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

 

ORKNEY ISLANDS 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

14

0

Secondary

94

6

0

22

1

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 2% and 8% 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 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

Burray

43

4

0

6

0

0

0

25

1

Dounby

150

3

3

3

0

0

0

12

0

Eday

13

3

3

5

0

0

0

20

0

Egilsay

4

1

6

**

0

0

**

**

**

Evie

67

3

5

3

0

0

0

13

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Firth

90

4

4

5

0

0

0

19

0

Flotta

6

3

2

3

0

0

0

13

0

Glaitness

186

4

4

4

0

0

0

16

0

Hope

91

4

5

5

0

0

0

18

0

North Ronaldsay

4

3

10

**

0

0

**

**

**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North Walls Community School

39

7

5

8

0

1

1

30

3

Orphir

48

2

3

3

0

0

0

11

0

Papa Westray

4

5

1

**

0

0

**

**

**

Papdale

513

5

5

3

0

0

0

10

0

Pierowall Junior High School

51

4

3

4

0

0

0

14

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rousay

35

5

5

5

0

0

0

20

0

Sanday Junior High School

54

6

5

7

4

0

2

26

8

Shapinsay

19

5

4

6

0

0

0

25

0

St Andrew’s

159

4

4

5

0

0

0

17

0

Stenness

47

3

3

2

0

0

0

8

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stromness

173

3

5

4

0

0

0

14

0

Stronsay Junior High School

35

4

3

5

0

0

0

21

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Orkney Islands Council

1831

4

4

4

0

0

0

14

0

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

Kirkwall Grammar School §

746

5

5

6

0

0

0

24

1

North Walls Community School (S1-S2)

10

3

0

9

0

0

1

35

4

Pierowall Junior High School (S1-S4)

28

5

4

5

0

0

0

19

0

Sanday Junior High School (S1-S4)

23

5

6

7

9

0

4

25

17

Stromness Academy

402

5

6

5

0

0

0

18

0

Stronsay Junior High School (S1-S4)

14

5

2

7

0

0

0

25

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Orkney Islands Council

1223

5

5

6

1

0

0

22

1

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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