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

 

SOUTH LANARKSHIRE 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

20

0

Secondary

88

11

1

42

3

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 10% across the authority.
  • Unauthorised absence in primary schools ranged between 0% and 2% across the authority.
  • Authorised absence in secondary schools ranged between 8% and 17% across the authority.
  • Unauthorised absence in secondary schools ranged between 0% and 3% 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

Abington

34

6

6

5

0

0

0

20

0

Auchengray

24

5

3

6

0

0

1

21

2

Auchinraith

237

7

7

7

0

0

0

25

0

Auldhouse

36

3

5

5

0

0

0

18

0

Bankhead

335

6

5

6

0

0

0

22

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beckford

170

8

8

7

0

0

1

25

3

Bent

90

5

6

6

0

0

0

23

0

Biggar

206

4

4

5

0

0

0

18

0

Blacklaw

399

4

4

4

0

0

0

14

0

Blackwood

260

4

5

4

0

0

0

16

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bothwell

378

4

4

5

0

0

0

19

0

Braehead

48

2

3

3

0

0

0

11

0

Braidwood

134

5

5

5

0

0

0

18

1

Burgh

183

9

8

8

0

0

0

31

0

Burnside

404

5

5

5

0

0

0

19

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cairns

155

7

7

6

0

0

0

24

0

Calderwood

377

6

6

5

0

0

0

20

0

Canberra

423

5

5

5

0

0

0

19

0

Carluke

202

5

5

5

0

0

0

18

0

Carmichael

44

3

4

3

0

0

0

10

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carnwath

218

5

5

5

0

0

0

19

0

Carstairs

85

3

3

2

0

0

0

9

0

Carstairs Junction

79

6

6

6

0

0

0

22

0

Castlefield

238

5

6

6

0

0

0

23

1

Cathkin

258

11

10

10

0

0

0

39

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapelton

74

4

5

4

0

0

0

17

0

Chatelherault

298

3

4

4

0

0

0

13

0

Coalburn

113

6

7

5

0

0

0

19

2

Coulter

32

2

3

4

0

0

0

15

0

Craigbank

178

6

9

10

0

0

0

38

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crawford

49

5

4

4

0

0

0

16

0

Crawforddyke

340

6

6

6

0

0

0

21

2

Crawfordjohn

21

3

3

3

0

0

0

11

0

Crosshouse

262

6

5

6

0

1

0

21

2

Dalserf

118

5

5

4

0

0

0

15

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

David Livingstone Memorial

302

5

5

5

0

0

0

19

0

Douglas

170

6

7

7

0

0

0

25

0

East Milton

285

5

6

5

0

0

0

20

0

Forth

235

5

6

6

0

0

0

22

0

Gilmourton

46

4

4

5

0

0

0

18

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glassford

59

6

5

4

0

0

0

15

0

Glengowan

380

5

5

5

0

0

0

19

0

Glenlee

394

7

7

7

0

0

0

28

0

Greenhills

284

6

6

6

0

0

0

22

0

Halfmerke

277

5

5

5

0

0

0

18

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hallside

278

4

4

5

1

1

1

20

4

Hareleeshill

164

6

5

6

0

0

0

22

1

Heathery Knowe

414

5

6

6

0

0

0

21

0

High Blantyre

324

6

6

6

0

0

0

23

1

High Mill

192

5

5

5

0

0

0

20

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hunter

252

5

5

4

0

0

0

16

0

James Aiton

161

6

5

5

1

1

1

19

2

Kirkfieldbank

79

6

5

5

0

0

0

19

0

Kirklandpark

268

4

4

4

0

0

0

16

0

Kirkton

203

4

4

4

0

0

0

15

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kirktonholme

402

5

6

5

0

0

0

19

1

Lamington

21

4

6

6

0

0

0

24

0

Lanark

319

4

4

4

0

0

0

15

0

Law

297

5

6

5

0

0

0

19

0

Leadhills

31

4

6

6

0

0

0

23

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Libberton

50

5

4

6

0

0

1

23

2

Loch

229

8

8

9

0

0

0

33

0

Long Calderwood

366

5

5

5

0

0

0

19

0

Machanhill

316

5

5

5

0

0

0

19

0

Maxwellton

240

5

5

5

0

0

0

19

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Milton

183

5

6

5

0

0

0

17

0

Mossneuk

558

4

4

4

0

0

0

14

0

Mount Cameron

327

5

4

4

0

0

0

15

0

Muiredge

345

4

3

3

0

0

0

13

0

Murray

251

5

5

5

0

0

0

19

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Neilsland

133

8

9

7

0

0

0

26

0

Netherburn

97

8

6

6

0

0

0

21

0

New Lanark

60

4

4

4

0

0

0

15

0

Newfield

300

5

5

6

0

0

0

23

0

Our Lady of Lourdes

371

5

5

5

0

0

0

20

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter

91

4

4

4

0

0

0

15

0

Rigside

87

5

6

5

0

0

0

21

0

Robert Owen Memorial

244

4

4

4

0

0

0

16

0

Robert Smillie Memorial

172

6

6

7

0

0

0

25

1

Sandford

43

4

3

4

0

0

0

17

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Park

284

6

5

5

0

0

0

19

0

Spittal

222

6

5

7

1

1

1

27

4

St Anne’s

329

6

7

6

0

0

0

21

0

St Anthony’s

321

8

7

6

0

0

0

24

0

St Athanasius’

211

5

5

5

0

0

0

18

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

St Blane’s

424

5

5

6

0

0

0

21

0

St Bride’s, Bothwell

231

6

4

5

0

0

0

19

0

St Bride’s, Cambuslang

195

6

5

5

0

0

0

20

0

St Cadoc’s

145

6

7

6

0

0

0

22

0

St Charles

113

7

6

5

0

0

0

21

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

St Columbkilles’

495

5

5

5

0

0

0

20

0

St Cuthbert’s

170

5

6

6

0

0

1

24

2

St Elizabeth’s

254

6

6

6

0

0

0

22

1

St Hilary’s

226

4

4

4

0

0

0

15

0

St John the Baptist

407

4

5

4

0

0

0

17

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

St John’s, Blackwood

80

4

4

5

0

0

0

18

0

St John’s, Hamilton

325

5

6

5

0

0

0

21

0

St Joseph’s

287

6

6

6

0

0

0

23

0

St Kenneth’s

363

4

5

4

0

0

0

16

0

St Leonard’s

342

5

5

5

0

0

0

21

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

St Louise’s

230

6

5

6

0

0

0

24

0

St Mark’s, Hamilton

116

5

5

4

0

0

0

15

0

St Mark’s, Rutherglen

173

6

5

7

1

2

1

26

6

St Mary’s, Hamilton

266

4

5

4

0

0

0

16

0

St Mary’s, Lanark

151

3

5

4

0

0

0

17

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

St Mary’s, Larkhall

111

4

4

4

0

0

0

17

0

St Ninian’s

267

6

6

7

0

0

0

25

0

St Patrick’s

87

4

5

4

0

0

0

17

0

St Paul’s

106

4

4

7

2

3

2

26

6

St Peter’s

119

7

9

8

0

0

0

31

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

St Vincent’s

251

5

5

5

0

0

0

19

0

Stablestone

23

4

5

5

0

0

0

18

0

Stonehouse

184

6

4

6

0

0

0

21

0

Tinto

150

4

4

5

0

0

0

18

0

Townhill

542

4

4

4

0

0

0

15

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Udston

186

6

6

7

0

0

0

28

0

Underbank

96

4

4

3

0

0

0

12

0

Walston

36

5

5

5

0

0

0

19

0

West Coats

504

5

5

5

0

0

0

18

0

Wester Overton

337

4

5

4

0

0

0

15

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wiston

20

2

3

3

0

0

0

10

0

Woodhead

255

6

5

6

0

0

0

21

0

Woodpark

175

5

5

6

0

0

0

22

1

Woodside

361

5

5

4

0

0

0

15

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Lanarkshire Council

26906

5

5

5

0

0

0

20

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

Ballerup High School

518

12

11

11

0

0

0

41

2

Biggar High School

544

9

8

8

0

0

0

29

0

Blantyre High School

719

14

13

14

1

1

1

52

3

Carluke High School

1191

9

10

10

0

0

1

39

2

Cathkin High School

866

16

16

17

2

2

3

64

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Claremont High School

945

10

10

9

0

0

1

35

2

Duncanrig Secondary School

1002

9

9

9

0

1

1

35

2

Earnock High School

920

15

15

15

1

1

1

57

5

Hamilton Grammar School

980

12

12

12

1

0

1

44

3

Holy Cross High School

1471

11

11

11

1

0

1

41

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hunter High School

716

9

9

9

0

0

0

34

2

John Ogilvie High School

900

14

11

12

0

0

1

47

3

Lanark Grammar School

920

12

11

10

0

0

0

39

2

Larkhall Academy

1036

13

12

12

1

1

1

44

5

Lesmahagow High School

628

10

10

11

1

0

1

41

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

St Andrew’s High School

477

10

10

10

0

0

0

37

1

St Bride’s High School

772

8

7

8

0

0

0

29

2

Stonelaw High School

1125

15

14

13

1

0

1

50

3

Strathaven Academy

785

9

9

8

0

0

0

31

1

Trinity High School

974

13

12

12

1

1

1

44

3

Uddingston Grammar School

1153

10

10

10

1

0

1

40

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Lanarkshire Council

18642

11

11

11

1

0

1

42

3

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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