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| School leavers by sector, sex, stage and term of leaving: 1997-98 |
Table 11 |
| Sector |
Sex |
Total |
S4 |
S5 |
S6 |
No. who left |
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Winter(1) |
Summer |
Winter |
Summer |
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| Number All leavers |
Total |
62,483 |
407 |
12,839 |
8,599 |
12,199 |
28,439 |
18,663 |
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Boys |
31,828 |
226 |
7,535 |
4,817 |
5,997 |
13,253 |
10,787 |
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Girls |
30,655 |
181 |
5,304 |
3,782 |
6,202 |
15,186 |
7,876 |
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| Publicly funded |
Total |
59,071 |
361 |
12,566 |
8,525 |
11,732 |
25,887 |
18,355 |
| schools(2) |
Boys |
29,954 |
188 |
7,337 |
4,765 |
5,756 |
11,908 |
10,569 |
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Girls |
29,117 |
173 |
5,229 |
3,760 |
5,976 |
13,979 |
7,786 |
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| Independent |
Total |
3,412 |
46 |
273 |
74 |
467 |
2,552 |
308 |
| schools |
Boys |
1,874 |
38 |
198 |
52 |
241 |
1,345 |
218 |
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Girls |
1,538 |
8 |
75 |
22 |
226 |
1,207 |
90 |
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| Leavers(3) with |
Total |
1,390 |
61 |
512 |
135 |
263 |
419 |
500 |
| special |
Boys |
931 |
44 |
363 |
106 |
167 |
251 |
369 |
| educational needs |
Girls |
459 |
17 |
149 |
29 |
96 |
168 |
131 |
| Percent All leavers |
Total |
100.0 |
0.7 |
20.5 |
13.8 |
19.5 |
45.5 |
29.9 |
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Boys |
100.0 |
0.7 |
23.7 |
15.1 |
18.8 |
41.6 |
33.9 |
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Girls |
100.0 |
0.6 |
17.3 |
12.3 |
20.2 |
49.5 |
25.7 |
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| Publicly funded |
Total |
100.0 |
0.6 |
21.3 |
14.4 |
19.9 |
43.8 |
31.1 |
| schools(2) |
Boys |
100.0 |
0.6 |
24.5 |
15.9 |
19.2 |
39.8 |
35.3 |
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Girls |
100.0 |
0.6 |
18.0 |
12.9 |
20.5 |
48.0 |
26.7 |
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| Independent |
Total |
100.0 |
1.3 |
8.0 |
2.2 |
13.7 |
74.8 |
9.0 |
| schools |
Boys |
100.0 |
2.0 |
10.6 |
2.8 |
12.9 |
71.8 |
11.6 |
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Girls |
100.0 |
0.5 |
4.9 |
1.4 |
14.7 |
78.5 |
5.9 |
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| Leavers(3) with |
Total |
100.0 |
4.4 |
36.8 |
9.7 |
18.9 |
30.1 |
36.0 |
| special |
Boys |
100.0 |
4.7 |
39.0 |
11.4 |
17.9 |
27.0 |
39.6 |
| educational needs |
Girls |
100.0 |
3.7 |
32.5 |
6.3 |
20.9 |
36.6 |
28.5 |
(1) Includes the small number of pupils who left
school at the end of S3.
(2) Includes education authority, grant- aided and opted-out schools.
(3) Leavers with special educational needs are also included in the figures
for publicly funded and independent schools.
5.5 Throughout the period since 1987-88, boys were more likely than girls to leave at the school leaving age. For example, in 1987-88, 45 per cent of boys left on reaching the school leaving age, compared to 37 per cent of girls. By 1997-98, these percentages had fallen to 34 per cent and 26 per cent respectively. This differential between boys and girls has remained fairly constant, at around 8 to 10 percentage points.
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