Entries into SQA qualifications per S6 pupil at secondary school: FOI release
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Information requested
You asked for the average number of entries into SQA qualifications per S6 pupil at each secondary school in Scotland. You asked for the information in an Excel table and for the information to be broken down by school for each of the last 10 school years i.e. 2017/18, 2016/17, 2015/16, and so on.
Response
I enclose a copy of all the information you requested in Excel format.
Average entries have been calculated based on the number of S6 pupils. It is important to consider the curriculum design of individual schools when interpreting the figures and when making any comparisons between schools. Where a pupil is not entered for any qualifications they will not contribute to the number of entries but will contribute to the number of pupils.
The senior phase of secondary school is a three-year experience. The priority is to enable young people to secure a range of qualifications and achievements on leaving school. Choices regarding the curriculum design are taken at a local level to ensure that they can be tailored to specific needs, but every child in Scotland should have access to a broad range of subject choices, including college and work-based learning options. It should be noted that as the figures provided here are based on the number of entries into SQA qualifications by S6 pupils they are not a measure of the choices available for young people in each school.
Please also note that the figures provided here are based on entries into all SQA qualifications and awards in line with the wording of your request. This differs from statistics on school leaver attainment which are published in the 'Summary Statistics for Attainment and School Leaver Destinations' which are based on National Qualifications only.
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