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Provisional results of the 1999 school census
01/11/1999
> The provisional results of the latest census of schools and pre-school education centres are published today by The Scottish Executive Education Department.
, Edn/B1/1999/3, which reported the results of the September 1998 Census.Summary Results of the 1998 School CensusThese results have been calculated using information from the annual census of schools and pre-school centres in Scotland in September 1999. This news release updates the figures published in July 1999 in the statistical bulletin
Table 1:Publicly funded pre-school education centres and schools in Scotland, at September 1999; Number of children and pupils by sector and local authority
The main findings are: -
- At September 1999, there were 2,218 pre-school education centres, of which 2,174 were publicly funded or working in partnership with Local Authorities.
- There were 3,022 primary, secondary or special schools/departments in Scotland at September 1999, of which 2,855 were publicly funded. This compares with 2,868 publicly funded primary, secondary or special schools/departments at September 1998.
- Around 86,900 children were estimated to be attending publicly funded or partnership pre-school education centres at September 1999. Over 58,800 of those children were estimated to be in their pre-school year, including those who had deferred entry to Primary 1.
- Nearly 754,500 pupils (excluding adults) were attending publicly funded primary, secondary and special schools in Scotland at September 1999, a decrease of 4,000 pupils from September 1998. This decline follows the general trend in the population over the same period.
- The number of pupils in publicly funded primary schools was 431,000 at September 1999, a decrease of some 6,000 pupils from September 1998.
- Around 315,400 pupils attended publicly funded secondary schools at September 1999, an increase of over 2,200 pupils from September 1998. Nearly 1,400 adults attended publicly funded secondary schools for day classes at September 1999, compared with over 2,000 in September 1998.
- At September 1999, 8,100 pupils were based in publicly funded special schools in Scotland, a slight decrease from 1998.
NOTES TO NEWS EDITORS
1. A census of schools is conducted each year in September. The School Census represents a snapshot of pre-school education centes and schools on Census day - 13 September 1999. Although the actual data collected from year to year varies slightly, a core dataset is collected annually on the number of children, pupils and teachers from each school.
2. These results will form the basis of the distribution of funds through the Grant Aided Expenditure exercise for Education to Local Authorities for 2000/2001. More comprehensive analyses of the results of the 1999 School Census will be published in 2000.
3. The 1998-99 census of pre-school education centres was postponed, from September 1998 to February 1999, to allow the new arrangements in this sector to bed in. A separate news release 'Summary results of the 1998-99 Census of pre-school education centres' will also be published next week, on 8 November 1999.
4. Since we did not receive responses from all pre-school centres, estimated figures have been used for some centres based on grant application.
5. This news release and accompanying table, is available on the Scottish Executive website (www.scotland.gov.uk).
6. Public enquires (non-media) about the information contained in this News Release should be addressed to Pauline Jordan, The Scottish Executive, Education Statistics Division, Area 1A, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ or e-mail: pauline.jordan@scotland.gov.uk.
News Release: SE1116/1999
1 Nov 1999