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Summary Results of the September 2000 School Census
25/06/2001
25 June 2001
SUMMARY RESULTS OF THE SEPTEMBER 2000 SCHOOL CENSUS
Summary results from the September 2000 School Census are published today by the Scottish Executive Education Department in their statistical bulletin Summary Results of the September 2000 School Census, Edn/B1/2001/2.
The majority of these results relate to the national picture for Scotland of publicly funded schools (education authority, grant-aided and opted out), although some statistics are provided for independent schools. This latest bulletin updates the figures published in July 2000 in statistical bulletin Summary Results of the September 1999 School Census, Edn/B1/2000/3.
The main findings are:
All Schools :
- At September 2000, there were 3,024 primary, secondary and special schools in Scotland. The large majority of these, 2,862, were publicly funded.
- 781,413 pupils were attending schools in Scotland at September 2000, a decrease of 4,048 from 1999. Over the same period, the number of full time equivalent (FTE) teachers fell by 166 to 52,126.
Primary Schools (publicly funded) :
- 425,216 pupils attended publicly funded primary schools in September 2000, a decrease of 6,198 pupils since September 1999.
- The total number of schools open in September 2000 was 2,278, which is 15 lower than in 1999.
- The total number of classes at September 2000 was 17,378, a reduction of 106 from 1999.
- The average class size at September 2000 was 24.4, down 0.2 from 24.6 in 1999.
- The total number of full time equivalent (FTE) teachers at September 2000 was 22,429, a reduction of 214 since 1999.
- The total number of FTE non-teaching staff at September 2000 was 5,743, an increase of 1,284 since 1999.
- The above trends have led to a decrease in the pupil:teacher ratio from 19.1 in 1999 to 19.0 in 2000. The pupil:adult ratio has decreased from 15.9 in 1999 to 15.1 in 2000.
- At September 2000, 21% of teachers and 6% of pupils had an e-mail address in school compared with 8% and 0% respectively in 1999.
- Since 1999, there has been an increase of approximately 9,000 modern computers used for teaching, which has led to a decrease in the pupil:modern computer ratio from 28 in 1999 to 18 in 2000.
Secondary Schools (publicly funded) :
- At September 2000, there were 317,704 pupils attending publicly funded secondary schools. This is an increase of 2,348 pupils since September 1999.
- The total number of schools open in September 2000 was 389, the same as in 1999.
- The total number of FTE teachers at September 2000 was 24,525, an increase of 79 since 1999.
- The above trends have led to an increase in the pupil:teacher ratio from 12.9 in 1999 to 13.0 in 2000.
- At September 2000, 52% of teachers and 43% of pupils had an e-mail address in school compared with 11% and 7% respectively in 1999.
- Since 1999, there has been an increase of approximately 13,700 modern computers used for teaching, which has led to a decrease in the pupil:modern computer ratio from 9.2 in 1999 to 6.6 in 2000.
Special Schools / Units (publicly funded) :
- The September 2000 results show little change since 1999 for publicly funded special schools. There were 8,301 pupils, 1,974 FTE teachers, a pupil:teacher ratio of 4.2 and 195 schools.
- There are problems with the definition of special schools and special units, which are explained in the additional briefing.
BACKGROUND
- A census of schools in Scotland is conducted each year in September. This School Census represents a snapshot of schools during the Census Week i.e. the week beginning Monday 11 September 2000. Although the content of the School Census varies from year to year, a core dataset is collected annually on the number of pupils and teachers from each school.
- The statistical bulletin, Summary Results of the September 2000 School Census, Edn/B1/2001/2, is available on the Scottish Executive website, www.scotland.gov.uk , and from Scottish Executive Publication Sales, The Stationery Office Bookshop, 71 Lothian Road, Edinburgh EH3 9AZ, tel. 0131 228 4181, price £2.00.
- Results of the 2000-2001 census of pre-school education centres in Scotland, which was conducted in January 2001, will be published at a later date.
- This is a National Statistics publication. National Statistics are produced to high professional standards set out in the National Statistics Code of Practice. They undergo regular quality assurance reviews to ensure that they meet customer needs. They are produced free from any political interference.
News Release: SE1530/2001
25 Jun 2001