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Attendance and Absence in Scottish Schools: 1996/97 to 1998/99

 

DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COUNCIL

 

Percentage attendance 1998/99

Percentage authorised absence 1998/99

Percentage unauthorised absence 1998/99

Average number of half days per pupil 1998/99

authorised absence

unauthorised absence

Primary

96

4

0

15

0

Secondary

90

9

1

35

4

National

Primary

95

5

0

19

1

Secondary

89

10

1

38

5

The following graphs show the number of schools within a percentage attendance range in session 1998/99.

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  • Authorised absence in primary schools ranged between 1% and 7% across the authority.
  • Unauthorised absence in primary schools ranged between 0% and 2% across the authority.
  • Authorised absence in secondary schools ranged between 5% and 13% across the authority.
  • Unauthorised absence in secondary schools ranged between 0% and 3% across the authority

Note 1:

The number of half days authorised and unauthorised absence for each pupil assumed 380 half days in the school session.

Note 2:

The percentages have been given as rounded figures for clarity. As a result, they may not add up to 100%.

Primary schools

School roll Sept 98

Percentage authorised absence

Percentage unauthorised absence

Av nos half days absence per pupil

auth

unauth

96/97

97/98

98/99

96/97

97/98

98/99

98/99

98/99

Ae

27

3

4

5

0

0

0

18

0

All Souls

9

5

2

4

0

0

0

14

0

Amisfield

59

2

3

3

0

0

0

10

0

Applegarth

22

3

7

5

0

0

2

20

6

Auchencairn

47

4

5

7

0

0

1

28

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auldgirth

15

3

5

5

0

0

0

19

0

Beattock

37

5

4

3

0

0

0

12

0

Belmont

228

4

4

4

0

0

0

17

0

Borgue

27

4

5

5

0

0

0

17

0

Brownhall

34

5

6

3

0

0

0

12

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brydekirk

41

3

1

2

0

0

0

8

0

Caerlaverock

60

3

4

3

0

0

0

11

0

Calside

330

4

4

4

0

0

0

14

1

Canonbie

85

3

3

4

0

0

0

14

0

Cargenbridge

93

4

4

3

0

0

0

12

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carrutherston

42

5

5

6

0

0

1

24

3

Carsphairn

17

6

6

6

0

1

0

24

0

Castle Douglas

324

4

4

5

0

0

0

18

0

Castle Kennedy

59

5

4

3

0

1

0

13

1

Castledykes

164

4

4

4

0

0

0

16

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closeburn

68

4

3

3

0

0

0

10

0

Collin

68

3

4

3

0

0

0

10

0

Colvend

25

3

2

3

0

0

0

13

0

Corsock

20

4

6

3

0

0

0

12

0

Creetown

74

6

5

6

0

1

0

23

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crossmichael

59

3

4

4

0

0

0

14

0

Cummertrees

96

4

3

4

0

0

0

15

0

Dalbeattie

324

4

5

5

0

0

0

18

0

Dalry Secondary School

58

3

4

1

0

0

0

3

0

Drochduil

38

5

5

4

0

0

0

17

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drummore

51

3

3

4

0

0

0

17

0

Duncow

57

3

2

4

0

0

0

16

0

Dundrennan

13

3

4

4

0

0

0

15

0

Dunscore

97

3

3

2

0

0

0

8

0

Eaglesfield

82

3

3

4

0

0

0

15

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eastriggs Community

182

3

3

4

0

0

0

17

0

Elmvale

149

4

4

5

0

1

0

19

1

Eskdalemuir

13

8

6

5

0

0

0

19

0

Garlieston

29

3

5

3

0

0

0

13

0

Gatehouse

100

5

4

4

0

0

0

14

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gelston

60

3

3

3

0

0

0

12

0

Georgetown

306

3

3

3

0

0

1

10

2

Glenluce

91

5

4

4

0

0

0

14

0

Glentrool

17

6

2

4

1

0

0

16

0

Glenzier

27

5

4

4

0

0

0

15

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gretna

326

4

4

4

0

0

0

17

0

Hardgate

70

4

4

3

0

0

0

13

0

Hecklegirth

296

4

4

4

0

0

0

17

0

Hightae

38

4

2

2

0

0

0

9

0

Hoddom

90

6

4

4

0

0

0

17

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Holywood

48

4

5

3

0

0

0

11

0

Hottsbridge

38

4

3

3

0

0

0

12

0

Hutton

21

4

4

2

0

0

0

6

1

Johnston

168

6

5

5

0

0

0

17

0

Johnstonebridge

21

3

4

4

0

0

0

17

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kelloholm

244

5

5

5

0

0

0

18

0

Kells

58

3

4

3

0

0

0

12

0

Kirkbean

54

4

4

4

0

0

0

14

0

Kirkcolm

38

3

4

3

0

0

0

12

0

Kirkcowan

67

4

4

4

0

0

0

14

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kirkgunzeon

38

3

2

4

0

0

0

13

0

Kirkinner

58

4

4

4

0

0

0

14

0

Kirkpatrick Fleming

61

3

3

4

0

0

0

14

0

Langholm

192

4

3

4

0

0

0

14

0

Laurieknowe

407

6

6

5

0

0

0

21

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Laurieston

23

4

4

5

0

0

0

17

0

Leswalt

40

2

3

4

0

0

0

13

0

Lincluden

276

7

6

6

0

0

0

24

0

Lochans

34

5

2

4

0

0

0

14

0

Locharbriggs

442

4

4

4

0

0

0

17

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lochmaben

250

4

4

4

0

0

0

15

1

Lochrutton

26

2

3

2

0

0

0

8

0

Lochside

314

6

5

5

0

0

0

19

0

Lockerbie

323

4

5

4

0

0

0

16

0

Loreburn

246

4

3

3

0

1

0

12

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minnigaff

164

5

4

5

2

0

0

17

0

Moffat Academy

266

4

4

2

0

0

0

7

0

Moniaive

54

4

3

4

0

0

0

14

0

Mouswald

30

3

3

1

0

0

0

5

0

Nethermill

41

4

4

3

0

0

0

13

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Abbey

56

3

4

3

0

0

0

10

0

Newington

341

4

4

4

0

0

0

15

0

Noblehill

264

4

4

4

0

0

0

15

0

Palnackie

29

5

3

4

0

0

0

16

0

Park

266

5

5

5

0

0

0

18

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Penninghame

202

5

4

5

0

0

0

18

0

Penpont

83

3

4

4

0

0

0

15

0

Port William

96

4

3

4

0

0

0

16

0

Portpatrick

52

5

4

4

0

0

0

13

0

Rephad

239

5

5

4

0

0

0

16

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sandhead

85

4

4

4

0

0

0

15

0

Sanquhar

256

4

4

4

0

0

0

15

0

Shawhead

37

4

3

4

0

0

0

15

0

Sheuchan

311

4

4

4

0

0

0

15

0

Sorbie

27

2

5

2

0

0

0

9

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Springfield

30

5

4

2

0

0

0

9

0

Springholm

87

5

5

5

0

0

0

19

0

St Andrew’s

183

4

4

3

0

0

0

11

0

St Columba’s

86

5

5

5

0

0

0

19

1

St Cuthbert’s

19

5

5

4

0

0

0

17

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

St Joseph’s

69

5

4

5

0

0

0

19

0

St Michael’s

188

4

4

4

0

0

0

16

0

St Mungo

48

3

5

4

0

0

0

14

0

St Ninian’s, Dumfries

166

7

5

5

0

0

0

18

0

St Ninian’s, Newton Stewart

27

1

3

4

0

0

0

15

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

St Peter’s

45

4

4

4

0

0

0

14

0

St Teresa’s

176

6

6

4

1

1

1

17

4

Torthorwald

15

4

4

4

0

0

0

13

0

Troqueer

251

4

4

4

0

0

0

14

0

Tundergarth

26

2

2

4

0

0

0

14

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Twynholm

66

4

3

4

0

0

0

13

0

Wallace Hall

141

3

3

3

0

0

0

13

1

Wamphray

26

5

6

3

0

2

0

11

0

Westerkirk

7

2

2

2

0

0

0

7

0

Whithorn

139

6

6

6

0

0

1

21

3

Wigtown

115

4

4

5

0

0

0

18

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dumfries & Galloway Council

12940

4

4

4

0

0

0

15

0

National

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5

5

5

0

0

0

19

1

Secondary schools

School roll Sept 98

Percentage authorised absence

Percentage unauthorised absence

Av nos half days absence per pupil

auth

unauth

96/97

97/98

98/99

96/97

97/98

98/99

98/99

98/99

Annan Academy

983

8

9

11

1

2

1

44

4

Castle Douglas High School

493

8

6

6

0

0

0

23

1

Dalbeattie High School

371

7

6

9

1

1

0

35

1

Dalry Secondary School (S1-S4)

109

7

5

5

0

0

1

17

3

Douglas Ewart High School

693

7

6

9

1

2

1

33

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dumfries Academy

752

7

8

10

1

2

2

36

6

Dumfries High School

1017

6

6

9

0

0

0

36

2

Kirkcudbright Academy §

482

6

6

9

0

0

0

33

2

Langholm Academy

234

4

4

10

0

0

0

38

0

Lockerbie Academy

717

8

9

9

0

0

1

33

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maxwelltown High School

359

6

6

13

1

0

2

48

6

Moffat Academy

204

3

3

8

0

0

0

30

0

Sanquhar Academy

271

10

8

6

1

1

1

24

4

St Joseph’s College

549

8

6

9

1

0

0

33

1

Stranraer Academy

1074

6

6

10

3

4

3

36

12

Wallace Hall Academy

396

6

5

8

0

0

1

29

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dumfries & Galloway Council

8704

7

7

9

1

1

1

35

4

National

286748

11

10

10

1

1

1

38

5

Note 1:

The number of half days authorised and unauthorised absence for each pupil assumed 380 half days in the school session.

Note 2:

A percentage absence figure of 0 means less than 0.5 percent.

Note 3:

Exact values have been used in the calculations for the number of half days rather than the rounded values given in the tables. This is the reason for some apparent inconsistencies between percentage figures and the exact number of half days.

Note 4:

Schools marked with (§) receive pupils after S4 to continue their education in S5 and S6.

 

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