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Mr. Lambie
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list, by education authorities, the schools for the deaf, the number of children and the latest available pupil/teacher ratio for each school listed, and the average pupil/ teacher ratio for Scotland, and England and Wales, respectively, for schools for the deaf at the latest available date, and the projected figures for the next five years.
| Number of Pupils | ||||
| Deaf | Partially Hearing | Number of Teacher | Pupil Teachers Ratio | |
| Education Authority Schools | ||||
| Aberdeen (Burgh)—Aberdeen School for the Deaf | 49 | 14 | 11 | 5·7:1 |
| Dundee—Dundee School for the Deaf | 34 | 18 | 8 | 6·5:1 |
| Edinburgh—St. Giles School | — | 107 | 18 | 5·9:1 |
| Glasgow— | ||||
| Glasgow School for the Deaf | 57 | — | 9 | 6·3:1 |
| St. Vincents Roman Catholic School | 54 | 35 | 16 | 5·6:1 |
| Parkhouse School | — | 49 | 7 | 7:1 |
| Dunbarton—Elmwood School | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4·5:1 |
| Lanarkshire— | ||||
| Auchinraith School | 56 | 24 | 12 | 6·7:1 |
| Drumpark School | — | 7 | 1 | 7:1 |
| Renfrewshire— | ||||
| Garvel School | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3:1 |
| Gateside School | 8 | — | 2 | 4:1 |
| Mary Russell School | — | 4 | 1 | 4:1 |
| Ayrshire—West Park School | — | 59 | 7 | 8·4:1 |
| Stirlingshire—Windsor Park School | — | 17 | 4 | 4·2:1 |
| Clackmannan—Special class attached to Claremont School | — | 4 | 1 | 4:1 |
| Grand Aided Schools | ||||
| Edinburgh—Donaldson's School for the Deaf | 144 | 8 | 27 | 5·6:1 |
| National pupil/teacher ratios: | ||||
| Scotland—5·9:1. | ||||
| England and Wales—6·8:1. | ||||
| The pupil/teacher ratio for Scotland is not expected to change substantially within the next five years. | ||||