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Statistics Publication Notice: Education
Series: SQA ATTAINMENT AND SCHOOL LEAVER QUALIFICATIONS IN
SCOTLAND: 2003/04
Table 4: Average tariff score of S4 pupils, by
characteristic of pupil: 2003/04
| Number of Pupils | Tariff Score |
|---|
Average | Minimum | Lower Quartile | Middle Value | Upper Quartile | Maximum | 2002/03 Average |
|---|
All pupils | 60,426 | 170 | 0 | 117 | 172 | 228 | 712 | 168 |
Gender |
Male | 30,689 | 162 | 0 | 109 | 164 | 220 | 712 | 159 |
Female | 29,737 | 178 | 0 | 126 | 182 | 238 | 422 | 177 |
Ethnic Background |
White - UK | 54,379 | 172 | 0 | 120 | 176 | 229 | 712 | 170 |
White - Other | 854 | 169 | 0 | 114 | 170 | 232 | 410 | 166 |
Mixed | 272 | 202 | 0 | 152 | 209 | 260 | 376 | 196 |
Asian - Indian | 270 | 214 | 0 | 164 | 227 | 278 | 422 | 191 |
Asian - Pakistani | 592 | 170 | 0 | 120 | 171 | 225 | 370 | 163 |
Asian - Bangladeshi | 34 | 179 | 0 | 126 | 181 | 254 | 304 | 154 |
Asian - Chinese | 178 | 225 | 0 | 188 | 236 | 276 | 380 | 211 |
Asian - Other | 61 | 178 | 0 | 113 | 192 | 244 | 328 | 182 |
Black - Caribbean | 9 | 165 | 0 | 145 | 177 | 204 | 289 | 136 |
Black - African | 73 | 182 | 0 | 142 | 190 | 238 | 328 | 158 |
Black - Other | 29 | 159 | 57 | 99 | 167 | 206 | 268 | 125 |
All Other Categories
1 | 224 | 156 | 0 | 93 | 161 | 221 | 380 | 155 |
Not known/disclosed | 3,451 | 132 | 0 | 76 | 131 | 188 | 408 | 141 |
National Identity |
Scottish | 40,385 | 177 | 0 | 125 | 180 | 234 | 712 | ## |
English | 1,169 | 184 | 0 | 131 | 188 | 246 | 474 | ## |
Northern Irish | 54 | 178 | 0 | 132 | 192 | 264 | 308 | ## |
Welsh | 44 | 209 | 0 | 165 | 218 | 264 | 304 | ## |
British | 8,147 | 174 | 0 | 119 | 178 | 236 | 404 | ## |
Other | 1,000 | 147 | 0 | 84 | 146 | 204 | 422 | ## |
Not disclosed | 4,101 | 141 | 0 | 88 | 142 | 200 | 367 | ## |
Not known | 5,526 | 135 | 0 | 81 | 136 | 192 | 418 | ## |
Asylum Status |
Asylum Seeker | 77 | 123 | 0 | 51 | 121 | 188 | 352 | ## |
Refugee | 24 | 109 | 0 | 55 | 124 | 161 | 258 | ## |
None | 60,325 | 170 | 0 | 117 | 172 | 228 | 712 | ## |
Urban/Rural Location of
School |
Large urban areas | 21,479 | 163 | 0 | 108 | 164 | 222 | 410 | 160 |
Other urban areas | 20,828 | 168 | 0 | 115 | 170 | 226 | 712 | 167 |
Accessible small towns | 7,517 | 184 | 0 | 134 | 188 | 242 | 384 | 180 |
Small remote towns | 3,312 | 178 | 0 | 125 | 182 | 236 | 474 | 180 |
Accessible rural areas | 5,148 | 175 | 0 | 125 | 178 | 234 | 380 | 171 |
Remote rural areas | 2,142 | 189 | 0 | 144 | 192 | 238 | 410 | 188 |
Free School Meal
Entitlement |
Not registered for free school meals | 51,210 | 180 | 0 | 130 | 182 | 238 | 712 | 178 |
Registered for free school meals | 9,216 | 111 | 0 | 60 | 111 | 159.5 | 474 | 110 |
Month of Birth |
before march-88 | 2,861 | 133 | 0 | 62 | 133 | 200 | 474 | 133 |
Mar-88 | 5,183 | 172 | 0 | 118 | 176 | 234 | 413 | 170 |
Apr-88 | 4,846 | 172 | 0 | 120 | 176 | 232 | 370 | 170 |
May-88 | 5,217 | 172 | 0 | 119 | 176 | 232 | 404 | 172 |
Jun-88 | 5,002 | 173 | 0 | 122 | 176 | 230 | 384 | 173 |
Jul-88 | 5,168 | 173 | 0 | 122 | 176 | 232 | 410 | 170 |
Aug-88 | 5,024 | 171 | 0 | 119 | 174 | 228 | 392 | 170 |
Sep-88 | 5,017 | 172 | 0 | 119 | 176 | 230 | 712 | 168 |
Oct-88 | 4,844 | 170 | 0 | 119 | 171 | 224 | 422 | 170 |
Nov-88 | 4,590 | 170 | 0 | 118 | 170 | 226 | 418 | 169 |
Dec-88 | 4,597 | 170 | 0 | 119 | 170 | 226 | 392 | 165 |
Jan-89 | 4,176 | 171 | 0 | 118 | 170 | 226 | 380 | 165 |
Feb-89 | 3,549 | 171 | 0 | 121 | 171 | 226 | 376 | 166 |
After Feb-89 | 352 | 206 | 0 | 162 | 213 | 264 | 384 | 202 |
Record of Needs/Individualised
Educational Programme Status |
No RON/IEP | 58,316 | 173 | 0 | 122 | 176 | 232 | 712 | 170 |
RON/IEP | 2,110 | 78 | 0 | 24 | 74 | 120 | 356 | 78 |
Looked After Status
2 |
Not looked after | 59,858 | 171 | 0 | 119 | 174 | 228 | 712 | 169 |
Looked after at home | 241 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 62 | 260 | 65 |
Looked after away from home | 327 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 114 | 362 | 50 |
Looked After and RON/IEP
Status |
Not looked after without RON/IEP | 57,854 | 174 | 0 | 123 | 176 | 232 | 712 | 171 |
Not looked after with RON/IEP | 2,004 | 81 | 0 | 26 | 77 | 122 | 356 | 81 |
Looked after without RON/IEP | 462 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 106 | 362 | 64 |
Looked after with RON/IEP | 106 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 59 | 158 | 30 |
Notes
1 Includes: Occupational Traveller,
Gypsy/Traveller, Other Traveller and 'Other' Categories
2 Data on looked after children is incomplete
(see background note 4.3) and these figures may not show a
representative sample of all looked after children leaving
school
## The National Identity and Asylum Status
characteristics have been re-categorized and cannot be
compared to the 2003 figures
Averages calculated from small numbers may be
misleading
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