Scottish Exchange of Data: attendance, absence and exclusions

Information and documentation relating to the provision of data for the biennial Attendance, Absence and Exclusions data collection.

This document is part of a collection


Survey Background

The purpose of this collection is to obtain from schools, via the local authorities, accurate data on Attendance, Absence and Exclusions. The data will be used for monitoring and to inform policy-making.

Data will be collected from all local authority schools and mainstream grant-aided schools (but not grant-aided special schools) covering stages P1 to S6 and SP.

Attendance and Absence in Scottish Schools data is usually published in December each year and the publications can be found here on the Scottish Government website.

Important note: We only collect this data every 2 years, so the next collection will be in 2023, for the 2022/23 academic year.

Key Information

Nature of Exchange

Local Authority to Scottish Government

Level

Individual children

Coverage

2022/23 Academic Year

Submission to Scottish Government

31 August 2023

Method of data submission

ProcXed or via SEEMIS

Data may be submitted via ProcXed. A user guide for ProcXed and a link to the login page can be found here.

Survey Documentation 2023 uplift

There are no proposed changes to data requirements for the 2023 Uplift. However, there will be further discussion with local authorities about validation, quality assurance tables and the submission deadline and agree possible improvements. If you have any specific questions please contact us at ScotXed@gov.scot

AAE advice note: temporary to permanent exclusion recorded
AAE advice note: absence of temporary excluded pupils
AAE advice note: attendance of P1 pupils
AAE data specification 2023 uplift
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