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SCHOOL MEALS IN SCOTLAND JANUARY 2004

Table 3: Pupils present taking school meals (free or purchased) by sector, 1997 to 2004

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

Pupils present on census day

Total

693,948

671,991

670,812

688,235

665,012

669,809

659,418

668,144

Primary

417,356

403,254

403,615

408,799

392,982

396,810

385,004

387,090

Secondary

269,951

262,060

260,678

272,535

265,160

266,027

267,822

274,299

Special

6,641

6,677

6,519

6,901

6,870

6,972

6,592

6,755

Pupils present and taking meals

Total

301,229

314,620

311,305

326,451

324,309

336,557

333,989

329,179

Primary

187,490

195,508

189,171

192,283

189,462

196,826

191,142

189,310

Secondary

107,893

113,385

116,615

128,055

128,730

133,721

137,028

133,933

Special

5,846

5,727

5,519

6,113

6,117

6,010

5,819

5,936

Percentage of those present taking meals

Total

43.4

46.8

46.4

47.4

48.8

50.2

50.6

49.3

Primary

44.9

48.5

46.9

47.0

48.2

49.6

49.6

48.9

Secondary

40.0

43.3

44.7

47.0

48.5

50.3

51.2

48.8

Special

88.0

85.8

84.7

88.6

89.0

86.2

88.3

87.9

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