Parliament Workbench
Data: Motions & questions to 19 Nov 2026

Written Question · S2W-02448 · Session 2

What the optimum roll for pupil numbers in secondary schools is.

Answered Asked by Rosemary Byrne SSP Lodged 5 Sep 2003

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the optimum roll for pupil numbers in secondary schools is.

The answer

Answered by Peter Peacock on 19 Sep 2003 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

The number of pupils onschool rolls is influenced by various factors which will differ for particularschools. Schools operate effectively with rolls of varying sizes. The Scottish Executive does not specify what the optimum roll of any category of school shouldbe.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-02448 by reference.