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 8: S6 Attainment, by education authority

Attainment by the end of S6 is calculated as a percentage of the S4 year group two years previously.

Education Authority

Relevant S4 Roll as at September

Percentage of the S4 year group staying on to S6

Percentage of the S4 year group from two years previously achieving:

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

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

1+ Awards at SCQF level 7 (Advanced Higher) or better

2002/03

2003/04

2004/05

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

61,035

60,446

58,871

44

44

44

30

30

29

19

20

19

12

13

12

Aberdeen City

2,115

2,105

1,960

45

44

46

33

32

30

22

22

20

17

16

14

Aberdeenshire

3,030

2,993

2,985

43

43

44

37

37

35

25

25

23

17

16

16

Angus

1,342

1,354

1,297

42

42

43

36

32

32

23

21

20

15

14

13

Argyll & Bute

1,078

1,034

1,079

58

50

53

36

29

35

23

18

22

16

13

16

Clackmannanshire

594

597

555

39

37

35

22

24

30

12

15

17

9

12

15

Dumfries & Galloway

1,941

1,884

1,809

44

43

45

33

32

30

23

23

19

14

14

12

Dundee City

1,733

1,697

1,624

37

40

37

21

23

21

12

14

13

9

11

10

East Ayrshire

1,526

1,497

1,554

42

43

38

28

28

25

18

17

15

11

11

9

East Dunbartonshire

1,633

1,691

1,620

57

54

55

44

41

42

31

30

29

20

20

20

East Lothian

1,054

1,058

1,013

48

45

47

33

32

35

24

22

23

19

15

15

East Renfrewshire

1,300

1,390

1,360

65

65

66

55

52

52

40

37

38

22

24

22

Edinburgh City

3,851

3,787

3,723

47

48

48

33

32

32

22

22

22

14

15

15

Eilean Siar

352

399

356

54

53

56

39

40

40

20

27

24

11

15

15

Falkirk

1,637

1,601

1,619

47

43

44

27

23

26

16

14

16

9

11

11

Fife

4,513

4,382

4,244

44

44

41

29

28

26

19

18

18

13

13

12

Glasgow City

5,727

5,541

5,557

33

33

34

17

19

18

10

11

11

5

6

5

Highland

2,763

2,762

2,717

50

49

50

35

33

34

24

22

23

14

14

13

Inverclyde

1,092

1,031

1,053

48

50

51

28

31

28

16

21

17

11

15

10

Midlothian

1,073

1,118

1,015

39

41

43

24

25

26

15

14

17

12

13

13

Moray

1,110

1,172

1,100

43

43

41

30

29

27

18

18

18

11

12

11

North Ayrshire

1,813

1,814

1,675

38

39

39

23

23

25

15

15

16

8

7

8

North Lanarkshire

4,336

4,257

4,210

41

42

42

24

27

24

14

16

14

7

8

7

Orkney Islands

289

259

295

43

44

48

31

37

37

20

24

25

18

17

20

Perth & Kinross

1,451

1,515

1,351

48

50

48

34

34

34

21

23

21

15

16

16

Renfrewshire

2,270

2,258

2,132

43

43

45

30

30

30

20

20

19

11

12

11

Scottish Borders

1,301

1,297

1,289

51

48

46

36

34

33

22

23

22

16

15

14

Shetland Islands

340

328

295

44

43

51

38

34

38

26

23

26

15

12

12

South Ayrshire

1,433

1,423

1,402

49

48

48

34

33

33

23

22

22

14

14

13

South Lanarkshire

3,790

3,772

3,657

44

45

45

30

31

29

19

20

18

9

11

10

Stirling

1,121

1,001

1,089

55

57

56

41

39

38

28

27

27

16

15

15

West Dunbartonshire

1,308

1,250

1,124

43

41

43

24

26

23

15

15

13

8

8

6

West Lothian

2,021

2,081

2,019

40

43

40

27

29

25

16

19

16

11

12

10

Note: 2007 figures are pre-appeal.

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