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

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
	2003/04	2004/05	2005/06	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	60,446	58,871	61,190	44	44	45	30	29	30	20	19	19	13	12	12
Aberdeen City	2,105	1,960	2,017	44	46	42	32	30	32	22	20	21	16	14	14
Aberdeenshire	2,993	2,985	3,133	43	44	43	37	35	34	25	23	23	16	16	15
Angus	1,354	1,297	1,416	42	43	41	32	32	28	21	20	18	14	13	12
Argyll & Bute	1,034	1,079	1,057	50	53	52	29	35	30	18	22	19	13	16	12
Clackmannanshire	597	555	576	37	39	43	24	30	23	15	17	14	12	15	11
Dumfries & Galloway	1,884	1,809	1,923	43	45	49	32	30	33	23	20	21	14	12	14
Dundee City	1,697	1,624	1,686	40	37	37	23	22	22	14	13	14	11	10	11
East Ayrshire	1,497	1,554	1,621	43	38	38	28	25	26	17	15	16	11	9	10
East Dunbartonshire	1,691	1,620	1,593	54	55	54	41	42	46	30	30	32	20	20	23
East Lothian	1,058	1,013	1,149	45	47	47	32	35	33	22	23	23	15	16	16
East Renfrewshire	1,390	1,360	1,379	65	66	67	52	52	51	37	39	38	24	22	24
Edinburgh City	3,787	3,723	3,831	48	48	47	32	32	31	22	22	21	15	15	14
Eilean Siar	399	356	371	53	56	55	40	40	40	27	25	27	15	15	19
Falkirk	1,601	1,619	1,789	43	44	44	23	26	25	14	16	15	11	11	11
Fife	4,382	4,244	4,327	44	41	42	28	26	27	18	18	18	13	12	12
Glasgow City	5,541	5,557	5,465	33	34	37	19	18	20	11	11	12	6	5	6
Highland	2,762	2,717	2,843	49	50	50	33	34	33	22	23	22	14	13	12
Inverclyde	1,031	1,053	1,059	50	51	48	31	29	27	21	17	19	15	11	11
Midlothian	1,118	1,015	1,107	41	43	44	25	26	27	14	17	17	13	14	13
Moray	1,172	1,100	1,132	43	41	45	29	27	31	18	18	19	12	11	13
North Ayrshire	1,814	1,675	1,811	39	39	40	23	25	24	15	16	16	7	8	8
North Lanarkshire	4,257	4,210	4,243	42	42	42	27	24	25	16	14	16	8	8	8
Orkney Islands	259	295	311	44	48	51	37	37	38	24	25	25	17	21	19
Perth & Kinross	1,515	1,351	1,576	50	48	46	34	34	33	23	22	23	16	16	16
Renfrewshire	2,258	2,132	2,270	43	45	47	30	30	30	20	19	19	12	12	13
Scottish Borders	1,297	1,289	1,407	48	46	49	34	34	33	23	23	21	15	15	16
Shetland Islands	328	295	349	43	51	46	34	38	38	23	26	25	12	13	14
South Ayrshire	1,423	1,402	1,403	48	48	46	33	33	30	22	22	21	14	14	14
South Lanarkshire	3,772	3,651	3,848	45	45	45	31	29	31	20	18	20	11	10	12
Stirling	1,001	1,089	1,086	57	56	56	39	38	37	27	27	26	15	15	17
West Dunbartonshire	1,250	1,124	1,225	41	43	40	26	24	25	15	14	15	8	7	8
West Lothian	2,081	2,019	2,089	43	40	46	29	25	30	19	16	18	12	10	10

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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