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

Table 6: Average tariff score of S4 pupils, by characteristic of pupil: 2005/06

	Tariff Score				2005/06 details
	2002/03 Average	2003/04 Average	2004/05 Average	2005/06 Average	Number of Pupils	Lower Quartile ¹	Middle Value	Upper Quartile ²
All pupils	168	170	170	172	61,164	118	176	232
Male	159	162	161	164	31,102	110	165	222
Female	177	178	178	180	30,062	126	184	242
Ethnic Background
White - UK	170	172	171	173	56,282	119	176	232
White - Other	166	169	168	174	732	114	177	240
Mixed	196	202	192	187	286	139	196	252
Asian - Indian	191	214	182	191	146	130	193	252
Asian - Pakistani	163	170	171	174	594	122	176	232
Asian - Bangladeshi	154	179	162	176	37	136	182	226
Asian - Chinese	211	225	209	214	194	164	216	268
Asian - Other	182	178	169	178	126	116	185	254
Black - Caribbean	136	165	129	124	10	89	142	178
Black - African	158	182	163	169	131	107	176	226
Black - Other	125	159	158	145	42	81	151	199
All Other Categories ³	155	156	156	149	200	81	159	217
Not known/ disclosed	141	132	135	140	2,384	83	138	200
National Identity
Scottish	##	177	174	175	44,009	122	178	234
English	##	184	179	170	1,385	114	172	232
Northern Irish	##	178	156	162	45	115	172	215
Welsh	##	209	178	168	51	111	164	222
British	##	174	174	178	8,524	122	182	242
Irish	##	##	##	171	5	76	176	210
Other	##	147	153	165	974	103	166	226
Not known/ disclosed	##	138	136	142	6,171	86	141	200
Gaelic
Gaelic medium education	##	##	##	201	68	152	209	268
Not Gaelic medium education	##	##	##	172	61,096	118	176	232
Asylum Status
Asylum Seeker	##	123	131	142	101	90	135	198
Refugee	##	109	118	139	54	97	129	188
None	##	170	170	172	61,009	118	176	232
Urban/Rural Location of School
Large urban areas	160	163	161	166	21,148	111	166	226
Other urban areas	167	168	168	170	21,786	116	172	228
Accessible small towns	180	184	181	182	6,113	130	187	242
Small remote towns	180	178	181	180	4,392	128	184	238
Accessible rural areas	171	175	178	178	5,111	123	182	239
Remote rural areas	188	189	189	189	2,614	138	198	244
Deprivation ( SIMD 2006 rankings) ⁴
Most deprived 15%	121	120	120	125	9,928	75	125	176
Other 85%	178	180	180	181	50,617	129	186	240
Free School Meal Entitlement
Not registered for free school meals	178	180	180	182	52,565	130	184	238
Registered for free school meals	110	111	110	112	8,599	59	111	160
Age ⁵
Over 15	133	133	137	141	3,161	74	142	206
15	169	171	171	173	57,676	120	176	232
Under 15	195	206	214	214	327	170	226	274
Pupils with a Disability ⁶	##	##	##	93	607	24	86	140
Record of Needs/Individualised Educational Programme Status
No RON/ IEP	170	173	173	176	58,736	123	178	234
RON/ IEP	78	78	81	81	2,428	24	75	120
Looked After Status ⁷
Not looked after	169	171	171	173	60,422	119	176	232
Looked after at home	65	41	42	48	398	0	19	86
Looked after away from home	50	70	68	70	344	0	55	120
Looked After and RON/ IEP Status
Not looked after without RON/ IEP	171	174	174	177	58,173	124	178	234
Not looked after with RON/ IEP	81	81	84	85	2,249	30	79	123
Looked after without RON/ IEP	64	64	58	66	563	0	44	116
Looked after with RON/ IEP	30	32	39	35	179	0	11	52

Notes
¹ A quarter of the pupils attained a score at or below this level
² A quarter of the pupils attained a score at or above this level
³ Includes: Occupational Traveller, Gypsy/Traveller, Other Traveller and 'Other' Categories
⁴ These categories do not sum to the total as not all pupils could be assigned a data zone.
⁵ Age is calculated in relation to March 1st of the relevant year.
⁶ Data on pupils with a disability is incomplete (see background note 4.3) and these figures may not show a representative sample of all pupils with a disability.
⁷ Data on looked after children is incomplete (see background note 4.4) and these figures may not show a representative sample of all looked after children
^## Comparable figures not available
Averages calculated from small numbers may be misleading

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