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

National

Primary

95

5

0

19

1

Secondary

89

10

1

38

5

• Authorised absence in primary schools ranged between 1% and 8% across the authority.
• Unauthorised absence in primary schools ranged between 0% and 5% across the authority.
• Authorised absence in secondary schools ranged between 5% and 16% across the authority.
• Unauthorised absence in secondary schools ranged between 1% and 9% 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

Abbeyhill

264

6

7

5

0

0

0

17

1

Balgreen

405

5

5

3

0

0

1

11

4

Blackhall

301

3

3

4

0

0

0

12

0

Bonaly

435

3

4

3

0

0

0

10

0

Bonnington

179

9

7

5

0

0

2

17

8

Broomhouse

199

8

9

7

0

0

2

22

7

Broughton

333

6

5

4

0

0

2

12

5

Brunstane

287

8

7

5

0

0

3

16

10

Bruntsfield

544

5

5

5

0

0

0

16

1

Buckstone

487

3

3

3

0

0

0

10

0

Burdiehouse

193

10

11

8

0

0

1

29

2

Carrick Knowe

528

4

5

4

0

0

0

13

1

Clermiston

332

5

6

5

0

0

0

16

1

Clovenstone

211

9

10

7

0

0

2

23

6

Colinton

267

8

6

6

0

0

1

19

3

Comiston

320

3

3

2

0

0

0

8

1

Corstorphine

496

4

4

3

0

0

0

12

0

Craigentinny

291

6

6

5

0

0

2

17

7

Craiglockhart

375

4

4

3

0

0

0

11

1

Craigmillar

98

7

8

5

0

0

5

16

16

Craigmuir

201

7

7

3

0

0

3

11

11

Cramond

337

4

4

3

0

0

0

12

0

Curriehill

203

4

4

4

0

0

0

12

1

Dalmeny

72

4

5

4

0

0

0

14

0

Dalry

221

8

9

8

0

0

0

28

0

Davidson’s Mains

565

5

5

5

0

0

0

15

0

Dean Park

498

3

3

3

0

0

0

11

0

Drumbrae

220

6

5

4

0

0

0

15

2

Duddingston

455

4

5

4

0

0

0

14

1

Dumbryden

235

8

7

4

0

0

3

13

9

East Craigs

409

4

4

4

0

0

0

12

0

Echline

393

4

4

4

0

0

0

12

1

Fernieside

201

7

6

4

0

0

3

13

9

Ferryhill

253

7

7

6

0

0

1

21

3

Flora Stevenson

508

6

5

4

0

0

0

15

0

Fort

136

9

6

5

0

0

3

17

10

Fox Covert

171

4

3

4

0

0

0

13

1

Fox Covert RC

172

3

3

3

0

0

0

11

1

Gilmerton

492

8

8

4

0

0

2

15

8

Gracemount

436

8

8

4

0

0

2

15

7

Granton

306

7

6

1

1

1

1

2

3

Greendykes

170

7

8

5

0

0

2

19

7

Gylemuir

530

4

4

4

0

0

0

12

1

Hailesland

223

10

9

5

0

0

3

18

12

Hermitage Park

431

5

5

4

0

0

1

14

2

Hillwood

92

5

5

5

1

0

0

15

0

Holy Cross

335

5

6

5

0

0

0

16

0

Hunter’s Tryst

190

7

7

5

0

0

2

17

6

Inchview

134

8

9

5

0

0

3

18

10

James Gillespie’s

450

5

5

4

0

0

1

13

2

Juniper Green

429

4

4

4

0

0

0

14

0

Kirkliston

289

4

6

4

0

0

1

15

2

Leith

325

7

7

6

0

0

1

20

3

Leith Walk

198

7

7

6

0

0

0

21

0

Liberton

521

5

5

4

0

0

1

14

3

Lismore

162

7

7

6

0

0

2

20

8

Longstone

244

5

5

4

0

0

1

15

2

Lorne

281

7

7

7

0

0

1

22

4

Moredun

165

9

8

4

0

0

3

15

9

Muirhouse

156

7

9

5

0

0

3

18

11

Murrayburn

437

6

5

4

0

0

1

14

5

Nether Currie

198

3

3

4

0

0

0

12

0

Newcraighall

120

5

6

5

0

0

1

16

4

Niddrie Mill

238

7

6

6

0

0

1

21

4

Orwell

103

8

8

5

0

0

2

16

6

Oxgangs

360

5

4

3

0

0

1

10

2

Parsons Green

395

5

5

4

0

0

0

14

1

Peffermill

91

9

9

5

0

0

0

18

0

Pirniehall

230

7

7

6

0

0

2

19

8

Preston Street

343

7

7

4

0

0

2

15

7

Prestonfield

228

7

8

6

0

0

2

19

6

Queensferry

382

5

3

5

0

0

0

16

0

Ratho

190

3

4

4

0

0

0

13

0

Riccarton

252

5

3

4

0

0

0

12

0

Roseburn

252

4

4

4

0

0

0

12

0

Royal High, The

416

4

5

4

0

0

1

13

3

Royal Mile

165

4

9

6

2

0

2

20

5

Royston

307

7

8

5

0

0

2

16

8

Sciennes

600

4

5

4

0

0

0

15

1

Sighthill

258

8

7

6

0

0

1

22

3

Silverknowes

200

9

9

6

0

0

4

21

13

South Morningside

640

3

3

3

0

0

0

11

0

St Catherine’s

207

8

9

5

0

0

3

18

10

St Cuthbert’s

196

5

4

4

0

0

1

12

3

St David’s

179

10

8

5

0

0

3

17

11

St Francis’

193

10

9

5

0

0

4

16

15

St John Vianney

306

7

8

4

0

0

3

15

9

St John’s

420

4

4

4

0

0

0

14

1

St Joseph’s

149

7

8

5

0

0

2

16

8

St Margaret’s

150

4

4

4

0

0

0

13

0

St Mark’s

192

6

5

4

0

0

0

14

0

St Mary’s, Edinburgh

234

5

5

3

0

0

1

11

3

St Mary’s, Leith

221

6

6

4

0

0

1

13

3

St Ninian’s

325

8

7

3

0

0

2

11

8

St Peter’s

306

4

4

3

0

0

0

9

1

Stenhouse

365

7

8

5

0

0

1

18

4

Stockbridge

207

5

5

4

0

0

0

15

0

Tollcross

211

8

7

4

0

0

2

15

6

Towerbank

464

5

6

4

0

0

0

14

0

Trinity

440

5

4

5

0

0

1

18

2

Victoria

132

6

6

4

0

0

1

15

3

Wardie

409

4

4

4

0

0

0

14

1

Westburn

247

6

7

4

0

0

2

14

8

Edinburgh, City of Council

30312

6

6

4

0

0

1

16

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

Balerno Community High School

745

7

5

7

0

1

2

25

6

Boroughmuir High School

945

7

8

9

0

0

2

32

7

Broughton High School

919

13

7

11

0

4

5

38

16

Castlebrae High School

287

17

9

16

1

9

6

54

20

Craigmount High School

1150

7

5

9

0

3

2

32

7

Craigroyston Community High School

452

13

8

10

1

4

5

33

16

Currie High School

742

6

5

9

0

1

2

31

6

Drummond Community High School

345

13

13

8

0

0

9

28

30

Firrhill High School

815

8

9

8

0

0

4

26

13

Forrester High School

822

11

11

7

1

1

4

23

14

Gracemount High School

474

14

17

8

2

1

7

28

25

Holy Rood High School

807

14

14

16

0

0

1

55

2

James Gillespie’s High School

947

8

4

5

0

4

3

18

9

Leith Academy

830

10

6

9

0

4

5

32

17

Liberton High School

611

13

8

11

1

6

5

38

16

Portobello High School

1292

9

10

9

1

1

3

32

10

Queensferry High School

683

8

5

9

1

2

2

31

8

Royal High School

962

8

8

9

0

0

2

31

8

St Augustine’s High School

739

10

11

9

1

1

2

32

8

St Thomas of Aquin’s High School

570

9

10

8

0

0

5

28

16

Trinity Academy

833

10

7

11

1

2

1

38

3

Tynecastle High School

694

10

10

11

2

3

5

39

18

Wester Hailes Education Centre

546

17

9

8

1

6

8

28

28

Edinburgh, City of Council

17210

10

8

9

1

2

3

36

13

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.