Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland. – in the House of Commons at on 21 March 1939.
Mr Thomas Kennedy
, Kirkcaldy District of Burghs
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many children were in attendance at elementary and secondary schools in Scotland at the end of the last school period in the years 1936, 1937, and 1938, respectively?
Mr John Colville
, Midlothian and Peeblesshire Northern
As the answer involves a table of figures, I propose, with the right hon. Gentleman's permission, to circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
| TABLE showing the distribution of pupils between primary and secondary schools. | |||
| — | Number of pupils enrolled as at 31st July. | ||
| 1936. | 1937. | 1938. | |
| Primary classes— | |||
| (a) In primary schools | 560,036 | 552,004 | 538,595 |
| (b) In secondary schools | 68,593 | 67,534 | 67,236 |
| Totals | 628,989 | 619,538 | 605,831 |
| Post-primary classes— | |||
| (a) In primary schools (advanced divisions) | 81478 | 79,995 | 77,896 |
| (b) In secondary schools (secondary departments) | 85,401 | 84,432 | 85,524 |
| Totals | 166,879 | 164,427 | 163,420 |
