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

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
	2004/05	2005/06	2006/07	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	58,871	61,190	61,697	64	65	65	45	46	45	38	39	38	22	22	22
Aberdeen City	1,960	2,017	2,076	63	63	59	45	46	41	39	39	36	22	24	22
Aberdeenshire	2,985	3,133	3,154	65	65	63	54	53	52	45	43	44	28	27	27
Angus	1,297	1,416	1,438	61	62	60	47	45	43	40	37	38	23	21	22
Argyll & Bute	1,079	1,057	1,110	77	69	80	54	50	51	46	41	44	26	21	24
Clackmannanshire	555	576	604	61	62	62	41	41	38	37	33	33	20	16	16
Dumfries & Galloway	1,809	1,923	1,825	61	66	66	46	48	47	39	41	41	22	24	24
Dundee City	1,624	1,686	1,660	54	57	58	32	34	36	29	31	31	15	16	17
East Ayrshire	1,554	1,621	1,607	60	60	61	40	42	40	33	36	35	18	19	17
East Dunbartonshire	1,620	1,593	1,642	75	76	79	59	62	64	51	54	57	33	36	39
East Lothian	1,013	1,149	1,131	65	67	64	51	51	49	42	43	41	26	26	25
East Renfrewshire	1,360	1,379	1,363	85	83	86	69	67	72	61	61	66	43	42	47
Edinburgh City	3,723	3,831	3,875	64	65	67	46	45	47	40	38	41	25	23	25
Eilean Siar	356	371	346	74	78	70	58	61	52	50	55	44	26	31	26
Falkirk	1,619	1,789	1,766	68	67	69	39	42	43	34	34	36	18	17	18
Fife	4,244	4,327	4,353	61	64	61	42	42	42	34	35	35	20	20	19
Glasgow City	5,557	5,465	5,678	54	56	59	31	33	33	26	28	28	12	14	15
Highland	2,717	2,843	2,908	69	71	72	50	51	50	43	43	43	26	24	24
Inverclyde	1,053	1,059	1,034	70	67	65	45	46	46	38	36	35	20	20	21
Midlothian	1,015	1,107	1,089	60	59	65	43	44	46	34	35	36	17	18	18
Moray	1,100	1,132	1,181	65	67	67	45	49	47	38	40	41	20	20	21
North Ayrshire	1,675	1,811	1,823	61	57	56	41	39	38	35	32	31	18	17	19
North Lanarkshire	4,210	4,243	4,379	63	61	60	39	41	39	33	34	32	15	18	17
Orkney Islands	295	311	267	67	70	67	57	60	57	49	47	47	28	29	28
Perth & Kinross	1,351	1,576	1,513	68	68	69	49	50	46	42	43	39	25	25	23
Renfrewshire	2,132	2,270	2,168	65	66	69	46	48	47	40	41	41	22	23	23
Scottish Borders	1,289	1,407	1,396	63	65	65	51	50	49	42	43	41	26	24	26
Shetland Islands	295	349	312	70	66	68	57	58	53	46	46	44	29	28	28
South Ayrshire	1,402	1,403	1,416	68	65	67	50	47	46	42	40	39	26	24	23
South Lanarkshire	3,651	3,848	3,972	65	66	66	45	47	45	39	41	37	22	24	21
Stirling	1,089	1,086	1,151	72	76	72	52	51	49	47	45	44	29	29	29
West Dunbartonshire	1,124	1,225	1,202	69	65	62	39	43	38	33	34	35	17	17	17
West Lothian	2,019	2,089	2,159	60	64	63	43	47	44	34	39	36	19	21	21

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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