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4.15 At September 1999, 73.4 per cent of all mainstream classes in publicly funded primary schools were single stage classes. Since September 1998, the number of single stage classes with more than 30 pupils has decreased by 347 (13.9 per cent).
4.16 Around 16.7 per cent of all single stage classes had more than 30 pupils at September 1999.
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Number of mainstream classes and pupils in publicly funded primary schools(1), by size and type of class, September 1999 |
Table 10 |
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Class size |
Single stage classes |
Composite stage classes(2) |
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Classes |
Pupils |
Classes |
Pupils |
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Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
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Total |
12,837 |
100.0 |
334,418 |
100.0 |
4,647 |
100.0 |
95,566 |
100.0 |
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0 -15 |
272 |
2.1 |
3,143 |
0.9 |
666 |
14.3 |
7,869 |
8.2 |
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16 - 20 |
1,234 |
9.6 |
22,954 |
6.9 |
1,063 |
22.9 |
19,549 |
20.4 |
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21 - 25 |
3,783 |
29.4 |
88,170 |
26.4 |
2,876 |
61.9 |
66,979 |
70.1 |
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26 - 30 |
5,402 |
42.1 |
151,133 |
45.2 |
38 |
0.8 |
1,010 |
1.1 |
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31 - 33 |
2,094 |
16.3 |
67,079 |
20.1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
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>33 |
52 |
0.4 |
1,939 |
0.6 |
4 |
0.1 |
159 |
0.2 |
(1) Including a small number of classes taught by two teachers.
(2) Composite classes includes multi-stage composite classes.
See Annex note 3.6
4.17 Until recently, the class size maxima in primary schools in Scotland was 33 pupils for single stage classes and 25 for composite classes. However, under new regulations recently introduced, the P1 single stage maximum was reduced to 30 in August 1999, and the P2 and P3 single stage maxima will be reduced to 30 in August 2000 and 2001 respectively. Table 11 shows the distribution of pupils in P1-P3 by class size and how this has changed since 1998.
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Number of mainstream classes and pupils in publicly funded primary chools(1), by size of single stage P1-P3 classes, 1998 and 1999 |
Table 11 |
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Class size |
1998 |
1999 |
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Classes |
Pupils |
Classes |
Pupils |
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Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
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Total |
5,704 |
100.0 |
147,932 |
100.0 |
5,667 |
100.0 |
142,990 |
100.0 |
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0 —15 |
101 |
1.8 |
1,350 |
0.9 |
143 |
2.5 |
1,678 |
1.2 |
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16 — 20 |
636 |
11.2 |
11,814 |
8.0 |
681 |
12.0 |
12,654 |
8.8 |
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21 — 25 |
1,724 |
30.2 |
40,137 |
27.1 |
1,928 |
34.0 |
44,693 |
31.3 |
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26 — 30 |
2,304 |
40.4 |
64,479 |
43.6 |
2,309 |
40.7 |
64,368 |
45.0 |
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31 — 33 |
930 |
16.3 |
29,793 |
20.1 |
572 |
10.1 |
18,353 |
12.8 |
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>33 |
9 |
0.2 |
359 |
0.2 |
34 |
0.6 |
1,244 |
0.9 |
(1) Including a small number of classes taught by two teachers.
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