SQA Examination Results in Scottish Schools: 2006/07

National and Local Authority level information on the cumulative attainment of National Qualifications by all pupils in publicly funded secondary schools


Table 7: S5 Attainment, by education authority

Attainment by the end of S5 is calculated as a percentage of the S4 year group from the previous year.

Education Authority

Relevant S4 Roll as at September

Percentage of the S4 year group staying on to S5 (post Christmas)

Percentage of the S4 year group from the previous year achieving:

5+ Awards at SCQF level 5 ( e.g. Standard Grade Credit) or better

1+ Awards at SCQF level 6 (Higher) or better

3+ Awards at SCQF level 6 (Higher) or better

2003/04

2004/05

2005/06

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

Scotland

60,446

58,871

61,190

64

64

65

45

45

46

39

38

38

23

22

22

Aberdeen City

2,105

1,960

2,017

60

63

63

45

45

45

39

39

39

24

22

24

Aberdeenshire

2,993

2,985

3,133

64

64

65

54

54

53

46

45

43

30

28

26

Angus

1,354

1,297

1,416

61

60

61

48

47

45

41

40

37

24

23

21

Argyll & Bute

1,034

1,079

1,057

74

77

69

47

54

50

41

46

40

20

26

21

Clackmannanshire

597

555

576

56

59

62

37

41

41

29

37

33

17

20

16

Dumfries & Galloway

1,884

1,809

1,923

61

60

66

48

46

47

41

39

40

25

22

23

Dundee City

1,697

1,624

1,686

55

54

57

34

32

33

29

29

30

15

15

16

East Ayrshire

1,497

1,554

1,621

65

59

60

44

40

42

36

33

36

19

18

19

East Dunbartonshire

1,691

1,620

1,593

76

75

75

58

59

61

49

51

53

33

33

35

East Lothian

1,058

1,013

1,149

67

65

66

49

51

51

41

42

42

25

26

25

East Renfrewshire

1,390

1,360

1,379

84

85

83

69

69

67

62

61

60

43

43

41

Edinburgh City

3,787

3,723

3,831

63

64

65

46

46

45

40

40

38

25

25

23

Eilean Siar

399

356

371

73

74

77

55

58

61

51

50

55

28

26

30

Falkirk

1,601

1,619

1,789

69

67

67

39

39

42

33

34

34

16

18

17

Fife

4,382

4,244

4,327

63

61

64

45

42

42

37

34

34

21

20

19

Glasgow City

5,541

5,557

5,465

55

54

56

32

31

33

27

26

28

13

12

14

Highland

2,762

2,717

2,843

71

68

71

51

50

51

43

43

43

25

26

23

Inverclyde

1,031

1,053

1,059

69

70

67

48

45

45

42

38

36

23

20

20

Midlothian

1,118

1,015

1,107

56

60

59

41

43

44

33

34

35

16

17

18

Moray

1,172

1,100

1,132

65

64

67

47

45

48

40

38

39

21

20

20

North Ayrshire

1,814

1,675

1,811

59

60

56

37

41

39

32

35

32

18

18

17

North Lanarkshire

4,257

4,210

4,243

60

62

61

40

39

41

35

33

34

19

15

17

Orkney Islands

259

295

311

66

66

70

58

57

60

49

49

47

30

28

28

Perth & Kinross

1,515

1,351

1,576

67

68

68

49

49

49

42

42

43

26

25

24

Renfrewshire

2,258

2,132

2,270

67

65

66

48

46

48

40

40

40

23

22

22

Scottish Borders

1,297

1,289

1,407

65

62

65

50

51

50

43

42

42

27

26

23

Shetland Islands

328

295

349

64

69

66

59

57

57

46

46

46

27

29

28

South Ayrshire

1,423

1,402

1,403

66

68

65

49

50

47

41

42

39

26

26

24

South Lanarkshire

3,772

3,651

3,848

65

65

66

46

45

47

40

39

40

24

22

24

Stirling

1,001

1,089

1,086

74

72

76

53

52

51

48

47

45

30

29

29

West Dunbartonshire

1,250

1,124

1,225

67

69

65

41

39

42

32

33

33

18

17

17

West Lothian

2,081

2,019

2,089

62

59

63

46

43

46

37

34

38

21

19

21

Note: 2007 figures are pre-appeal.

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