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

95

4

1

15

3

Secondary

91

7

2

28

7

National

Primary

95

5

0

19

1

Secondary

89

10

1

38

5

• Authorised absence in primary schools ranged between 1% and 5% across the authority.
• Unauthorised absence in primary schools ranged between 0% and 3% across the authority.
• Authorised absence in secondary schools ranged between 6% and 10% across the authority.
• Unauthorised absence in secondary schools ranged between 0% and 3% across the authority.

Note 1:

For almost all schools the number of half days absence per pupil assumed 9/10 of 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

Aberlady

79

6

6

3

0

0

0

11

0

Athelstaneford

50

4

4

2

0

0

0

8

0

Campie

586

6

6

4

0

0

1

14

3

Cockenzie

475

5

4

4

1

1

1

14

4

Dirleton

66

3

5

3

0

0

0

10

0

Dunbar

525

5

4

4

1

1

1

12

2

East Linton

199

4

4

3

0

0

0

10

0

Elphinstone

49

5

6

5

1

0

0

16

0

Gullane

155

5

6

4

0

0

0

13

0

Haddington

340

7

7

5

0

0

0

16

0

Humbie

42

3

3

4

0

0

0

14

0

Innerwick

59

4

3

2

1

1

0

8

1

King’s Meadow

448

3

3

3

1

2

2

11

6

Law

610

6

5

4

0

0

0

14

1

Longniddry

287

3

3

3

0

0

0

10

0

Loretto

268

5

5

4

1

1

1

15

3

Macmerry

107

4

4

4

0

0

0

15

1

Musselburgh Burgh

282

7

7

5

1

1

1

18

3

Ormiston

205

6

5

4

0

1

1

14

3

Pencaitland

223

4

3

3

0

0

0

10

0

Pinkie-St Peter’s

397

6

7

5

1

1

1

15

4

Prestonpans

322

5

5

5

2

2

2

17

6

Prestonpans Infant

242

5

5

4

3

3

3

15

10

Saltoun

69

4

3

3

0

0

0

10

0

St Gabriel’s

146

5

4

4

1

1

1

15

3

St Martin’s

196

4

5

3

1

1

1

12

2

St Mary’s

109

6

6

5

0

0

0

16

1

Stenton

35

0

0

2

0

0

0

5

0

Stoneyhill

240

5

4

3

0

0

0

10

1

Tranent

356

6

5

4

0

1

0

14

1

Tranent Infant

279

8

7

5

0

1

0

16

1

Wallyford

221

5

4

4

2

2

3

12

9

West Barns

97

2

4

1

2

1

1

5

3

Whitecraig

119

7

5

4

1

1

2

13

7

Yester

154

4

4

3

0

0

0

10

0

East Lothian Council

8037

5

5

4

1

1

1

15

3

National

437028

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

Dunbar Grammar School

520

7

8

6

1

1

1

20

5

Knox Academy

756

10

7

6

4

3

2

19

8

Musselburgh Grammar School

1006

6

9

10

6

3

1

33

5

North Berwick High School

649

7

7

6

1

0

0

21

1

Preston Lodge High School

796

12

9

8

2

2

3

27

10

Ross High School

779

11

9

7

4

3

3

25

11

East Lothian Council

4506

9

8

7

3

2

2

28

7

National

286748

11

10

10

1

1

1

38

5

Note 1:

For almost all schools the number of half days absence per pupil assumed 9/10 of 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.