Written Question · S2W-19344 · Session 2
What percentage of S1 and S2 classes in (a) English and (b) mathematics have more than 20 pupils, broken down by local authority area.
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of S1 and S2 classes in (a) English and (b) mathematics have more than 20 pupils, broken down by local authority area.
The answer
The information requested is provided in the following tables, which show that around 8,000 S1-S2 English and Maths classes operated at more than 20 pupils in September 2003 the latest year for which figures are available.
Maths S1 and S2. Number and percentage of classes with 20 or fewer pupils and 20 or more pupils by local authority as at September 2003:
| Total Number of Classes
| Number of Classes With 20 or Fewer Pupils
| Percentage of Classes With 20 or Fewer Pupils
| Number of Classes With More Than 20 Pupils
| Percentage of Classes With More Than 20 Pupils
Aberdeen City
| 176
| 56
| 32
| 120
| 68
Aberdeenshire
| 240
| 33
| 14
| 207
| 86
Angus
| 106
| 9
| 8
| 97
| 92
Argyll and Bute
| 92
| 20
| 22
| 72
| 78
Clackmannanshire
| 55
| 34
| 62
| 21
| 38
Dumfries and Galloway
| 149
| 35
| 23
| 114
| 77
Dundee City
| 145
| 42
| 29
| 103
| 71
East Ayrshire
| 123
| 14
| 11
| 109
| 89
East Dunbartonshire
| 113
| 7
| 6
| 106
| 94
East Lothian
| 91
| 17
| 19
| 74
| 81
East Renfrewshire
| 97
| 7
| 7
| 90
| 93
Edinburgh, City of
| 325
| 84
| 26
| 241
| 74
Eilean Siar
| 46
| 42
| 91
| 4
Maths S1 and S2. Number and percentage of classes with 20 or fewer pupils and 20 or more pupils by local authority as at September 2003:
| Total Number of Classes
| Number of Classes With 20 or Fewer Pupils
| Percentage of Classes With 20 or Fewer Pupils
| Number of Classes With More Than 20 Pupils
| Percentage of Classes With More Than 20 Pupils
Aberdeen City
| 176
| 56
| 32
| 120
| 68
Aberdeenshire
| 240
| 33
| 14
| 207
| 86
Angus
| 106
| 9
| 8
| 97
| 92
Argyll and Bute
| 92
| 20
| 22
| 72
| 78
Clackmannanshire
| 55
| 34
| 62
| 21
| 38
Dumfries and Galloway
| 149
| 35
| 23
| 114
| 77
Dundee City
| 145
| 42
| 29
| 103
| 71
East Ayrshire
| 123
| 14
| 11
| 109
| 89
East Dunbartonshire
| 113
| 7
| 6
| 106
| 94
East Lothian
| 91
| 17
| 19
| 74
| 81
East Renfrewshire
| 97
| 7
| 7
| 90
| 93
Edinburgh, City of
| 325
| 84
| 26
| 241
| 74
Eilean Siar
| 46
| 42
| 91
| 4
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-19344 by reference.