Coronavirus (COVID-19) - replacement of National Qualifications exams in 2021 session: equalities impact and Fairer Scotland Duty assessment

Equality impact assessment to consider the impacts on groups with protected characteristics and/or those experiencing socio-economic disadvantage of replacing the examination diet for National 5, Highers and Advanced Highers in 2020 to 2021 with an alternative certification model.


Annex D – Attendance rates across Ethnic Background (Percentage Attendance)

17/8 24/8 31/8 7/9 14/9 21/9 28/9 5/10 12/10 19/10 26/10 2/11 9/11 16/11 23/11 30/11 7/12 14/12
White Scottish 95.9% 89.3% 86.5% 90.7% 92.7% 92.8% 92.8% 91.6% 91.0% 90.3% 92.6% 90.4% 89.8% 89.1% 89.3% 89.7% 89.7% 88.1%
White Other 93.3% 87.4% 85.5% 90.4% 92.5% 92.4% 92.8% 91.8% 92.2% 89.6% 92.2% 91.1% 90.7% 90.1% 90.4% 90.5% 90.3% 89.3%
Asian 94.6% 85.8% 84.9% 91.1% 93.0% 93.3% 93.5% 92.0% 90.8% 90.3% 91.1% 89.9% 89.0% 88.2% 89.5% 89.9% 89.6% 88.9%
African/Black/Caribbean 95.8% 90.6% 89.4% 94.1% 95.2% 94.8% 95.2% 93.8% 93.2% 92.8% 94.5% 92.3% 91.6% 90.6% 91.9% 92.7% 92.3% 91.5%
Mixed or Multiple 95.3% 87.9% 86.2% 91.7% 93.6% 93.6% 93.4% 92.8% 91.6% 91.9% 93.6% 91.7% 90.7% 90.2% 90.7% 91.2% 91.3% 89.7%
Not disclosed / Not Known 94.9% 86.3% 86.4% 90.1% 91.5% 91.6% 92.6% 90.3% 91.2% 88.5% 91.1% 88.8% 88.5% 87.5% 87.2% 88.6% 88.4% 87.8%
Other 90.4% 83.3% 84.3% 88.9% 91.0% 91.1% 92.7% 91.0% 91.9% 88.2% 91.2% 90.2% 89.5% 87.9% 88.8% 89.6% 89.3% 88.9%
All 95.4% 88.8% 86.3% 90.7% 92.7% 92.8% 92.9% 91.6% 91.3% 90.2% 92.5% 90.5% 89.8% 89.1% 89.5% 89.9% 89.9% 88.4%
Attendance rates across Ethnic Background (Percentage of openings showing pupils were not in school because of any C19 related reason)
17/8 24/8 31/8 7/9 14/9 21/9 28/9 5/10 12/10 19/10 26/10 2/11 9/11 16/11 23/11 30/11 7/12 14/12
White Scottish 0.8% 2.6% 2.4% 1.6% 1.4% 1.5% 1.3% 2.4% 2.6% 3.1% 2.6% 3.2% 4.1% 4.5% 4.3% 3.6% 3.6% 4.4%
White Other 1.4% 3.1% 2.7% 1.7% 1.4% 1.6% 1.5% 2.2% 2.2% 3.2% 2.7% 2.9% 3.4% 3.7% 3.5% 3.1% 3.3% 3.7%
Asian 1.3% 2.9% 2.5% 1.9% 2.0% 2.2% 1.6% 2.9% 2.6% 2.5% 3.5% 4.5% 5.4% 5.8% 5.0% 4.1% 4.6% 4.1%
African/Black/Caribbean 0.9% 2.0% 2.4% 1.4% 1.3% 2.1% 1.2% 2.6% 1.5% 2.2% 2.4% 3.5% 4.6% 5.3% 4.2% 3.1% 3.6% 3.5%
Mixed or Multiple 1.0% 3.2% 2.8% 1.7% 1.4% 1.7% 1.3% 2.2% 2.5% 2.6% 2.4% 2.9% 3.9% 4.4% 3.9% 3.4% 3.0% 3.9%
Not disclosed / Not Known 1.0% 3.5% 2.8% 1.9% 1.8% 1.8% 1.6% 2.9% 2.8% 3.0% 3.1% 4.1% 4.9% 5.5% 5.1% 3.9% 3.8% 4.1%
Other 1.7% 3.6% 3.3% 2.5% 1.9% 2.2% 1.4% 2.2% 1.9% 2.4% 2.5% 3.4% 4.1% 5.0% 4.9% 3.5% 3.4% 3.1%
All 0.9% 2.7% 2.5% 1.7% 1.4% 1.6% 1.4% 2.4% 2.5% 3.1% 2.6% 3.3% 4.1% 4.9% 4.2% 3.5% 3.6% 4.2%

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