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

 

SHETLAND 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

95

5

0

17

0

Secondary

94

6

0

24

0

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 13% across the authority.
  • Unauthorised absence in primary schools was 0% across the authority.
  • Authorised absence in secondary schools ranged between 3% and 7% across the authority.
  • Unauthorised absence in secondary schools was 0% 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

Aith Junior High School

79

6

6

5

0

0

0

19

0

Baltasound Junior High School

101

7

5

7

0

0

0

26

0

Bell’s Brae

389

6

5

5

0

0

0

19

0

Brae High School

121

5

5

5

0

0

0

19

0

Bressay

42

4

4

3

0

0

0

12

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Burravoe

20

4

3

2

0

0

0

9

0

Cullivoe

9

2

2

2

0

0

0

6

0

Cunningsburgh

60

4

4

3

0

0

0

13

0

Dunrossness

162

5

5

5

0

0

0

19

0

Fair Isle

13

3

3

2

0

0

0

9

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fetlar

8

8

8

8

0

0

0

32

0

Foula

3

20

5

**

0

0

**

**

**

Gott

67

5

4

4

0

0

0

13

0

Hamnavoe

68

4

4

3

0

0

0

12

0

Happyhansel

58

3

4

4

0

0

0

16

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lunnasting

24

5

4

5

0

0

0

19

0

Mid Yell Junior High School

41

2

3

2

0

0

0

8

0

Mossbank

98

5

6

7

0

0

0

26

0

North Roe

15

4

5

5

0

0

0

21

0

Ollaberry

23

2

3

4

0

0

0

17

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Olnafirth

25

3

3

4

0

0

0

17

0

Papa Stour

6

7

6

8

0

0

0

31

0

Quarff

8

3

3

4

0

0

0

16

0

Sandness

16

5

2

6

0

0

0

21

0

Sandwick Junior High School

101

6

6

5

0

0

0

18

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scalloway Junior High School

103

3

4

3

0

0

0

11

0

Skeld

24

7

5

3

0

0

0

13

0

Skerries School

5

2

7

2

0

0

0

9

0

Sound

346

4

5

4

0

0

0

14

0

South Nesting

23

5

4

3

0

0

0

13

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Symbister House Junior High School

111

5

4

7

0

0

0

26

0

Urafirth

30

6

3

6

0

0

0

25

0

Uyeasound

23

5

3

4

0

0

0

17

0

Whiteness

93

3

4

4

0

0

0

14

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shetland Islands Council

2315

5

5

5

0

0

0

17

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

Aith Junior High School (S1-S4)

85

5

6

5

0

0

0

20

0

Anderson High School §

648

9

9

7

0

0

0

27

0

Baltasound Junior High School (S1-S4)

41

4

7

5

0

0

0

19

0

Brae High School

244

7

7

6

0

0

0

24

0

Mid Yell Junior High School (S1-S4)

57

4

3

3

0

0

0

13

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sandwick Junior High School (S1-S4)

168

6

7

7

0

0

0

27

0

Scalloway Junior High School (S1-S4)

147

5

6

4

0

0

0

16

0

Skerries School (S1-S4)

6

2

5

4

0

0

0

17

0

Symbister House Junior High School (S1-S4)

57

6

6

5

0

0

0

20

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shetland Islands Council

1453

7

8

6

0

0

0

24

0

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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