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

0

16

2

Secondary

90

8

2

29

9

National

Primary

95

5

0

19

1

Secondary

89

10

1

38

5

• Authorised absence in primary schools ranged between 2% and 6% across the authority.
• Unauthorised absence in primary schools ranged between 0% and 2% across the authority.
• Authorised absence in secondary schools ranged between 7% and 9% across the authority.
• Unauthorised absence in secondary schools ranged between 0% and 4% 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

Airth

128

7

6

5

0

0

1

20

3

Antonine

149

5

5

4

1

1

0

15

0

Avonbridge

62

6

5

5

0

1

1

19

4

Bainsford

284

6

6

5

0

0

0

20

1

Bankier

222

6

6

4

0

0

1

16

3

Bantaskin

420

5

5

4

0

1

1

15

4

Beancross

374

6

6

3

0

0

0

11

1

Blackness

28

3

4

3

0

0

0

10

0

Bo’ness

272

5

5

4

0

0

0

16

1

Bonnybridge

307

6

6

5

0

0

0

19

0

Bothkennar

52

5

5

5

0

0

0

18

0

Bowhouse

409

5

5

5

0

1

1

18

3

California

85

5

5

5

0

0

0

21

0

Carmuirs

146

6

5

5

0

0

0

18

0

Carron

475

4

4

4

0

0

0

14

1

Carronshore

370

4

5

4

0

1

2

16

6

Comely Park

445

4

4

4

0

0

0

15

0

Deanburn

340

4

6

5

0

0

0

19

0

Denny

267

6

6

5

0

0

1

18

2

Drumbowie

35

4

5

3

0

1

0

12

2

Dunipace

148

5

5

5

0

0

0

17

0

Easter Carmuirs

269

6

5

4

0

1

2

17

8

Grange

215

5

6

5

1

0

1

18

5

Hallglen

267

7

8

6

0

0

0

24

1

Head of Muir

328

4

5

5

0

0

0

18

0

Kinneil

298

5

5

5

0

0

0

17

2

Ladeside

257

5

5

3

0

0

0

11

0

Langlees

204

8

7

4

0

0

1

14

5

Larbert Village

244

4

4

2

0

0

0

7

1

Laurieston

216

6

5

5

0

0

0

18

0

Limerigg

18

5

4

4

0

0

0

13

0

Maddiston

225

5

7

6

0

0

2

21

8

Moray

450

6

6

4

0

0

1

14

4

Nethermains

262

6

6

4

0

0

2

15

7

Sacred Heart

158

5

5

3

0

0

0

12

0

Shieldhill

295

5

5

5

0

0

0

21

0

Slamannan

160

6

6

4

0

0

1

16

3

St Andrew’s

330

5

4

4

1

0

0

17

1

St Francis’

423

5

6

5

0

0

0

18

0

St Joseph’s

101

5

4

4

0

0

0

15

0

St Margaret’s

518

5

5

4

0

0

0

16

0

St Mary’s

110

5

4

4

0

0

0

16

0

St Patrick’s

376

5

4

3

0

1

1

12

3

Stenhousemuir

540

6

5

3

0

0

1

12

3

Victoria

413

6

6

4

1

2

1

16

3

Wallacestone

420

5

5

5

0

0

0

17

0

Westquarter

225

7

6

5

0

0

0

21

0

Whitecross

91

8

6

5

0

0

0

21

0

Falkirk Council

12431

5

5

4

0

0

0

16

2

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

Bo’ness Academy

767

8

11

7

4

1

0

26

2

Denny High School

1098

8

8

7

3

2

3

27

11

Falkirk High School

1216

14

8

8

2

3

3

31

11

Graeme High School

1290

9

9

9

3

3

4

35

14

Grangemouth High School

819

9

7

7

2

3

2

27

9

Larbert High School

1292

10

8

7

3

3

2

25

8

St Mungo’s High School

769

6

8

9

3

2

0

35

0

Woodlands High School

471

8

7

7

6

4

3

28

13

Falkirk Council

7722

9

8

8

3

3

2

29

9

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.