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

 

HIGHLAND 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

16

1

Secondary

91

8

1

29

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.

graphs

  • Authorised absence in primary schools ranged between 0% and 8% across the authority.
  • Unauthorised absence in primary schools ranged between 0% and 3% across the authority.
  • Authorised absence in secondary schools ranged between 5% and 10% across the authority.
  • Unauthorised absence in secondary schools ranged between 0% and 2% 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

Abernethy

53

3

4

5

1

0

0

21

0

Achaphubuil

8

5

3

4

0

0

0

17

0

Acharacle

60

5

5

5

0

0

1

20

3

Achfary

12

3

4

3

0

0

0

13

0

Achiltbuie

29

4

6

4

0

0

0

16

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Achnasheen

6

5

5

8

0

0

0

29

0

Aldourie

14

0

3

2

0

0

0

8

0

Altnaharra

10

4

5

2

0

0

0

8

0

Alvie

33

3

5

6

0

0

0

22

0

Applecross

18

3

5

5

0

0

0

20

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ardersier

146

5

4

4

0

0

0

16

0

Ardgour

29

3

3

3

0

0

0

13

0

Ardross

38

4

5

4

0

0

0

17

0

Arisaig

36

3

0

4

0

0

0

15

0

Assynt

5

3

4

7

0

0

0

28

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auchtertyre

81

4

3

3

0

0

0

12

0

Auldearn

159

4

3

3

1

0

0

13

2

Aviemore

216

5

5

5

0

0

0

20

0

Avoch

260

2

2

4

1

1

1

15

4

Badcaul

20

4

4

6

0

0

0

22

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ballachulish

54

4

4

4

0

0

0

16

0

Balloch

284

4

4

3

0

0

0

12

0

Balnain

35

5

6

4

0

0

0

14

0

Banavie

179

4

5

3

0

0

0

12

0

Beauly

123

4

4

4

1

0

0

14

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bishop Eden

64

6

7

7

0

0

0

25

0

Bonar Bridge

57

5

6

4

0

0

0

15

0

Borrodale

9

5

6

5

0

0

0

20

0

Bower

31

4

5

5

0

0

0

20

0

Bridgend

159

6

6

3

0

0

0

12

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broadford

102

5

6

6

0

0

0

24

0

Brora

147

5

5

5

0

0

0

19

0

Bualnaluib

58

6

5

6

0

0

0

23

0

Canisbay

57

5

4

4

0

0

0

16

0

Canna

2

6

4

**

0

0

**

**

**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cannich Bridge

31

5

4

2

0

0

0

9

0

Caol

168

6

5

4

0

0

0

17

0

Carbost

22

4

2

3

0

0

0

11

0

Carrbridge

89

4

4

5

0

0

0

19

0

Castletown

151

4

5

5

0

0

0

18

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cauldeen

241

4

5

5

0

0

0

18

0

Cawdor

89

4

5

4

0

0

0

16

0

Central

441

5

5

4

0

0

0

17

0

Conon

166

4

4

3

0

0

0

13

2

Contin

24

4

6

3

0

0

2

10

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coulhill

270

6

6

5

0

0

0

21

2

Cradlehall

258

4

4

4

0

0

0

14

0

Craighill

327

5

4

5

0

0

0

19

0

Craighill Gaelic Unit

##

##

##

##

##

##

##

##

##

Cromarty

79

4

4

5

0

0

0

18

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crossroads

34

5

7

4

0

0

0

16

1

Crown

378

4

4

5

0

0

0

18

0

Croy

70

5

5

3

0

0

0

10

0

Culbokie

57

3

5

3

0

0

0

13

0

Cullicudden

46

4

4

4

0

0

0

17

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dalneigh

240

5

6

6

0

0

0

22

1

Dalwhinnie

9

5

2

3

0

0

0

11

0

Daviot

24

2

3

2

0

0

0

9

0

Deshar

58

3

4

4

0

0

0

14

1

Dingwall

449

5

5

5

0

0

0

20

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dochgarroch

30

4

4

2

0

0

0

9

0

Dornoch

198

4

5

4

0

0

0

15

0

Drakies

352

3

3

3

0

0

0

11

1

Dulchreichard

7

2

1

5

0

0

0

21

0

Dunbeath

28

2

4

3

0

0

0

11

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Duncan Forbes

322

4

5

5

0

0

0

17

0

Dunvegan

74

4

4

5

0

1

1

18

4

Durness

30

4

6

3

0

0

0

11

0

Duror

25

3

4

2

0

0

0

8

0

Edderton

20

4

6

3

0

0

0

12

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edinbane

25

3

5

3

0

0

0

12

0

Eigg

11

1

2

2

0

0

0

9

0

Elgol

11

1

1

2

1

0

0

6

0

Farr

21

2

1

1

0

0

0

4

0

Farr High School

42

4

6

5

0

0

0

18

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ferintosh

43

3

5

4

0

0

0

16

0

Fodderty

156

4

4

4

0

0

0

17

0

Fort William

128

3

6

4

0

0

0

15

1

Fort William RC

155

5

5

5

1

1

1

18

3

Foyers

13

4

3

4

0

0

0

17

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gairloch

72

3

5

4

0

0

0

16

1

Gergask

17

3

5

5

0

0

0

18

0

Gledfield

51

3

3

5

0

0

0

20

0

Glenborrodale

11

5

4

3

0

0

0

12

0

Glencoe

44

5

6

5

0

0

0

20

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glenelg

23

5

5

3

0

0

0

12

0

Glenurquhart

104

4

5

3

0

0

0

13

0

Golspie

150

5

5

5

0

0

0

20

0

Grantown

253

5

4

2

0

0

0

7

0

Halkirk

121

4

3

4

0

0

0

14

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Helmsdale

64

4

3

5

0

1

1

17

2

Hill of Fearn

84

4

5

4

0

0

0

14

1

Hillhead, Wick

193

4

3

4

0

0

0

16

1

Hilton of Cadboll

139

6

5

4

0

0

1

15

4

Hilton, Inverness

257

4

6

4

0

0

0

15

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Holm

187

3

3

3

0

0

0

12

0

Inver

41

4

3

2

0

0

0

8

0

Inverasdale

15

3

5

2

0

0

0

9

1

Invergarry

29

3

4

5

0

0

0

19

0

Inverie

5

5

4

7

0

0

0

28

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inverlochy

137

4

4

3

1

0

0

12

0

Keiss

57

4

6

4

0

0

0

17

0

Kilchoan

11

8

5

4

0

0

0

17

0

Kilchuimen

98

4

1

4

0

1

0

14

1

Kilmonivaig

61

3

5

4

0

0

0

15

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kilmuir

21

7

6

7

0

0

0

25

0

Kiltearn

173

4

4

4

0

0

0

16

1

Kinbrace

5

7

8

2

0

0

0

8

0

Kingussie

148

5

5

5

0

0

0

18

0

Kinlochbervie

51

3

4

2

3

0

0

9

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kinlochewe

10

2

3

4

0

0

0

14

0

Kinlochleven

76

7

7

5

0

0

0

18

0

Kinmylies

227

5

5

4

0

0

0

17

1

Kirkhill

140

4

5

3

0

0

0

13

0

Knockbreck, Dunvegan

25

7

5

5

0

0

0

21

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Knockbreck, Tain

113

4

4

5

1

1

0

19

1

Kyle

64

5

4

4

0

0

0

17

0

Kyleakin

33

3

4

4

0

0

0

14

0

Lady Lovat

29

8

6

5

0

0

0

19

0

Lairg

62

5

5

5

0

0

0

19

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loch Choire

1

2

0

**

0

0

**

**

**

Loch Duich

26

3

5

4

0

0

0

15

0

Lochaline

36

5

4

6

0

0

0

22

0

Lochardil

274

3

3

3

0

0

0

12

0

Lochcarron

75

4

3

3

0

0

0

11

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lochinver

57

5

5

3

0

0

1

12

4

Lochyside

166

4

4

4

0

0

0

16

0

Lybster

114

5

5

5

0

0

0

20

1

Macdiarmid

36

4

5

4

0

0

0

17

0

Mallaig

86

5

5

5

0

0

1

17

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marybank

53

2

3

1

0

0

0

4

0

Maryburgh

154

4

4

4

0

0

0

16

0

Melvich

46

4

4

3

0

0

0

13

0

Merkinch

281

7

6

6

2

2

3

22

11

Millbank

306

5

5

5

0

1

0

18

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miller Academy

338

4

4

3

0

0

1

13

2

Milton

118

6

5

5

0

0

0

18

0

Mount Pleasant

201

4

5

3

0

0

0

13

1

Moy

12

2

1

3

0

0

0

11

0

Muck

3

2

1

**

0

0

**

**

**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Muirtown

332

4

4

4

0

0

0

15

0

Mulbuie

44

3

3

3

0

0

0

11

0

Munlochy

77

4

4

4

0

0

0

15

0

Newhall

65

4

5

5

0

0

0

17

0

Newmore

58

3

4

4

0

0

0

14

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Newtonmore

72

4

6

4

0

0

0

13

0

Newtonmore Gaelic Medium Unit

##

##

##

##

##

##

##

##

##

North Kessock

119

4

4

3

0

0

0

11

0

North, Wick

264

4

2

3

0

0

0

13

0

Obsdale

100

7

9

5

0

0

1

19

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Park

243

5

0

4

0

0

0

16

0

Pennyland

259

4

5

4

0

0

0

17

0

Plockton

86

3

3

2

0

0

0

9

0

Poolewe

27

6

4

4

0

0

0

13

0

Portree

319

5

5

5

0

0

0

20

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pulteneytown Academy

240

4

4

4

0

0

0

16

0

Raasay

12

5

2

4

0

0

0

17

0

Raigbeg

39

1

3

4

0

0

0

16

1

Raigmore

180

6

8

6

0

0

0

25

1

Reay

54

3

3

3

0

0

0

12

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rogart

26

3

3

4

0

0

0

14

0

Rosebank

485

4

5

4

0

0

0

17

0

Rosehall

9

3

2

3

0

0

0

10

0

Roybridge

36

3

4

4

0

0

0

16

0

Rum

2

4

8

**

0

0

**

**

**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scoraig

12

6

6

4

0

0

0

16

0

Scourie

37

5

4

4

0

0

0

15

0

Shieldaig

8

1

2

3

0

0

0

13

0

Sleat

51

4

4

4

0

0

0

17

0

Smithton

354

5

5

4

1

0

0

16

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Lodge

168

5

6

4

0

0

1

15

2

South, Wick

187

4

3

3

0

0

1

13

3

St Bride’s

37

4

3

3

0

0

0

10

0

St Joseph’s

179

6

6

5

0

0

0

18

0

Staffin

44

3

6

5

0

0

0

18

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stoer

15

6

7

6

0

0

0

22

0

Strathconon

8

4

6

7

0

0

0

27

0

Stratherrick

33

5

8

6

0

0

0

21

1

Strathgarve

13

3

6

1

0

0

0

6

0

Strontian

24

2

3

3

0

0

0

11

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Struan

26

3

3

4

0

0

0

15

0

Tarbat Old

35

4

5

4

0

0

0

16

0

Tarradale

214

3

4

4

0

0

0

15

0

Teanassie

57

4

6

3

0

0

0

12

2

Thrumster

22

5

4

3

0

0

0

12

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tomnacross

92

3

3

3

0

1

0

11

1

Tongue

49

5

5

5

0

0

0

17

0

Tore

27

0

2

0

0

0

0

1

0

Torridon

4

1

1

**

0

0

**

**

**

Uig

28

5

7

5

0

0

0

18

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ullapool

226

5

6

4

0

0

0

15

1

Upper Achintore

140

6

6

5

1

1

2

19

6

Watten

58

7

5

3

1

0

1

13

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Highland Council

19033

4

4

4

0

0

0

16

1

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

Alness Academy

577

13

10

10

1

1

1

39

5

Charleston Academy

809

8

7

6

0

0

0

22

1

Culloden Academy

846

6

9

9

2

1

2

33

7

Dingwall Academy

1011

8

8

9

2

1

2

34

6

Dornoch Academy

156

4

6

6

0

0

0

23

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Farr High School

78

7

10

8

0

0

0

31

0

Fortrose Academy

568

6

7

7

1

1

0

25

2

Gairloch High School

187

6

5

5

0

0

0

19

0

Glen Urquhart High School

155

11

8

9

0

0

0

35

0

Golspie High School

406

8

7

7

1

0

0

26

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grantown Grammar School

329

7

10

6

0

1

1

23

5

Invergordon Academy

371

6

6

7

2

2

2

25

8

Inverness High School

433

12

10

10

2

2

2

40

9

Inverness Royal Academy

681

10

9

8

1

0

0

29

1

Kilchuimen Academy

55

6

8

5

0

1

2

18

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kingussie High School

357

8

7

6

0

0

0

23

0

Kinlochbervie High School

69

6

8

5

0

0

1

20

4

Kinlochleven High School

107

12

7

7

0

0

0

27

2

Lochaber High School

935

12

10

8

0

0

0

31

1

Mallaig High School

151

6

7

8

2

1

2

31

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Millburn Academy

952

7

9

9

0

2

2

33

7

Nairn Academy

717

9

9

8

0

0

0

31

0

Plockton High School

273

8

7

10

0

0

0

36

1

Portree High School

590

13

7

7

3

2

1

26

5

Tain Royal Academy

629

6

6

7

1

3

1

25

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thurso High School

928

6

6

5

3

2

1

19

5

Ullapool High School

188

7

7

5

1

1

1

20

5

Wick High School

808

12

9

9

3

3

2

35

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Highland Council

13366

9

8

8

1

1

1

29

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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