1. Introduction
1.1 This document contains information on pupils in publicly funded schools in Scotland, mainly derived from the latest annual pupil census which took place in September 2007. As well as the tables contained in this document, the pupil characteristics collected in the census can also be matched against attainment, attendance and exclusions information and can further be analysed at smaller geographic areas.
1.2 Tables in this publication are grouped into chapters, firstly at a national level into all sector summary figures ( tables 1.1-1.16), then into primary ( tables 2.1-2.21), secondary ( tables 3.1-3.11) and special ( tables 4.1-4.10). Then local authority figures are similarly grouped ( tables 5.1-5.10, 6.1-6.16, 7.1-7.14, 8.1-8.13). At the bottom of each table a note will direct you to the equivalent national or local authority table. A map of local authorities is given on page 101 and an index is also provided at the back of the publication.