Eddication in Scotland
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| Scots Govrenment | |
|---|---|
| Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills Meenister for Childcare an Early Years Meenister for Forder Eddication, Heicher Eddication an Science Meenister for Employability an Trainin | John Swinney MSP Maree Todd MSP Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP Jamie Hepburn MSP |
| Naitional eddication budget | |
| Budget | £2.6 bn[2] |
| Per student | £3,855 (2004–2005)[1]‡ |
| General details | |
| Primar leids | Inglis, Scots an Scots Gaelic |
| Seestem teep | Naitional |
| Compulsory eddication | 1872 |
| Leeteracy (2005 est) | |
| Tot | 99% |
| Male | 99% |
| Female | 99% |
| Enrowment | |
| Tot | 1,452,240 |
| Primar | 390,260 |
| Seicontar | 322,980 |
| Post seicontar | 739,000# |
| ‡: Expenditur on Pre-schuil, Primar an Seicontar eddication anly. #: 2004, Aw forder an heicher eddication institutions includes owerseas students. | |
Eddication in Scotland is owerseen bi the Scots Govrenment an haes a history o universal proveesion o public eddication, an the Scots eddication seestem is distinctly different frae thae in the ither kintras o the Unitit Kinrick. The Scotland Act 1998 gies the Scots Pairlament legislative control ower aw eddication matters, an the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 is the principal legislation govrenin eddication in Scotland.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "Expediture on School Education in Scotland, 2006" (PDF). Scottish Executive. 19 Januar 2006. Retrieved 24 Julie 2009.
- ↑ Scottish Budget Spending Review 20§§, Scottish Government
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