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SQA Attainment and School Leaver Qualifications in Scotland: 2005/06

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Cumulative attainment for a single year group

Table 5 allows the academic progression of an entire year group to be seen as they move through the various stages of high school education. Shown below are the achievements of the 60,446 pupils who started S4 in 2003/04 by the end of S4 (2003/04), S5 (2004/05) and S6 (2005/06). Note that not all 60,466 pupils will stay on to S5 and/or S6.

Table 5: Attainment of the pupils who were in S4 in 2003/04, by the end of each stage

Number of pupils in S4 in 2003/04

By end of Stage

Percentage of the S4 year group achieving:

English and Maths at SCQF level 3 or better

5+ Awards at SCQF level 3 or better

5+ Awards at SCQF level 4 or better

5+ Awards at SCQF level 5 or better

1+ Awards at SCQF level 6 or better

3+ Awards at SCQF level 6 or better

5+ Awards at SCQF level 6 or better

1+ Awards at SCQF level 7 or better

Total
60,446

S4

91.0

90.8

76.6

34.6

0.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

S5

91.6

91.2

78.3

45.5

38.8

22.7

9.9

0.1

S6

91.7

91.4

78.5

47.6

43.0

30.0

19.7

12.5

Male
30,698

S4

90.3

89.7

73.3

30.2

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

S5

90.9

90.1

74.9

40.5

34.6

19.8

8.6

0.1

S6

91.0

90.2

75.1

42.6

38.8

26.5

17.2

11.4

Female
29,748

S4

91.7

91.9

80.0

39.1

0.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

S5

92.3

92.4

81.7

50.6

43.1

25.6

11.2

0.1

S6

92.5

92.6

82.0

52.6

47.4

33.6

22.3

13.7

Notes:
SCQF level 3 = Standard Grade Foundation / Access 3 Cluster Award
SCQF level 4 = Standard Grade General / Intermediate 1
SCQF level 5 = Standard Grade Credit / Intermediate 2
SCQF level 6 = Higher
SCQF level 7 = Advanced Higher

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