SQA Examination Results in Scottish Schools: 2005/06

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


Table 6: S4 Attainment, by education authority

Attainment by the end of S4 is calculated as a percentage of the S4 year group of that same year.

Education Authority

S4 Roll as at September

Percentage of the S4 year group achieving:

English and Maths at SCQF level 3
(e.g. Standard Grade Foundation) or better

5+ Awards at SCQF level 3
(e.g. Standard Grade Foundation) or better

5+ Awards at SCQF level 4
(e.g. Standard Grade General) or better

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

2003/04

2004/05

2005/06

2003/04

2004/05

2005/06

2003/04

2004/05

2005/06

2003/04

2004/05

2005/06

2003/04

2004/05

2005/06

Scotland

60,446

58,871

61,190

91

90

91

91

90

91

77

76

76

35

34

34

Aberdeen City

2,105

1,960

2,017

92

93

93

92

91

90

74

77

75

35

34

35

Aberdeenshire

2,993

2,985

3,133

95

95

95

94

94

94

86

86

85

43

44

43

Angus

1,354

1,297

1,416

92

92

88

91

91

89

78

79

76

36

36

33

Argyll & Bute

1,034

1,079

1,057

94

95

94

94

95

94

82

85

80

34

42

37

Clackmannanshire

597

555

576

89

82

90

83

84

88

69

72

70

27

31

27

Dumfries & Galloway

1,884

1,809

1,923

91

91

92

91

91

92

78

77

79

38

35

36

Dundee City

1,697

1,624

1,686

83

84

86

81

81

82

65

63

65

23

22

23

East Ayrshire

1,497

1,554

1,621

91

90

89

90

89

89

77

76

74

32

31

31

East Dunbartonshire

1,691

1,620

1,593

96

97

97

96

96

97

86

86

89

46

48

50

East Lothian

1,058

1,013

1,149

94

94

95

92

92

94

79

78

82

39

40

40

East Renfrewshire

1,390

1,360

1,379

94

91

80

96

97

95

89

91

86

58

59

54

Edinburgh City

3,787

3,723

3,831

90

89

91

89

87

88

74

74

74

35

35

33

Eilean Siar

399

356

371

93

91

94

92

90

93

82

80

83

41

39

47

Falkirk

1,601

1,619

1,789

88

89

82

88

89

88

70

72

73

28

29

31

Fife

4,382

4,244

4,327

91

90

91

91

90

91

77

75

75

33

32

31

Glasgow City

5,541

5,557

5,465

84

82

85

84

83

86

65

63

67

23

21

23

Highland

2,762

2,717

2,843

94

93

93

93

92

92

83

81

80

40

38

38

Inverclyde

1,031

1,053

1,059

92

92

92

93

95

94

80

78

79

36

33

32

Midlothian

1,118

1,015

1,107

91

91

93

90

89

91

76

75

78

30

31

30

Moray

1,172

1,100

1,132

92

94

93

92

93

92

84

80

80

34

34

36

North Ayrshire

1,814

1,675

1,811

91

91

90

90

91

88

70

72

69

29

31

29

North Lanarkshire

4,257

4,210

4,243

90

89

91

92

90

91

74

73

74

30

27

29

Orkney Islands

259

295

311

97

97

96

97

97

96

86

88

88

40

44

45

Perth & Kinross

1,515

1,351

1,576

91

89

89

90

90

90

79

78

77

38

38

37

Renfrewshire

2,258

2,132

2,270

93

91

94

94

91

93

79

77

80

37

37

37

Scottish Borders

1,297

1,289

1,407

91

91

92

92

92

90

80

81

81

40

40

37

Shetland Islands

328

295

349

96

98

94

95

97

93

90

89

85

45

43

45

South Ayrshire

1,423

1,402

1,403

92

93

93

92

93

92

78

77

77

40

39

38

South Lanarkshire

3,772

3,651

3,848

92

92

92

91

90

90

76

77

77

35

34

35

Stirling

1,001

1,089

1,086

93

91

92

92

90

90

80

79

76

42

42

42

West Dunbartonshire

1,250

1,124

1,225

91

90

90

91

93

91

74

77

76

30

28

32

West Lothian

2,081

2,019

2,089

94

95

95

94

92

93

78

77

80

36

33

35

Note: 2006 figures are pre-appeal. In past years, the post-appeal figures are generally no more than one percentage point higher than the equivalent pre-appeal figure.

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