What percentage of schools have a dedicated librarian, broken down by local authority area.

Answered Asked by Cathy Jamieson Lab Lodged 20 Jan 2010

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of schools have a dedicated librarian, broken down by local authority area.

The answer

Answered by Michael Russell on 3 Feb 2010 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

The following table sets out the percentage of primary, secondary and special schools that had a dedicated librarian as collected in the 2009 teacher census. This therefore represents the position as of September 2009. Librarians in through-schools are counted in both primary and secondary sector.
Percentage of Schools with Dedicated Librarian

| Primary
| Secondary
| Special
| Total

Aberdeen City
|
-
| 100
|
-
| 17

Aberdeenshire
|
-
| 94
|
-
| 9

Angus
|
-
| 100
|
-
| 13

Argyll and Bute
| 4
| 100
|
-
| 13

Clackmannanshire
|
-
| 100
|
-
| 12

Dumfries and Galloway
| 1
| 94
|
-
| 13

Dundee City
|
-
| 90
|
-
| 19

East Ayrshire
|
-
| 89
|
-
| 13

East Dunbartonshire
|
-
| 100
|
-
| 16

East Lothian
|
-
| 100
|
-
| 14

East Renfrewshire
|
-
| 71
|
-
| 16

Edinburgh City
|
-
| 100
|
-
| 18

Eilean Siar
| 3
| 20
|
-
|

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-30893 by reference.