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School Population

Volume 972: debated on Friday 2 November 1979

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asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the school population for (a) primary and (b) secondary schools, in each of the past 10 years.

The total numbers of pupils in primary and secondary schools in Scotland in each of the past 10 sessions were as follows:

SessionPrimary TotalSecondary Total
1969–70639,076324,683
1970–71644,211335,327
1971–72650,426345,229
1972–73651,977359,401
1973–74650,944393,242
1974–75642,762415,900
1975–76635,857420,510
1976–77625,612425,283
1977–78607,960428,787
1978–79581,904431,483
NOTES1. The figures include all pupils in education authority, grant-aided and independent primary and secondary schools but exclude pupils in special schools.2. From 1974–75 onwards the figures relate to September; the figures for the earlier sessions relate to January.