SQA Examination Results in Scottish Schools: 2005/06

Table 8: S6 Attainment, by education authority

Attainment by the end of S6 is calculated as a percentage of the S4 year group two years previously.

Education Authority	Relevant S4 Roll as at September			Percentage of the S4 year group staying on to S6			Percentage of the S4 year group from two years previously achieving:
Education Authority	Relevant S4 Roll as at September			Percentage of the S4 year group staying on to S6			3+ Awards at SCQF level 6 (Higher) or better			5+ Awards at SCQF level 6 (Higher) or better			1+ Awards at SCQF level 7 (Advanced Higher) or better
	2001/02	2002/03	2003/04	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	59,998	61,035	60,446	45	44	44	31	30	30	20	19	19	12	12	12
Aberdeen City	2,029	2,115	2,105	42	45	44	31	33	32	20	22	22	14	17	15
Aberdeenshire	2,993	3,030	2,993	45	43	43	39	37	36	25	25	25	17	17	16
Angus	1,411	1,342	1,354	44	42	42	32	36	32	21	23	21	14	15	13
Argyll & Bute	965	1,078	1,034	51	58	50	36	36	28	22	23	18	14	16	13
Clackmannanshire	562	594	597	37	39	37	23	22	24	14	12	14	9	9	12
Dumfries & Galloway	1,817	1,941	1,884	44	44	43	34	33	32	23	23	23	14	14	14
Dundee City	1,693	1,733	1,697	37	37	40	22	21	22	13	12	13	9	9	10
East Ayrshire	1,564	1,526	1,497	43	42	43	29	28	28	18	18	17	11	11	11
East Dunbartonshire	1,620	1,633	1,691	60	57	54	45	44	40	32	31	29	20	20	19
East Lothian	1,012	1,054	1,058	47	48	45	34	33	32	23	24	21	19	19	14
East Renfrewshire	1,330	1,300	1,390	68	65	65	53	55	51	39	40	37	24	22	24
Edinburgh City	3,743	3,851	3,787	47	47	48	33	33	32	21	22	22	15	14	15
Eilean Siar	357	352	399	61	54	53	39	39	40	22	20	27	12	11	15
Falkirk	1,555	1,637	1,601	45	47	43	24	27	23	14	16	14	10	9	10
Fife	4,383	4,513	4,382	45	44	44	29	29	28	19	19	18	14	13	12
Glasgow City	5,642	5,727	5,541	34	33	33	19	17	19	11	10	11	6	5	6
Highland	2,832	2,763	2,762	51	50	49	34	35	33	23	24	22	13	14	14
Inverclyde	1,082	1,092	1,031	47	48	50	31	28	31	19	16	20	11	11	13
Midlothian	1,085	1,073	1,118	43	39	41	26	24	25	16	15	14	13	12	12
Moray	1,084	1,110	1,172	46	43	43	32	30	28	20	18	18	12	11	12
North Ayrshire	1,722	1,813	1,814	40	38	39	23	23	23	15	15	15	9	8	7
North Lanarkshire	4,252	4,336	4,257	43	41	42	25	24	26	15	14	16	7	7	7
Orkney Islands	240	289	259	52	43	44	39	31	37	25	20	24	22	18	17
Perth & Kinross	1,429	1,451	1,515	52	48	50	34	34	34	22	21	23	14	15	16
Renfrewshire	2,348	2,270	2,258	46	43	43	33	30	30	20	20	20	12	11	12
Scottish Borders	1,209	1,301	1,297	52	51	48	40	36	34	25	22	23	16	16	15
Shetland Islands	317	340	328	51	44	43	44	38	34	29	26	23	15	15	12
South Ayrshire	1,448	1,433	1,423	48	49	48	32	34	33	23	23	22	15	14	14
South Lanarkshire	3,772	3,790	3,772	42	44	45	30	30	31	19	19	20	9	9	11
Stirling	1,050	1,121	1,001	54	55	57	38	41	38	26	28	26	17	16	15
West Dunbartonshire	1,203	1,308	1,250	45	43	41	24	24	26	14	15	15	6	8	7
West Lothian	2,150	2,021	2,081	39	40	43	29	27	29	18	16	19	11	11	12

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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