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Follow up Survey of Leavers From Scottish Schools
30/06/2009
Scotland's Chief Statistician today published statistics on the follow up destinations of young people who left school in 2007-08. This release is the second time that this information has been published and provides information on young people's status in March/April 2009, approximately 9 months after leaving school.
The main findings from the publication show that of the school leavers in 2007-08:
- The proportion of school leavers in sustained positive destinations (higher or further education, employment, voluntary work or training) was 84.0 per cent in March/April 2009
- 51.0 per cent were in higher or further education in March/April
- 32.7 per cent were in employment or training in March/April
- The proportion of the original 2007-08 cohort who remained in a positive destination in both September 2008 and March/April 2009 was 78.4 per cent
- 8.2 per cent were not in a positive destination in either September 2008 or March/April 2009.