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Mr. Sproat
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of the higher leaving certificate passes was obtained by pupils at independent, grant-aided and State schools at the most recent examinations for which figures are available; and what were the comparable figure for each of the previous 10 years.
| EA | GA | Independent | Total passes (=100 per cent.) | ||||
| 1968–69 | … | … | … | 86·6 | 10·8 | 2·6 | 66,999 |
| 1969–70 | … | … | … | 85·7 | 11·3 | 2·9 | 67,400 |
| 1970–71 | … | … | … | 85·7 | 11·1 | 3·1 | 74,415 |
| 1971–72 | … | … | … | 86·3 | 10·7 | 3·0 | 80,339 |
| 1972–73 | … | … | … | 86·1 | 10·5 | 3·4 | 82,071 |
| 1973–74 | … | … | … | 85·8 | 10·8 | 3·5 | 84,745 |
| 1974–75 | … | … | … | 85·1 | 11·1 | 3·8 | 81,072 |
| 1975–76 | … | … | … | 85·2 | 11·1 | 3·8 | 79,436 |
| 1976–77 | … | … | … | 85·4 | 10·7 | 3·9 | 84,403 |
| 1977–78 | … | … | … | 85·4 | 10·4 | 4·2 | 83,672 |