- At September 1997, there were 3,983 schools in Scotland with
850,000 pupils and over 52,000 teachers (FTE). Almost all of these schools (3,869) were
publicly funded (education authority, grant-aided and self-governing). (Tables 5A1,
5A2, 5B1)
At September 1997, female teachers in primary schools
comprised 91 per cent of all teachers and 75 per cent of head teachers. (Table 5B2)
In 1996/97, 6.5 per cent of pupils left school with no SCE
qualifications, compared to 19.3 per cent in 1986/87. (Table 5C2)
There were 354,363 students registered for vocational
courses in the 43 SOEID funded further education colleges of which 67,265 (19%) were on
higher education courses. (Tables 5D1, 5D2)
There were 156,997 students on full-time higher education
courses in 1996/97, an increase of 92 per cent from 1986/87. During the period, the number
of part-time students rose by 110 per cent to stand at 82,308. (Table 5D4)
There were around 509,900 participants in 29,500 groups in
community education in an average week in the financial year 1996-97. (Tables 5F1,
5F2)
The number of students in Scotland studying Open University
courses increased by 50 per cent between 1986/87 and 1996/97 to stand at 11,977. (Table 5G3)
82 per cent of people of working age in Scotland had some
kind of qualification in Spring 1998. 436,000 working age people were also working towards
a qualification in Spring 1998. (Table
5H3)
In July 1998, 3,200 joined the New Deal for young unemployed
people in Scotland, bringing the total number of starts to 13,300. 2,000 participants left
the New Deal programme up until the end of July, leaving 11,200 participating in New Deal
at end of July. (Table 5I1)
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