 86

Lothian 69 9 78

Scottish Borders 17 13 30

Central 20 47 67

Dumfries and Galloway 22 36 58

Orkney Islands 2 2 4

Shetland Islands 5 7 12

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First appointments to teaching in Scotland, 1993–94 by Education Authority and sector

Primary Secondary Total

Western Isles 2 9 11

Argyll and Bute 11 11 22

Ayr 2 15 17

Dunbarton 35 35 70

Glasgow, City of 28 33 61

Lanarkshire 14 87 101

Renfrew 9 26 35

First appointments to teaching in Scotland, 1994–95 by Education Authority and sector

Primary Secondary Total

Total 544 470 1,014

Highland 34 27 61

Grampian 85 52 137

Tayside 57 48 105

Fife 47 24 71

Lothian 42 25 67

Scottish Borders 18 23 41

Central 15 44 59

Dumfries and Galloway 28 18 46

Orkney Islands 4 2 6

Shetland Islands 8 7 15

Western Isles 10 10 20

Argyll and Bute 10 11 21

Ayr 36 58 94

Dunbarton 41 29 70

Glasgow, City of 77 38 115

Lanarkshire 31 26 57

Renfrew 1 28 29

First appointments to teaching in Scotland, 1995–96 by Education Authority and sector

Primary Secondary Total

Total 577 490 1,067

Highland 19 15 34

Grampian 66 59 125

Tayside 72 69 141

Fife 34 18 52

Lothian 53 36 89

Scottish Borders 13 9 22

Central 26 35 61

Dumfries and Galloway 10 19 29

Orkney Islands 3 4 7

Shetland Islands 7 4 11

Western Isles 6 4 10

Argyll and Bute 18 13 31

Ayr 3 4 7

Dunbarton 76 87 163

Glasgow, City of 85 58 143

Lanarkshire 43 16 59

Renfrew 43 40 83

§ Mr. Gorrie
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many FTE specialist teachers in primary schools(a) there are in the current session and (b) there were in each of the previous five years in each specialty. [19775]
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§ Mr. Wilson
Information is available only for 1992 and 1994 as in the following table:

Education authority primary schools Number (FTE) of specialist teachers in primary schools⁽¹⁾

Number of teachers (FTE)

Subject specialism 1992 1994

Learning difficulties 914.4 994.9

Art 159.2 142.2

Music 222.8 214.6

Home Economics 103.5 83.0

Physical Education 227.0 223.1

Drama 33.8 31.8

English as a second language n/a 44.5

Modern Language 16.2 21.1

¹Excludes foreign teachers. Data will next be collected in September 1998.

§ Mr. Welsh
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what new recommendations for the revision of guidelines for the appraisal of teachers have been produced by the National Co-ordinating Committee for the Staff Development of Teachers; and how these will be implemented. [20540]

§ Mr. Wilson
[holding answer 12 December 1997]: I expect to receive the National Co-ordinating Committee's recommendations shortly and to issue new guidelines early next year for incorporation in local authority schemes.

Education authority primary schools

Number of pupils, teachers (FTE) and pupil teacher ratio by authority¹

1996 1995 1994

Total primary pupils Teachers total FTE Pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils Teachers total FTE Pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils Teachers total FTE Pupil/teacher ratio

Scotland 441,225 22,459.8 19.6 440,174 22,541.7 19.5 438,235 22,648.2 19.3

Aberdeen City 16,069 808.9 19.9 15,904 810.4 19.6 15,722 787.1 20.0

Aberdeenshire 21,500 1,157.8 18.6 21,450 1,146.3 18.7 21,406 1,150.7 18.6

Angus 9,433 495.4 19.0 9,446 511.1 18.5 9,468 505.4 18.7

Argyll and Bute 7,809 452.2 17.3 7,780 448.9 17.3 7,750 447.1 17.3

Clackmannanshire 4,498 212.3 21.2 4,402 209.5 21.0 4,377 212.2 20.6

Dumfries and Galloway 12,890 680.6 18.9 12,997 695.8 18.7 12,626 709.5 17.8

Dundee City 12,573 696.9 18.0 12,697 674.8 18.8 12,824 669.1 19.2

East Ayrshire 11,487 545.8 21.0 11,428 549.5 20.8 11,437 557.3 20.5

East Dunbartonshire 10,505 472.8 22.2 10,374 468.0 22.2 20,271 465.7 22.1

East Lothian 7,765 376.9 20.6 7,494 374.6 20.0 7,248 366.7 19.8

East Renfrewshire 8,560 383.3 22.3 8,475 378.1 22.4 8,424 364.5 23.1

Edinburgh, City of 30,642 1,480.5 20.7 30,288 1,487.5 20.4 29,501 1,494.7 19.7

Falkirk 12,287 578.2 21.3 12,219 561.1 21.8 12,078 570.5 21.2

Fife 31,070 1,622.9 19.1 31,163 1,644.0 19.0 31,056 1,633.9 19.0

Glasgow City 49,993 2,599.1 19.2 50,398 2,654.7 19.0 51,019 2,707.7 18.8

Highland 19,194 1,110.4 17.3 19,111 1,106.7 17.3 18,927 1,130.5 16.7

Inverclyde 7,945 370.6 21.4 8,004 384.7 20.8 8,071 385.4 20.9

Midlothian 7,393 372.3 19.9 7,287 368.1 19.8 7,170 363.8 19.7

Moray 8,036 424.5 18.9 7,970 426.5 18.7 7,939 431.7 18.4

North Ayrshire 12,627 597.2 21.1 12,631 601.1 21.0 12,644 607.1 20.8

North Lanarkshire 29,990 1,484.5 20.2 29,942 1,482.5 20.2 30,043 1,497.0 20.1

Orkney Islands 1,848 122.3 15.1 1,879 124.4 15.1 1,841 125.3 14.7

Perth and Kinross 10,668 571.5 18.7 10,554 579.9 18.2 10,554 573.5 18.4

Renfrewshire 15,693 712.2 22.0 15,784 726.4 21.7 15,604 716.1 21.8

Scottish Borders 8,963 485.1 18.5 8,838 476.8 18.5 8,670 483.3 17.9

Shetland Islands 2,304 182.3 12.6 2,286 178.0 12.8 2,247 180.3 12.5

South Ayrshire 9,530 453.3 21.0 9,611 469.5 20.5 9,607 468.3 20.5

South Lanarkshire 26,922 1,300.3 20.7 27,026 1,305.0 20.7 27,091 1,322.7 20.5

Stirling 6,697 342.5 19.6 6,613 332.4 19.9 6,599 336.1 19.6

West Dunbartonshire 9,016 445.0 20.3 9,065 442.2 20.5 9,159 455.9 20.1

West Lothian 14,730 723.7 20.4 14,439 726.0 19.9 14,244 731.8 19.5

Western Isles 2,588 198.5 13.0 2,619 197.2 13.3 2,618 197.3 13.3

¹Due to rounding the Scotland totals may not be the sum of constituent parts.

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§ Mr. Welsh
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what action he has taken to ensure that each primary school in Scotland has at least one teacher trained in modern languages. [20541]

§ Mr. Wilson
[holding answer 12 December 1997]: I am continuing the Modern Languages in the Primary School (MLPS) training programme for primary teachers into a fifth phase which will involve 830 teachers. Although in strictly numerical terms sufficient teachers have already been trained to ensure that each Scottish primary school could have at least one trained teacher there are still gaps in provision resulting from staff movement. By the end of school session 1997–98 the total number of teachers trained to teach a modern foreign language to primary school pupils will be around 3,800. Almost £16 million will have been spent on MLPS since the programme began in 1993.

§ Mr. Gorrie
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many (i) pupils and (ii) FTE teachers in each education authority there were in(a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools and in each case what was the pupil-teacher ratio in (1) the current session and (2) each of the last five years. [19777]

§ Mr. Wilson
Information for the current session is not yet available. Information for the previous five years is given in the table. 53W

Number of pupils, teachers (FTE) and pupil teacher ratio by authority¹

1993 1992

Total primary pupils Teachers total FTE Pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils Teachers total FTE Pupil/teacher ratio

Scotland 438,734 22,662.2 19.4 439,299 22,931.1 19.2

Aberdeen City 15,785 795.7 19.8 15,625 786.5 19.9

Aberdeenshire 21,268 1,152.7 18.5 21,198 1,157.8 18.3

Angus 9,515 491.5 19.4 9,436 480.6 19.6

Argyll and Bute 7,766 447.4 17.4 7,768 467.4 16.6

Clackmannanshire 4,437 220.2 20.1 4,406 218.0 20.2

Dumfries and Galloway 12,672 711.8 17.8 12,751 721.8 17.7

Dundee City 12,868 664.7 19.4 13,029 655.9 19.9

East Ayrshire 11,409 556.9 20.5 11,382 570.5 20.0

East Dunbartonshire 10,168 470.5 21.6 19,184 472.1 21.6

East Lothian 7,095 350.4 20.2 6,890 352.8 19.5

East Renfrewshire 8,271 370.3 22.3 8.072 359.7 22.4

Edinburgh, City of 29,170 1,445.9 20.2 28,528 1,413.6 20.2

Falkirk 12.219 583.1 21.0 12,306 593.8 20.7

Fife 31,170 1,636.9 19.0 31,222 1,641.7 19.0

Glasgow City 51,433 2,747.4 18.7 51,811 2,791.9 18.6

Highland 19,094 1,121.8 17.0 19,329 1,162.1 16.6

Inverclyde 8,038 391.2 20.5 8,130 401.8 20.2

Midlothian 7,220 372.1 19.4 7,116 367.7 19.4

Moray 7,848 427.0 18.4 7,784 428.2 18.2

North Ayrshire 12,809 621.3 20.6 12,931 645.4 20.0

North Lanarkshire 30,215 1,491.0 20.3 39,793 1,549.6 19.9

Orkney Islands 1,821 123.2 14.8 1,832 126.5 14.5

Perth and Kinross 10,430 557.2 18.7 10,324 557.2 18.5

Renfrewshire 15,542 721.1 21.6 15,540 729.8 21.3

Scottish Borders 8,668 482.0 18.0 8,604 489.4 17.6

Shetland Islands 2,222 182.6 12.2 2,207 182.3 12.1

South Ayrshire 9,562 469.4 20.4 9,711 486.5 20.0

South Lanarkshire 27,264 1,324.4 20.6 27,505 1,354.1 20.3

Stirling 6,537 342.6 19.1 6,617 359.1 18.4

West Dunbartonshire 9,373 465.7 20.1 9,431 466.8 20.2

West Lothian 14,191 735.5 19.3 14,189 747.7 19.0

Western Isles 2,654 188.9 14.0 2,648 193.1 13.7

1 Due to rounding the Scotland totals may not be the sum of constituent parts.

Education authority secondary schools

Number of pupils, teachers (FTE) and pupil teacher ratio by authority¹

1996 1995 1994

Total secondary pupils Teachers total FTE Pupil/teacher ratio Total secondary pupils Teachers total FTE Pupil/teacher ratio Total secondary pupils Teachers total FTE Pupil/teacher ratio

Scotland 315,912 24,205.9 13.1 316,352 24,556.9 12.9 315,622 24,711.4 12.8

Aberdeen City 11,074 861.3 12.9 11,071 854.9 13.0 11,038 879.0 12.6

Aberdeenshire 15,231 1,101.7 13.8 15,369 1,104.6 13.9 15,231 1,141.1 13.3

Angus 7,287 562.4 13.0 7,208 564.8 12.8 7,127 565.0 12.6

Argyll and Bute 5,639 455.5 12.4 5,730 455.7 12.6 5,709 466.3 12.2

Clackmannanshire 2,927 218.9 13.4 2,944 220.9 13.3 2,934 221.8 13.2

Dumfries and Galloway 9,584 755.3 12.7 9,522 798.7 11.9 9,506 798.9 11.9

Dundee City 8,978 732.8 12.3 8,842 750.2 11.8 8,821 751.6 11.7

East Ayrshire 7,963 590.6 13.5 7,938 612.7 13.0 7,868 595.6 13.2

East Dunbartonshire 8,754 628.4 13.9 8,794 628.3 14.0 8,756 630.1 13.9

East Lothian 4,751 354.0 13.4 4,645 355.8 13.1 4,623 354.0 13.1

East Renfrewshire 6,758 480.6 14.1 6,687 481.4 13.9 6,652 476.0 14.0

Edinburgh, City of 18,706 1,398.7 13.4 18,350 1,430.1 12.8 18,218 1,411.5 12.9

Falkirk 8,667 637.3 13.6 8,701 640.8 13.6 8,751 641.5 13.6

Fife 23,095 1,727.8 13.4 23,215 1,745.0 13.3 22,909 1,739.2 13.2

Glasgow City 29,222 2,352.6 12.4 29,357 2,383.4 12.3 29,487 2,436.9 12.1

Highland 14,960 1,266.7 11.8 15,253 1,270.3 12.0 15,250 1,267.4 12.0

Inverclyde 5,948 437.3 13.6 6,018 458.3 13.1 6,032 466.6 12.9

Midlothian 5,403 398.2 13.6 5,361 404.2 13.3 5,357 401.4 13.3

Moray 5,664 462.5 12.2 5,664 482.3 11.7 5,648 470.8 12.0

North Ayrshire 9,183 686.3 13.4 9,283 691.2 13.4 9,331 704.8 13.2

North Lanarkshire 23,407 1,745.1 13.4 23,757 1,781.4 13.3 23,948 1,807.7 13.2

Orkney Islands 1,440 132.2 10.9 1,459 133.6 10.9 1,439 134.7 10.7

Perth and Kinross 7,627 608.9 12.5 7,497 612.8 12.2 7,405 611.8 12.1

Renfrewshire 11,824 865.9 13.7 11,764 886.4 13.3 11,767 889.3 13.2

Scottish Borders 6,454 535.2 12.1 6,436 528.0 12.2 6,413 538.0 11.9

Shettland Islands 1,626 200.8 8.1 1,681 197.6 8.5 1,764 204.1 8.6

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Education authority secondary schools

Number of pupils, teachers (FTE) and pupil teacher ratio by authority¹

1996 1995 1994

Total secondary pupils Teachers total FTE Pupil/teacher set ratio Total secondary pupils Teachers total FTE Pupil/teacher ratio Total secondary pupils Teachers total FTE Pupil/teacher ratio

South Ayrshire 7,994 587.6 13.6 7,983 594.3 13.4 7,829 586.6 13.3

South Lanarkshire 21,200 1,546.1 13.7 21,310 1,558.2 13.7 21,198 1,569.9 13.5

Stirling 5,623 424.2 13.3 5,688 434.4 13.1 5,633 442.0 12.7

West Dunbartonshire 6,813 488.4 13.9 6,760 510.1 13.3 6,766 520.7 13.0

West Lothian 9,997 739.8 13.5 9,920 760.5 13.0 9,963 758.3 13.1

Western Isles 2,113 222.8 9.5 2,145 226.0 9.5 2,249 228.8 9.8

¹ Due to rounding Scotland totals may not be the sum of constituent parts.

Number of pupils, teachers (FTE) and pupil teacher ratio by authority¹

1993 1992

Total secondary pupils Teachers total FTE Pupil/teacher ratio Total secondary pupils Teachers total FTE Pupil/teacher ratio

Scotland 312,001 24,481.4 12.7 303,689 24,227.4 12.5

Aberdeen City 10,844 864.4 12.5 10,578 886.8 11.9

Aberdeenshire 15,089 1,105.4 13.7 14,698 1,108.0 13.3

Angus 7,122 562.2 12.7 6,971 547.5 12.7

Argyll and Bute 5,623 459.9 12.2 5,515 458.3 12.0

Clackmannanshire 2,904 223.8 13.0 2,979 238.8 12.5

Dumfries and Galloway 9,430 782.6 12.0 9,156 783.2 11.7

Dundee City 8,716 736.3 11.8 8,499 723.3 11.8

East Ayrshire 7,665 588.1 13.0 7,840 626.4 12.5

East Dunbartonshire 8,585 628.8 13.7 8,439 614.7 13.7

East Lothian 4,606 359.2 12.8 4,507 350.5 12.9

East Renfrewshire 6,498 470.9 13.8 6,261 457.1 13.7

Edinburgh, City of 18,040 1,422.0 12.7 17,520 1,387.0 12.6

Falkirk 8,663 636.9 13.6 8,419 618.5 13.6

Fife 22,619 1,712.0 13.2 21,878 1,677.0 13.0

Glasgow City 29,274 2,449.1 12.0 28,790 2,458.8 11.7

Highland 15,028 1,248.5 12.0 14,550 1,242.6 11.7

Inverclyde 6,045 463.9 13.0 5,951 466.0 12.8

Midlothian 5,256 399.1 13.2 5,163 407.3 12.7

Moray 5,526 460.5 12.0 5,388 473.2 11.4

North Ayrshire 9,156 689.9 13.3 8,492 651.5 13.0

North Lanarkshire 23,731 1,799.5 13.2 23,024 1,734.9 13.3

Orkney Islands 1,448 134.5 10.8 1,412 134.8 10.5

Perth and Kinross 7,248 593.9 12.2 6,998 587.1 11.9

Renfrewshire 11,673 873.7 13.4 11,148 860.8 13.0

Scottish Borders 6,276 523.9 12.0 6,104 529.2 11.5

Shetland Islands 1,761 195.3 9.0 1,757 190.4 9.2

South Ayrshire 7,801 582.0 13.4 7,510 567.6 13.2

South Lanarkshire 20,965 1,551.6 13.5 20,213 1,500.9 13.5

Stirling 5,685 439.2 12.9 5,639 438.0 12.9

West Dunbartonshire 6,642 517.7 12.8 6,519 506.4 12.9

West Lothian 9,850 773.0 12.7 9,519 772.2 12.3

Western Isles 2,232 233.4 9.6 2,252 228.6 9.9

¹ Due to rounding Scotland totals may not be the sum of constituent parts.

§ Mr. Welsh
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has to encourage the best school teachers to continue as classroom teachers. [20542]

§ Mr. Wilson
[holding answer 12 December 1997]: Successful classroom teachers who lead and inspire our young people should receive recognition and 56W encouragement to continue in their role. Before bringing forward detailed plans, however, I wish to seek the views of interested parties on how that can best be achieved. I have therefore asked the Commission on Scottish Education jointly established by the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and the teacher unions to consider the issue. I expect a report in due course.
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First appointments to teaching in Scotland, 1993–94 by Education Authority and sector
	Primary	Secondary	Total
Total	441	510	951
Highland	30	20	50
Grampian	76	64	140
Tayside	72	37	109
Fife	27	59	86
Lothian	69	9	78
Scottish Borders	17	13	30
Central	20	47	67
Dumfries and Galloway	22	36	58
Orkney Islands	2	2	4
Shetland Islands	5	7	12

Education authority primary schools Number (FTE) of specialist teachers in primary schools⁽¹⁾
	Number of teachers (FTE)
Subject specialism	1992	1994
Learning difficulties	914.4	994.9
Art	159.2	142.2
Music	222.8	214.6
Home Economics	103.5	83.0
Physical Education	227.0	223.1
Drama	33.8	31.8
English as a second language	n/a	44.5
Modern Language	16.2	21.1
¹Excludes foreign teachers. Data will next be collected in September 1998.

Education authority primary schools
Number of pupils, teachers (FTE) and pupil teacher ratio by authority¹
	1996	1995	1994
	Total primary pupils	Teachers total FTE	Pupil/teacher ratio	Total primary pupils	Teachers total FTE	Pupil/teacher ratio	Total primary pupils	Teachers total FTE	Pupil/teacher ratio
Scotland	441,225	22,459.8	19.6	440,174	22,541.7	19.5	438,235	22,648.2	19.3
Aberdeen City	16,069	808.9	19.9	15,904	810.4	19.6	15,722	787.1	20.0
Aberdeenshire	21,500	1,157.8	18.6	21,450	1,146.3	18.7	21,406	1,150.7	18.6
Angus	9,433	495.4	19.0	9,446	511.1	18.5	9,468	505.4	18.7
Argyll and Bute	7,809	452.2	17.3	7,780	448.9	17.3	7,750	447.1	17.3
Clackmannanshire	4,498	212.3	21.2	4,402	209.5	21.0	4,377	212.2	20.6
Dumfries and Galloway	12,890	680.6	18.9	12,997	695.8	18.7	12,626	709.5	17.8
Dundee City	12,573	696.9	18.0	12,697	674.8	18.8	12,824	669.1	19.2
East Ayrshire	11,487	545.8	21.0	11,428	549.5	20.8	11,437	557.3	20.5
East Dunbartonshire	10,505	472.8	22.2	10,374	468.0	22.2	20,271	465.7	22.1
East Lothian	7,765	376.9	20.6	7,494	374.6	20.0	7,248	366.7	19.8
East Renfrewshire	8,560	383.3	22.3	8,475	378.1	22.4	8,424	364.5	23.1
Edinburgh, City of	30,642	1,480.5	20.7	30,288	1,487.5	20.4	29,501	1,494.7	19.7
Falkirk	12,287	578.2	21.3	12,219	561.1	21.8	12,078	570.5	21.2
Fife	31,070	1,622.9	19.1	31,163	1,644.0	19.0	31,056	1,633.9	19.0
Glasgow City	49,993	2,599.1	19.2	50,398	2,654.7	19.0	51,019	2,707.7	18.8
Highland	19,194	1,110.4	17.3	19,111	1,106.7	17.3	18,927	1,130.5	16.7
Inverclyde	7,945	370.6	21.4	8,004	384.7	20.8	8,071	385.4	20.9
Midlothian	7,393	372.3	19.9	7,287	368.1	19.8	7,170	363.8	19.7
Moray	8,036	424.5	18.9	7,970	426.5	18.7	7,939	431.7	18.4
North Ayrshire	12,627	597.2	21.1	12,631	601.1	21.0	12,644	607.1	20.8
North Lanarkshire	29,990	1,484.5	20.2	29,942	1,482.5	20.2	30,043	1,497.0	20.1
Orkney Islands	1,848	122.3	15.1	1,879	124.4	15.1	1,841	125.3	14.7
Perth and Kinross	10,668	571.5	18.7	10,554	579.9	18.2	10,554	573.5	18.4
Renfrewshire	15,693	712.2	22.0	15,784	726.4	21.7	15,604	716.1	21.8
Scottish Borders	8,963	485.1	18.5	8,838	476.8	18.5	8,670	483.3	17.9
Shetland Islands	2,304	182.3	12.6	2,286	178.0	12.8	2,247	180.3	12.5
South Ayrshire	9,530	453.3	21.0	9,611	469.5	20.5	9,607	468.3	20.5
South Lanarkshire	26,922	1,300.3	20.7	27,026	1,305.0	20.7	27,091	1,322.7	20.5
Stirling	6,697	342.5	19.6	6,613	332.4	19.9	6,599	336.1	19.6
West Dunbartonshire	9,016	445.0	20.3	9,065	442.2	20.5	9,159	455.9	20.1
West Lothian	14,730	723.7	20.4	14,439	726.0	19.9	14,244	731.8	19.5
Western Isles	2,588	198.5	13.0	2,619	197.2	13.3	2,618	197.3	13.3
¹Due to rounding the Scotland totals may not be the sum of constituent parts.

Number of pupils, teachers (FTE) and pupil teacher ratio by authority¹
1993	1992
	Total primary pupils	Teachers total FTE	Pupil/teacher ratio	Total primary pupils	Teachers total FTE	Pupil/teacher ratio
Scotland	438,734	22,662.2	19.4	439,299	22,931.1	19.2
Aberdeen City	15,785	795.7	19.8	15,625	786.5	19.9
Aberdeenshire	21,268	1,152.7	18.5	21,198	1,157.8	18.3
Angus	9,515	491.5	19.4	9,436	480.6	19.6
Argyll and Bute	7,766	447.4	17.4	7,768	467.4	16.6
Clackmannanshire	4,437	220.2	20.1	4,406	218.0	20.2
Dumfries and Galloway	12,672	711.8	17.8	12,751	721.8	17.7
Dundee City	12,868	664.7	19.4	13,029	655.9	19.9
East Ayrshire	11,409	556.9	20.5	11,382	570.5	20.0
East Dunbartonshire	10,168	470.5	21.6	19,184	472.1	21.6
East Lothian	7,095	350.4	20.2	6,890	352.8	19.5
East Renfrewshire	8,271	370.3	22.3	8.072	359.7	22.4
Edinburgh, City of	29,170	1,445.9	20.2	28,528	1,413.6	20.2
Falkirk	12.219	583.1	21.0	12,306	593.8	20.7
Fife	31,170	1,636.9	19.0	31,222	1,641.7	19.0
Glasgow City	51,433	2,747.4	18.7	51,811	2,791.9	18.6
Highland	19,094	1,121.8	17.0	19,329	1,162.1	16.6
Inverclyde	8,038	391.2	20.5	8,130	401.8	20.2
Midlothian	7,220	372.1	19.4	7,116	367.7	19.4
Moray	7,848	427.0	18.4	7,784	428.2	18.2
North Ayrshire	12,809	621.3	20.6	12,931	645.4	20.0
North Lanarkshire	30,215	1,491.0	20.3	39,793	1,549.6	19.9
Orkney Islands	1,821	123.2	14.8	1,832	126.5	14.5
Perth and Kinross	10,430	557.2	18.7	10,324	557.2	18.5
Renfrewshire	15,542	721.1	21.6	15,540	729.8	21.3
Scottish Borders	8,668	482.0	18.0	8,604	489.4	17.6
Shetland Islands	2,222	182.6	12.2	2,207	182.3	12.1
South Ayrshire	9,562	469.4	20.4	9,711	486.5	20.0
South Lanarkshire	27,264	1,324.4	20.6	27,505	1,354.1	20.3
Stirling	6,537	342.6	19.1	6,617	359.1	18.4
West Dunbartonshire	9,373	465.7	20.1	9,431	466.8	20.2
West Lothian	14,191	735.5	19.3	14,189	747.7	19.0
Western Isles	2,654	188.9	14.0	2,648	193.1	13.7
1 Due to rounding the Scotland totals may not be the sum of constituent parts.

Education authority secondary schools
Number of pupils, teachers (FTE) and pupil teacher ratio by authority¹
	1996	1995	1994
	Total secondary pupils	Teachers total FTE	Pupil/teacher ratio	Total secondary pupils	Teachers total FTE	Pupil/teacher ratio	Total secondary pupils	Teachers total FTE	Pupil/teacher ratio
Scotland	315,912	24,205.9	13.1	316,352	24,556.9	12.9	315,622	24,711.4	12.8
Aberdeen City	11,074	861.3	12.9	11,071	854.9	13.0	11,038	879.0	12.6
Aberdeenshire	15,231	1,101.7	13.8	15,369	1,104.6	13.9	15,231	1,141.1	13.3
Angus	7,287	562.4	13.0	7,208	564.8	12.8	7,127	565.0	12.6
Argyll and Bute	5,639	455.5	12.4	5,730	455.7	12.6	5,709	466.3	12.2
Clackmannanshire	2,927	218.9	13.4	2,944	220.9	13.3	2,934	221.8	13.2
Dumfries and Galloway	9,584	755.3	12.7	9,522	798.7	11.9	9,506	798.9	11.9
Dundee City	8,978	732.8	12.3	8,842	750.2	11.8	8,821	751.6	11.7
East Ayrshire	7,963	590.6	13.5	7,938	612.7	13.0	7,868	595.6	13.2
East Dunbartonshire	8,754	628.4	13.9	8,794	628.3	14.0	8,756	630.1	13.9
East Lothian	4,751	354.0	13.4	4,645	355.8	13.1	4,623	354.0	13.1
East Renfrewshire	6,758	480.6	14.1	6,687	481.4	13.9	6,652	476.0	14.0
Edinburgh, City of	18,706	1,398.7	13.4	18,350	1,430.1	12.8	18,218	1,411.5	12.9
Falkirk	8,667	637.3	13.6	8,701	640.8	13.6	8,751	641.5	13.6
Fife	23,095	1,727.8	13.4	23,215	1,745.0	13.3	22,909	1,739.2	13.2
Glasgow City	29,222	2,352.6	12.4	29,357	2,383.4	12.3	29,487	2,436.9	12.1
Highland	14,960	1,266.7	11.8	15,253	1,270.3	12.0	15,250	1,267.4	12.0
Inverclyde	5,948	437.3	13.6	6,018	458.3	13.1	6,032	466.6	12.9
Midlothian	5,403	398.2	13.6	5,361	404.2	13.3	5,357	401.4	13.3
Moray	5,664	462.5	12.2	5,664	482.3	11.7	5,648	470.8	12.0
North Ayrshire	9,183	686.3	13.4	9,283	691.2	13.4	9,331	704.8	13.2
North Lanarkshire	23,407	1,745.1	13.4	23,757	1,781.4	13.3	23,948	1,807.7	13.2
Orkney Islands	1,440	132.2	10.9	1,459	133.6	10.9	1,439	134.7	10.7
Perth and Kinross	7,627	608.9	12.5	7,497	612.8	12.2	7,405	611.8	12.1
Renfrewshire	11,824	865.9	13.7	11,764	886.4	13.3	11,767	889.3	13.2
Scottish Borders	6,454	535.2	12.1	6,436	528.0	12.2	6,413	538.0	11.9
Shettland Islands	1,626	200.8	8.1	1,681	197.6	8.5	1,764	204.1	8.6