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For Scotland's children report
Education
Figure 7
Standard Grade and Higher qualifications by gender for S4 and S5 pupils:
1996-97 to 1999-00
Numbers and percentage of school role(1)
| |
Stage S4
|
Stage S5
|
|
5 or more Standard Grades
|
3 or more Higher Grades(2)
|
|
Numbers
|
Percentage of S4 roll
|
Numbers
|
Percentage of S4 roll(1)
|
|
@1-2
|
@1-4
|
@1-6
|
@1-2
|
@1-4
|
@1-6
|
@A-C
|
@ A-C
|
|
1996-97
|
Male
|
8,538
|
22,696
|
29,054
|
26
|
69
|
88
|
6,203
|
-
|
|
Female
|
11,634
|
24,960
|
29,134
|
36
|
78
|
91
|
8,188
|
-
|
|
1997-98
|
Male
|
8,721
|
22,072
|
27,899
|
28
|
70
|
88
|
6,172
|
19
|
|
Female
|
11,530
|
24,101
|
27,862
|
38
|
79
|
91
|
8,265
|
26
|
|
1998-99
|
Male
|
8,880
|
22,539
|
28,254
|
28
|
72
|
90
|
6,182
|
20
|
|
Female
|
11,896
|
24,108
|
27,912
|
39
|
80
|
92
|
8,019
|
26
|
|
1999-00(2)
|
Male
|
9,017
|
22,700
|
27,512
|
29
|
73
|
88
|
6,695
|
21
|
|
Female
|
12,324
|
24,647
|
28,202
|
40
|
79
|
91
|
8,813
|
29
|
Notes: (1)For Higher Grades, the percentage is that of the S4
school roll in the previous year
(2)1999-00 Higher figures are the combined results for National Qualification
Highers and SCE Higher Grades.
Source: Taken from 'School Attainment in Scotland: 1999-00'
Available at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/bulletins/00097-00.asp
Unauthorised absence from primary and secondary schools 1994-95 to 1999-00
Figure 8
Figure 9
Definitions: Unauthorised absence includes truancy, temporary exclusions
and other unauthorised absence.
Source: Latest figures taken from 'Attendance and Absence in Scottish Schools
1997/98 to 1999/2000 (available at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library3/education/aass-00.asp
)
Exclusions from Local Authority primary, secondary and special schools,
1999/2000
Figure 10
Exclusions by sector and gender
|
Sector
|
Gender
|
Number of Exclusions
|
Percentage of all Exclusions
|
|
All Pupils
|
38,769
|
100.0
|
|
Primary
|
Male
|
4,117
|
10.6
|
|
Female
|
378
|
1.0
|
|
Secondary
|
Male
|
26,319
|
67.9
|
|
Female
|
6,878
|
17.7
|
|
Special School
|
Male
|
934
|
2.4
|
|
Female
|
143
|
0.4
|
Figure 11
Exclusions by specific circumstances
| |
Number of Exclusions
|
Percentage of all Exclusions
|
This Group as Percentage of All Pupils
|
Number of Temporary Exclusions
|
Number of Removals from Register
|
|
All Pupils
|
38,769
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
38,409
|
360
|
|
Pupils entitled to Free School Meals
|
18,351
|
47.3
|
20.3
|
18,105
|
246
|
|
Pupils with a Record of Needs
|
1,547
|
4.0
|
2.0
|
1,406
|
141
|
|
Pupils looked after by the Local Authority (1)
|
3,141
|
8.1
|
1.1
|
3,073
|
68
|
Notes: (1) Under the Children (Scotland) Act 1995. Children aged
5-16 used as a proxy for all pupils in school.
Source: Exclusions from Schools, 1999/2000 News Release
(available at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/bulletins/00055-00.asp
)
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