Statistics Publication Notice Education Series: SQA Examination Results in Scottish Schools, 2007/08

Table 6: S4 Attainment, by education authority

Attainment by the end of S4 is calculated as a percentage of the S4 year group of that same year. For graphical illustration see Chart 4.

Education Authority	S4 Roll as at September			Percentage of the S4 year group achieving:
				English and Maths at SCQF level 3			5+ Awards at SCQF level 3			5+ Awards at SCQF level 4			5+ Awards at SCQF level 5
				(e.g. Standard Grade Foundation)			(e.g. Standard Grade Foundation)			(e.g. Standard Grade General)			(e.g. Standard Grade Credit)
				or better			or better			or better			or better
	2005/06	2006/07	2007/08	2005/06	2006/07	2007/08	2005/06	2006/07	2007/08	2005/06	2006/07	2007/08	2005/06	2006/07	2007/08
Scotland	61,190	61,697	60,351	91	92	91	91	91	90	77	76	76	35	33	34
Aberdeen City	2,017	2,076	2,015	94	92	93	90	88	89	75	71	71	35	32	33
Aberdeenshire	3,133	3,154	3,069	95	94	95	94	93	94	85	84	83	43	41	40
Angus	1,416	1,438	1,394	89	93	92	89	90	91	76	74	80	33	32	36
Argyll & Bute	1,057	1,110	1,037	94	95	95	94	95	94	80	83	83	38	36	36
Clackmannanshire	576	604	633	90	89	89	88	91	91	71	72	73	28	28	26
Dumfries & Galloway	1,923	1,825	1,830	92	92	89	92	94	91	80	81	77	37	37	34
Dundee City	1,686	1,660	1,661	86	86	84	83	85	82	65	65	64	24	25	23
East Ayrshire	1,621	1,607	1,575	89	90	89	89	89	89	75	73	70	33	28	28
East Dunbartonshire	1,593	1,642	1,400	97	98	97	97	98	98	89	89	90	50	51	51
East Lothian	1,149	1,131	1,146	96	94	93	94	93	93	82	79	81	41	38	38
East Renfrewshire	1,379	1,363	1,379	83	90	85	96	94	94	87	87	88	54	58	62
Edinburgh City	3,831	3,875	3,746	91	91	92	89	89	89	75	75	76	34	34	35
Eilean Siar	371	346	376	95	94	95	93	92	93	83	78	78	47	36	39
Falkirk	1,789	1,766	1,790	82	91	90	88	89	89	73	73	71	31	30	32
Fife	4,327	4,353	4,261	92	89	91	91	89	90	76	74	74	32	29	30
Glasgow City	5,465	5,678	5,520	86	86	87	86	86	84	67	66	65	24	22	22
Highland	2,843	2,908	2,885	93	92	93	92	92	92	81	80	80	39	36	38
Inverclyde	1,059	1,034	1,007	92	95	95	94	95	94	80	80	80	33	34	33
Midlothian	1,107	1,089	1,074	94	96	95	91	93	92	78	80	78	30	32	34
Moray	1,132	1,181	1,178	94	94	92	92	93	90	80	83	80	36	35	37
North Ayrshire	1,811	1,823	1,746	90	91	90	88	90	88	69	69	68	29	28	26
North Lanarkshire	4,243	4,379	4,230	91	92	93	91	91	92	74	72	75	30	27	30
Orkney Islands	311	267	278	96	98	93	96	98	93	88	91	82	45	42	37
Perth & Kinross	1,576	1,513	1,556	89	92	91	90	90	91	77	74	77	38	35	38
Renfrewshire	2,270	2,168	2,212	94	94	94	93	92	94	80	78	79	38	36	34
Scottish Borders	1,407	1,396	1,356	92	93	90	90	92	88	81	81	77	38	39	38
Shetland Islands	349	312	332	94	95	94	93	95	95	85	88	90	45	42	49
South Ayrshire	1,403	1,416	1,340	93	91	93	92	90	92	77	76	75	38	36	38
South Lanarkshire	3,848	3,972	3,775	92	92	91	90	90	90	77	75	75	36	33	34
Stirling	1,086	1,151	1,171	93	89	91	90	90	89	76	75	76	42	38	42
West Dunbartonshire	1,225	1,202	1,173	91	90	93	91	89	93	76	69	75	32	28	30
West Lothian	2,089	2,159	2,107	95	96	94	93	94	95	80	75	77	36	33	34

Note: 2008 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 figures.

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