SQA Examination Results in Scottish Schools: 2006/07

National and Local Authority level information on the cumulative attainment 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. For graphical illustration see Chart 4.

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

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

Scotland

58,871

61,190

61,697

90

91

91

90

91

91

76

77

75

34

35

32

Aberdeen City

1,960

2,017

2,076

93

94

92

91

90

88

77

75

71

34

35

31

Aberdeenshire

2,985

3,133

3,154

95

95

94

94

94

93

86

85

84

44

43

40

Angus

1,297

1,416

1,438

92

89

93

91

89

90

79

76

74

36

33

32

Argyll & Bute

1,079

1,057

1,110

95

94

95

95

94

95

85

80

82

42

38

35

Clackmannanshire

555

576

604

82

90

89

84

88

90

72

71

71

31

28

28

Dumfries & Galloway

1,809

1,923

1,825

91

92

92

91

92

93

77

80

80

35

37

36

Dundee City

1,624

1,686

1,660

84

86

85

81

83

85

63

65

65

22

24

24

East Ayrshire

1,554

1,621

1,607

90

89

90

89

89

89

76

75

72

31

33

28

East Dunbartonshire

1,620

1,593

1,642

97

97

97

96

97

98

86

89

89

48

50

49

East Lothian

1,013

1,149

1,131

94

96

94

92

94

93

78

82

79

40

41

37

East Renfrewshire

1,360

1,379

1,363

91

83

88

97

96

94

91

87

86

59

54

57

Edinburgh City

3,723

3,831

3,875

89

91

90

87

89

89

74

75

75

35

34

33

Eilean Siar

356

371

346

91

95

94

90

93

91

80

83

77

39

47

36

Falkirk

1,619

1,789

1,766

89

82

90

89

88

89

72

73

72

29

31

30

Fife

4,244

4,327

4,353

90

92

89

90

91

89

75

76

73

32

32

28

Glasgow City

5,557

5,465

5,678

82

86

86

83

86

86

63

67

66

21

24

22

Highland

2,717

2,843

2,908

93

93

91

92

92

92

81

81

80

38

39

36

Inverclyde

1,053

1,059

1,034

92

92

94

95

94

95

78

80

80

33

33

33

Midlothian

1,015

1,107

1,089

91

94

96

89

91

92

75

78

79

31

30

31

Moray

1,100

1,132

1,181

94

94

94

93

92

93

80

80

82

34

36

34

North Ayrshire

1,675

1,811

1,823

91

90

91

91

88

90

72

69

69

31

29

28

North Lanarkshire

4,210

4,243

4,379

89

91

91

90

91

91

73

74

71

27

30

27

Orkney Islands

295

311

267

97

96

98

97

96

97

88

88

90

44

45

40

Perth & Kinross

1,351

1,576

1,513

89

89

92

90

90

90

78

77

74

38

38

34

Renfrewshire

2,132

2,270

2,168

91

94

94

91

93

92

77

80

78

37

38

35

Scottish Borders

1,289

1,407

1,396

91

92

93

92

90

91

81

81

81

40

38

39

Shetland Islands

295

349

312

98

94

95

97

93

95

89

85

88

43

45

41

South Ayrshire

1,402

1,403

1,416

93

93

90

93

92

90

77

77

76

39

38

35

South Lanarkshire

3,651

3,848

3,972

92

92

92

90

90

90

77

77

74

34

36

32

Stirling

1,089

1,086

1,151

91

93

89

90

90

90

79

76

75

42

42

38

West Dunbartonshire

1,124

1,225

1,202

90

91

90

93

91

88

77

76

68

28

32

27

West Lothian

2,019

2,089

2,159

95

95

94

92

93

94

77

80

75

33

36

33

Note: 2007 figures are pre-appeal.

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