SQA Examination Results in Scottish Schools: 2005/06

Table 7: S5 Attainment, by education authority

Attainment by the end of S5 is calculated as a percentage of the S4 year group from the previous year.

Education Authority	Relevant S4 Roll as at September			Percentage of the S4 year group staying on to S5 (post Christmas)			Percentage of the S4 year group from the previous year achieving:
Education Authority	Relevant S4 Roll as at September						5+ Awards at SCQF level 5 (e.g. Standard Grade Credit) or better			1+ Awards at SCQF level 6 (Higher) or better			3+ Awards at SCQF level 6 (Higher) or better
	2002/03	2003/04	2004/05	2003/04	2004/05	2005/06	2003/04	2004/05	2005/06	2003/04	2004/05	2005/06	2003/04	2004/05	2005/06
Scotland	61,035	60,446	58,871	64	64	64	45	45	45	39	39	38	23	23	21
Aberdeen City	2,115	2,105	1,960	60	60	63	45	45	45	40	39	39	25	24	21
Aberdeenshire	3,030	2,993	2,985	65	64	64	55	54	54	47	46	45	30	30	27
Angus	1,342	1,354	1,297	63	61	60	48	48	47	44	41	39	27	24	23
Argyll & Bute	1,078	1,034	1,079	74	74	77	51	47	54	46	41	45	27	20	25
Clackmannanshire	594	597	555	62	56	59	36	37	41	31	29	37	15	17	20
Dumfries & Galloway	1,941	1,884	1,809	62	61	60	48	48	45	41	41	39	25	25	21
Dundee City	1,733	1,697	1,624	56	55	54	32	34	32	30	29	29	14	15	15
East Ayrshire	1,526	1,497	1,554	67	65	59	42	44	40	37	36	33	21	19	18
East Dunbartonshire	1,633	1,691	1,620	77	76	75	59	58	59	53	49	51	35	33	33
East Lothian	1,054	1,058	1,013	64	67	65	48	49	51	41	41	42	27	25	25
East Renfrewshire	1,300	1,390	1,360	85	84	85	72	69	69	66	62	61	47	43	41
Edinburgh City	3,851	3,787	3,723	62	63	64	45	46	46	40	40	39	25	25	24
Eilean Siar	352	399	356	76	73	74	60	55	57	55	51	50	27	28	26
Falkirk	1,637	1,601	1,619	69	69	67	41	39	39	36	33	34	19	16	18
Fife	4,513	4,382	4,244	63	63	61	44	45	42	38	37	34	22	21	19
Glasgow City	5,727	5,541	5,557	56	55	54	31	32	31	25	27	25	12	13	12
Highland	2,763	2,762	2,717	70	71	68	50	51	50	44	43	43	26	25	25
Inverclyde	1,092	1,031	1,053	66	69	70	43	48	45	35	42	38	20	23	19
Midlothian	1,073	1,118	1,015	55	56	60	38	41	43	32	33	33	17	16	17
Moray	1,110	1,172	1,100	62	65	64	45	47	45	39	40	38	21	21	19
North Ayrshire	1,813	1,814	1,675	59	59	60	38	37	40	31	32	34	18	18	18
North Lanarkshire	4,336	4,257	4,210	62	60	62	40	40	38	34	35	32	17	19	15
Orkney Islands	289	259	295	67	66	66	54	58	56	43	49	48	22	30	27
Perth & Kinross	1,451	1,515	1,351	69	67	68	51	49	49	45	42	41	25	26	25
Renfrewshire	2,270	2,258	2,132	65	67	65	47	48	46	39	40	40	23	23	22
Scottish Borders	1,301	1,297	1,289	67	65	62	52	50	50	46	43	41	27	27	25
Shetland Islands	340	328	295	63	64	69	55	59	57	47	46	46	28	27	27
South Ayrshire	1,433	1,423	1,402	71	66	68	49	49	49	42	41	41	27	26	25
South Lanarkshire	3,790	3,772	3,651	64	65	65	45	46	45	41	40	38	23	24	21
Stirling	1,121	1,001	1,089	74	74	72	52	53	52	49	48	47	33	30	29
West Dunbartonshire	1,308	1,250	1,124	66	67	69	39	41	39	33	32	33	16	18	16
West Lothian	2,021	2,081	2,019	59	62	59	43	46	42	36	37	34	21	21	18

Note: 2006 figures are pre-appeal. In past years, the post-appeal figures are generally no more than one percentage point higher than the equivalent pre-appeal figure.

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