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

4

1

16

4

Secondary

90

7

3

27

10

National

Primary

95

5

0

19

1

Secondary

89

10

1

38

5

• Authorised absence in primary schools ranged between 2% and 7% across the authority.
• Unauthorised absence in primary schools ranged between 0% and 4% 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 6% across the authority.

Note 1:

For almost all schools the number of half days absence per pupil assumed 9/10 of 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

Abercorn

42

4

3

2

0

0

0

8

1

Addiewell

87

4

5

3

2

2

2

12

5

Armadale

372

5

5

5

2

1

1

17

4

Balbardie

498

5

6

5

0

0

0

16

1

Bankton

280

5

5

5

1

1

2

16

8

Bellsquarry

73

3

4

5

0

0

0

17

1

Blackburn

163

4

4

4

3

2

2

12

8

Blackridge

190

5

5

6

3

2

3

19

9

Boghall

232

6

7

6

0

0

0

22

0

Bridgend

80

10

5

6

1

1

2

22

6

Broxburn

434

6

6

4

0

0

0

15

0

Carmondean

435

5

5

5

1

1

1

17

3

Croftmalloch

255

5

5

5

1

1

1

18

3

Deans Primary School

185

6

3

4

1

1

2

14

8

Dechmont

37

7

6

5

0

0

0

16

0

Dedridge

238

5

6

5

0

1

0

16

2

East Calder

451

5

4

4

0

0

0

13

1

Eastertoun

285

5

5

4

0

0

0

13

1

Falla Hill

261

8

6

6

1

1

1

22

3

Greenrigg

85

4

4

4

0

0

0

15

1

Harrysmuir

387

7

5

5

3

3

4

16

13

Holy Family

41

7

5

6

0

1

0

20

0

Howden St Andrew’s

217

3

4

4

3

3

2

15

8

Kirkhill

153

6

5

5

2

1

1

18

2

Kirknewton

207

5

6

4

0

0

0

13

1

Knightsridge

298

5

5

4

1

2

2

13

8

Letham

243

6

6

7

2

2

2

25

7

Linlithgow

631

4

3

3

0

0

1

10

3

Longridge

71

6

5

4

2

1

1

15

4

Low Port

251

5

4

3

0

0

0

9

1

Meldrum

370

6

6

5

0

0

0

17

0

Mid Calder

427

3

3

3

0

0

0

9

1

Murrayfield

252

4

4

3

3

2

2

11

5

Our Lady of Lourdes

112

5

5

4

0

0

0

12

0

Our Lady’s Primary School

60

5

5

5

1

1

1

18

4

Parkhead

375

5

4

3

1

1

1

12

4

Peel

436

5

4

4

0

1

1

14

3

Polkemmet

238

4

3

4

3

3

3

14

9

Pumpherston

149

6

6

5

0

0

0

17

1

Riverside

246

5

6

5

2

3

3

16

11

Seafield

43

5

3

4

0

0

0

14

0

Springfield

392

3

3

3

0

0

0

9

0

St Anthony’s

131

3

4

4

1

1

1

12

3

St Columba’s

70

5

5

5

1

1

1

16

3

St John Ogilvie

324

4

5

4

2

2

1

14

4

St John The Baptist

159

7

6

6

0

0

1

20

4

St Joseph’s, Linlithgow

159

5

3

3

1

1

1

10

2

St Joseph’s, Whitburn

140

5

5

5

0

0

0

16

0

St Mary’s, Bathgate

302

4

4

4

0

0

0

13

0

St Mary’s, Polbeth

174

6

5

5

0

0

0

17

1

St Nicholas

209

5

4

4

1

1

1

13

3

St Ninian’s

252

5

4

5

1

1

0

18

2

St Paul’s

155

3

3

3

0

0

0

11

0

St Thomas’

50

2

4

4

3

2

2

14

5

Stoneyburn

110

6

7

6

0

0

0

22

0

Toronto

361

7

7

7

0

0

0

23

0

Torphichen

66

4

3

3

1

0

0

11

1

Uphall

390

6

5

5

0

0

0

16

1

Uphall Station

29

4

4

3

0

1

0

11

1

Westfield

74

0

4

4

0

0

0

14

1

Whitdale

485

4

4

3

1

2

2

11

8

Williamston

454

4

3

3

0

1

1

11

2

Winchburgh

186

4

5

5

0

1

0

16

1

Windyknowe

251

3

5

6

0

0

0

19

1

Woodmuir

59

4

3

5

0

1

1

17

3

West Lothian Council

14872

5

5

4

1

1

1

16

4

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

Armadale Academy

654

11

8

8

3

2

2

27

6

Bathgate Academy

861

3

7

7

1

2

3

24

11

Broxburn Academy

732

7

6

6

2

2

3

20

11

Deans Community High School

740

11

9

5

4

3

6

19

21

Inveralmond Community High School

998

13

8

7

6

7

6

25

22

James Young High School, The

759

13

8

9

2

0

0

31

1

Linlithgow Academy

1023

6

6

7

1

1

0

24

0

St Kentigern’s Academy

879

7

8

10

6

0

1

33

4

St Margaret’s Academy

899

8

2

8

1

1

1

27

4

West Calder High School

838

13

5

5

3

2

2

16

8

Whitburn Academy

919

10

7

6

3

3

3

20

9

West Lothian Council

9302

8

7

7

3

2

3

27

10

National

286748

11

10

10

1

1

1

38

5

Note 1:

For almost all schools the number of half days absence per pupil assumed 9/10 of 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.