(Scotland) Act, 1872, and Section 1, Education (Scotland) Act, 1897 - 644 List of Evening Continuation Schools aided from Parliamentary Grant 647 2. Number of School-houses built, &c., with Aid from Grants-Years Annual Grant Day Schools. 3. Population in 1901, Number of Schools on Annual Grant List, Accommodation, and Number of Scholars in those Schools, under 662 9. Average attendance on which Grant was claimed, and Results of Examination of Scholars collectively examined under Articles 19 B., 10. Operation of Article 19 B. 6 and 7; and Article 22 in Highland Counties 670 11. Operation of Articles 19 B. 4 (Drawing), 19 D. and 23 (b) 15. Annual Grants.-Amounts Claimed, Deductions, and Amounts granted 16. Supplementary Financial Table relating to Higher Grade Schools 17, 18. Tables showing under various heads, progress made during the 1. Summary, showing Original Cost of Buildings, towards which Grants were made by the Committee of Council on Education; Receipts and 3. Table showing the Income and Expenditure of Training Colleges for 1900 832 4 Table showing Average Cost per Student at each Training College in 834 THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL ON EDUCATION IN SCOTLAND TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL, For the Year 1901-02. MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MAJESTY, WE, the Lords of the Committee of Your Majesty's Privy Day schools. Council on Education in Scotland, humbly submit to Your Majesty this the Twenty-ninth Annual Report of our proceedings under the Education (Scotland) Acts, 1872 to 1901. SUMMARY OF STATISTICS RELATING TO SCHOOLS ON THE During the year ended 30th September 1901, the estimated increase of population was 11 per cent., whilst the number of scholars on the registers of schools under inspection increased by 144 per cent., with an increase of 1·17 per cent. in the average attendance. The following table shows the figures in a form which will enable them to be easily compared with the corresponding statistics of the three preceding years: Of the 767,421 scholars on the register 730,488 were children of school age (5-14); 142,478 were between 5 and 7 years of age; 158,517 were under 7 years of age (infants); 311,733 between 10 and 14; 14,102 between 14 and 15; and 6,792 above 15. Of the same scholars, 636,374 were, on an average, in daily attendance throughout the year. Of every 100 of the average number of day scholars in attendance i. 52 were boys; 48 were girls. ii. 21 were infants, i.e., below 7 years of age; 37 were between 7 and 10: 42 were above 10. Higher Grade Schools under Inspection. In the average attendance given in the foregoing tables there is included that not only in the ordinary day schools, but also in 34 Higher Grade Schools or Departments, having on the registers the names of 3,518 scholars, of whom 67 are under thirteen; 772 are between thirteen and fourteen; 1,243 are between fourteen and fifteen; 891 are between fifteen and sixteen; 367 are between sixteen and seventeen, and The average number of scholars in attendance in these schools during the past year was 3,270. schools. The school provision of the country has consisted not only of Evering the day schools, ordinary and Higher Grade, but also of evening continuation continuation schools. Of these schools 939 (867)† were examined during the year: 47,002 (43,962) scholars were, on an average, in attendance each evening: and 57,225 (53,733) were present at the Inspector's visit. But the new Continuation Class Code has put an end to the separate classification of evening schools, and the educational bearing of that Code has been fully explained in circulars which are printed in the Appendix. Another, and a separate, head of the Parliamentary grant Training consists of the payments made to eight training colleges, from colleges. which the supply of certificated teachers is mainly drawn. The number of King's scholars in these colleges in 1900-1901 was 1,250, of whom 511 were examined in second year's papers for certificates in July last. In addition, 495 acting teachers and 42 graduates were admitted to the examination under Articles 47 II. (b) and (c) of the Code. The report upon these institutions by Dr. Stewart, and the detailed statistics relating to them, will be found in the Appendix. The number of King's scholars in 1901-02 is 1,360, and 132 King's students have been enrolled in terms of Article 96 of the Code. The following table shows, in a comparative form, the rate of progress since the Act of 1872. We have pointed out in previous Reports, that before the year 1872, when the Education Act was passed, the Department had no statistics which could be tested from year to year, and from which a conclusive inference could be drawn as to the state of education throughout the country. Only a limited number of schools sought inspection; and while the inquiries of the Education Commission led them to the conclusion that a large number of the schools not under inspection were not in an efficient condition, the Department had no means of acquiring an exact knowledge of the extent to which the educational provision of the country was defective or unsuitable It is only since 1872 that we have been able to exhibit the results in a statistical form, and to draw reliable inferences as to the progress of education 5593. + The figures in brackets represent the numbers of last year. B2 |