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 7: S5 Attainment, by education authority

Attainment by the end of S5 is calculated as a percentage of the S4 year group from the previous year.

Education Authority

Relevant S4 Roll as at September

Percentage of the S4 year group staying on to S5 (post Christmas)

Percentage of the S4 year group from the previous year achieving:

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

1+ Awards at SCQF level 6
(Higher) or better

3+ Awards at SCQF level 6
(Higher) or better

2002/03

2003/04

2004/05

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

61,035

60,446

58,871

64

64

64

45

45

45

39

39

38

23

23

21

Aberdeen City

2,115

2,105

1,960

60

60

63

45

45

45

40

39

39

25

24

21

Aberdeenshire

3,030

2,993

2,985

65

64

64

55

54

54

47

46

45

30

30

27

Angus

1,342

1,354

1,297

63

61

60

48

48

47

44

41

39

27

24

23

Argyll & Bute

1,078

1,034

1,079

74

74

77

51

47

54

46

41

45

27

20

25

Clackmannanshire

594

597

555

62

56

59

36

37

41

31

29

37

15

17

20

Dumfries & Galloway

1,941

1,884

1,809

62

61

60

48

48

45

41

41

39

25

25

21

Dundee City

1,733

1,697

1,624

56

55

54

32

34

32

30

29

29

14

15

15

East Ayrshire

1,526

1,497

1,554

67

65

59

42

44

40

37

36

33

21

19

18

East Dunbartonshire

1,633

1,691

1,620

77

76

75

59

58

59

53

49

51

35

33

33

East Lothian

1,054

1,058

1,013

64

67

65

48

49

51

41

41

42

27

25

25

East Renfrewshire

1,300

1,390

1,360

85

84

85

72

69

69

66

62

61

47

43

41

Edinburgh City

3,851

3,787

3,723

62

63

64

45

46

46

40

40

39

25

25

24

Eilean Siar

352

399

356

76

73

74

60

55

57

55

51

50

27

28

26

Falkirk

1,637

1,601

1,619

69

69

67

41

39

39

36

33

34

19

16

18

Fife

4,513

4,382

4,244

63

63

61

44

45

42

38

37

34

22

21

19

Glasgow City

5,727

5,541

5,557

56

55

54

31

32

31

25

27

25

12

13

12

Highland

2,763

2,762

2,717

70

71

68

50

51

50

44

43

43

26

25

25

Inverclyde

1,092

1,031

1,053

66

69

70

43

48

45

35

42

38

20

23

19

Midlothian

1,073

1,118

1,015

55

56

60

38

41

43

32

33

33

17

16

17

Moray

1,110

1,172

1,100

62

65

64

45

47

45

39

40

38

21

21

19

North Ayrshire

1,813

1,814

1,675

59

59

60

38

37

40

31

32

34

18

18

18

North Lanarkshire

4,336

4,257

4,210

62

60

62

40

40

38

34

35

32

17

19

15

Orkney Islands

289

259

295

67

66

66

54

58

56

43

49

48

22

30

27

Perth & Kinross

1,451

1,515

1,351

69

67

68

51

49

49

45

42

41

25

26

25

Renfrewshire

2,270

2,258

2,132

65

67

65

47

48

46

39

40

40

23

23

22

Scottish Borders

1,301

1,297

1,289

67

65

62

52

50

50

46

43

41

27

27

25

Shetland Islands

340

328

295

63

64

69

55

59

57

47

46

46

28

27

27

South Ayrshire

1,433

1,423

1,402

71

66

68

49

49

49

42

41

41

27

26

25

South Lanarkshire

3,790

3,772

3,651

64

65

65

45

46

45

41

40

38

23

24

21

Stirling

1,121

1,001

1,089

74

74

72

52

53

52

49

48

47

33

30

29

West Dunbartonshire

1,308

1,250

1,124

66

67

69

39

41

39

33

32

33

16

18

16

West Lothian

2,021

2,081

2,019

59

62

59

43

46

42

36

37

34

21

21

18

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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