Modern Studies

HC Deb 10 February 1999 vol 325 cc277-8W

Mr. Gorrie

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many Scottish secondary schools do not offer modern studies as a subject. [69734]

Mrs. Liddell

The information available is based on the actual take-up of modern studies in schools rather than the number of schools that offer modern studies. Information on the latter is not held centrally. The table shows the estimated number and proportion of publicly funded secondary schools in which modern studies was not taught in September 1997. From 1 July 1999 this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.

	Total number of schools	Proportion 1 of schools in which modern studies was not taught %	Estimated1 number of schools in which modern studies was not taught
S1	400	39	155
S2	400	33	130
S3	390	29	113
S4	390	26	100
S5/S6	380	17	63
1 Based on response rates of 82 per cent, for SI to S4 and 49 per cent, for S5/S6