Achievement of Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) Levels 2020-21

Chapter 5: Achievement of CfE Levels in Gàidhlig

• The percentage of primary pupils, in Gaelic medium schools/classes, achieving the expected CfE level was highest for Gàidhlig listening and talking, and lowest for Gàidhlig writing at all stages (P1, P4 and P7).

Information on the Gàidhlig data collected as part of the achievement of CfE levels can be found in Chapter 8.1.3.3. A combined literacy variable for Gàidhlig has been created; this has the same methodology as the English literacy variable. Numeracy and English literacy data for pupils learning in Gàidhlig are included in the other chapters of this report.

Around 1,595 pupils in the Achievement of CfE Levels data are in Gaelic medium schools/classes; 606 pupils at P1, 518 pupils at P4 and 471 at P7.

The pattern of performance in the Gaidhlig reading and writing organisers was similar to that seen in English-language reading and writing: the percentage of pupils achieving expected CfE levels was highest in P1 and lower in P4 and P7. For Gàidhlig listening and talking, performance was highest at P4 with 80 per cent achieving the expected CfE level, and lower at both P1 and P7 (both 78 per cent).

At all stages (P1, P4 and P7) Gàidhlig, listening and talking results were highest whilst Gàidhlig writing results were the lowest (Chart 14).

The proportions of pupils achieving expected levels in Gàidhlig organisers were generally lower in 2020/21 than in previous years with the biggest reductions between 2018/19 and 2020/21 generally seen in P7. (See Table 8 in the supplementary tables).

S3 figures are not available for 2020/21; for more information see Chapter 1.3

Note:
a. Caution should be exercised if making comparisons over time; for more information see Chapter 8.1.4.3