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Scottish Office

Answer

Mrs. Ewing: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his answer of 23 February 1999, Official Report, column 225, if he will name the schools which have Gaelic-medium units and state the number of pupils for each unit. [74566] Mr. Macdonald: The information is set out in the table. In the current session there are 56 Gaelic-medium units in Scottish primary schools with a total of 1,816 pupils. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. School Total Gilcomstoun, Aberdeen 57 Acharacle 33 Aird, Lewis 21 Airidhantuim, Lewis 21 Back, Lewis 44 Balivanich, Benbecula 28 Barvas, Lewis 26 Bernera, Lewis 6 Bishopbriggs, Meadowburn 48 Bowmore, Islay 16 Breasclete, Lewis 41 Broadford, Skye 39 Carinish, North Uist 22 Carloway, Lewis 35 Castlebay, Barra 30 Condorrat 21 Cornaigmore, Tiree 32 Daliburgh, South Uist 66 Dingwall 51 Dunskellar, North Uist 9 Dunvegan, Skye 21 East Kilbride: Mount Cameron 67 Edinburgh: Tollcross 61 Forfar: Kirkriggs 5 Fort William: St. Mary's RC 35 Gairloch 7 Glasgow: Sir John Maxwell 101 Inverness: Central 122 Iochdar, South Uist 45 Kilmarnock: Onthank 16 Kilmuir 12 Knockianduie, Lewis 12 Laxdale, Lewis 42 Leverburgh, Harris 20 Lionel, Ness 28 Lochcarron 17 Morar: Lady Lovat 18 Newtonmore 20 Oban: St. Columba's 11 Paible, North Uist 31 Perth: Northern District 21 Plockton 34 Portree, Skye 144 Salen 11 Sandwick 9 Shawbost, Lewis 6 Sleat, Skye 21 Staffin, Skye 22 Stirling: Riverside 3 Stoneybridge, South Uist 18 Stornoway, Lewis 47 Tain: Craighill 37 Tarbert, Harris 19 Tongue, Sutherland 17 Uig, Lewis 17 Ullapool 53 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. From 1 July 1999 this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

74566; 327 c67-8W

Session

1998-99

Subjects

Curriculum Languages Pupils Scotland Schools Scots Gaelic language

Contains statistics

Yes