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

 

SCOTTISH BORDERS 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

15

0

Secondary

93

6

1

24

2

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 0% and 6% across the authority.
  • Unauthorised absence in primary schools ranged between 0% and 1% across the authority.
  • Authorised absence in secondary schools ranged between 4% and 11% across the authority.
  • Unauthorised absence in secondary schools ranged between 0% and 1% 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

Ancrum

50

6

3

3

0

0

0

11

0

Ayton

68

4

4

4

0

0

0

17

0

Balmoral

135

5

5

5

0

0

0

17

0

Broomlands

212

3

3

3

0

0

0

11

0

Broughton Central

91

4

4

4

0

0

0

15

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Burgh

215

3

4

3

0

0

0

13

0

Burnfoot Community

234

6

3

5

2

2

0

21

0

Burnmouth

25

4

3

3

0

0

0

13

0

Caddonfoot

51

3

3

3

0

0

0

11

0

Channelkirk

50

3

3

3

0

0

0

12

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chirnside

200

4

4

4

0

0

0

15

0

Cockburnspath

74

5

5

4

0

0

0

17

0

Coldingham

116

4

4

4

0

0

0

16

0

Coldstream

175

4

4

5

0

0

0

19

0

Cranshaws

23

4

5

6

0

0

0

21

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denholm

98

3

3

3

0

0

0

11

0

Drumlanrig St Cuthbert’s

276

4

4

3

0

0

0

12

0

Duns

375

5

4

4

0

0

0

17

0

Earlston

183

4

4

4

0

0

0

14

0

Eccles/Leitholm

37

3

4

5

0

0

0

18

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eddleston

57

5

5

4

0

0

0

17

0

Edenside

433

4

4

4

0

0

0

15

0

Ednam

31

3

3

2

0

0

1

7

3

Ettrick

15

0

1

0

0

0

0

2

0

Eyemouth

318

4

5

5

0

0

0

18

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fountainhall

21

2

4

4

0

0

0

14

0

Glen Douglas

21

6

5

4

0

0

0

16

0

Glendinning Terrace

102

3

5

4

0

0

0

13

0

Gordon

53

3

4

4

0

0

0

16

0

Greenlaw

82

6

4

4

0

0

0

14

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Halyrude

88

4

4

3

0

0

0

13

0

Heriot

40

4

5

6

0

0

0

21

0

Hobkirk

35

2

4

3

0

0

0

13

0

Howdenburn

196

6

5

3

0

0

0

12

2

Hutton

30

6

5

5

0

0

0

20

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kingsland

298

4

4

3

0

0

0

12

0

Kirkhope

45

3

4

4

0

0

0

16

0

Knowepark

340

4

4

6

0

0

0

23

2

Langlee

282

6

6

5

0

0

0

20

0

Lauder

129

3

3

3

0

0

0

12

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lilliesleaf

97

4

3

4

0

0

0

15

0

Melrose Grammar

218

3

4

3

0

0

0

12

0

Morebattle

74

4

3

4

0

0

0

15

0

Newcastleton

90

3

4

4

0

0

1

14

2

Newlands

63

3

4

3

0

0

0

11

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Newtown

127

4

5

3

0

0

0

12

0

Oxnam

13

6

4

3

0

0

0

10

0

Parkside

222

5

5

4

0

0

0

16

0

Philiphaugh Community

166

6

5

5

1

0

0

18

1

Priorsford

284

4

4

4

0

0

0

14

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reston

43

6

3

4

0

0

0

15

1

Roberton

14

4

3

6

0

0

0

21

0

Sprouston

31

4

4

3

0

0

0

12

0

St Boswells

144

5

4

4

0

0

0

15

0

St Joseph’s

49

5

5

4

0

0

0

16

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

St Margaret’s, Galashiels

91

4

5

5

0

0

0

20

0

St Margaret’s, Hawick

45

4

6

3

0

0

0

13

0

St Peter’s

202

4

3

4

0

0

0

14

0

St Ronan’s

235

4

5

4

0

0

0

15

0

Stirches

95

4

3

2

1

0

1

9

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stow

87

3

3

3

1

0

0

12

0

Swinton

79

4

3

4

0

0

0

13

0

Teviothead

13

6

2

3

0

0

0

12

2

Traquair

10

6

5

6

0

0

0

23

0

Trinity

311

4

3

3

0

0

0

11

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tweedbank

164

3

4

4

0

0

0

14

0

Walkerburn

66

5

6

5

0

0

0

18

0

West Linton

197

4

4

5

0

0

0

18

0

Westruther

22

2

3

4

0

0

0

13

0

Wilton

317

8

4

3

0

0

0

13

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yarrow

22

2

2

2

0

0

0

9

0

Yetholm

71

4

5

4

0

0

0

15

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scottish Borders Council

8966

4

4

4

0

0

0

15

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

Berwickshire High School

670

7

6

5

0

1

1

19

4

Earlston High School

651

7

6

6

0

0

0

21

0

Eyemouth High School

394

6

6

8

1

1

0

32

2

Galashiels Academy

897

8

8

6

0

0

1

22

4

Hawick High School

979

8

7

5

1

1

1

21

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jedburgh Grammar School

329

7

7

6

0

0

0

24

1

Kelso High School

574

5

5

4

0

1

0

14

2

Peebles High School

854

7

7

11

1

1

1

42

2

Selkirk High School

530

5

5

4

1

0

0

14

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scottish Borders Council

5878

7

7

6

0

1

1

24

2

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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