Pupils in Scotland, 2008

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Table 5.7 : Pupils from minority ethnic groups (1), 2007-2008

Minority ethnic group (2)

White other

Not known/not disclosed

2007

2008

2007

2008

2007

2008

Aberdeen City

1,552

1,627

926

1,045

617

457

Aberdeenshire

563

559

712

826

396

391

Angus

619

570

206

254

825

651

Argyll & Bute

178

203

211

258

453

411

Clackmannanshire

197

188

121

135

40

38

Dumfries & Galloway

328

341

260

286

451

446

Dundee City

1,075

1,191

279

340

763

604

East Ayrshire

248

258

162

216

189

268

East Dunbartonshire

958

979

223

227

301

311

East Lothian

222

240

162

189

329

206

East Renfrewshire

1,778

1,852

222

256

170

274

Edinburgh City

4,326

4,672

1,867

2,049

823

746

Eilean Siar

54

39

47

52

31

18

Falkirk

506

544

188

221

291

258

Fife

1,259

1,276

576

672

575

419

Glasgow City

8,853

9,177

1,707

1,954

2,937

2,651

Highland

631

632

637

751

397

379

Inverclyde

189

185

110

126

301

279

Midlothian

226

279

150

173

516

531

Moray

201

230

244

264

114

111

North Ayrshire

269

263

248

257

502

512

North Lanarkshire

1,373

1,425

631

780

1,663

1,512

Orkney Islands

35

46

31

37

180

121

Perth & Kinross

369

438

326

431

341

344

Renfrewshire

660

732

308

324

539

515

Scottish Borders

200

227

328

373

277

296

Shetland Islands

52

55

47

59

53

36

South Ayrshire

277

279

376

303

376

406

South Lanarkshire

1,181

1,235

422

501

1,393

1,629

Stirling

324

432

210

220

71

113

West Dunbartonshire

245

264

174

259

454

483

West Lothian

949

939

447

555

783

1,029

All local authorities

29,896

31,477

12,558

14,393

17,151

16,445

Grant aided

103

103

8

8

23

22

(1) Excludes grant aided special schools. Local authority totals have been adjusted slightly for disclosure purposes, however, the figures for "All local authorities" is correct.
(2) Minority ethnic group includes all categories other than white- UK and white-other or unknown/not disclosed.
National figures on page 16.

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