Attainment, leaver destinations and healthy living: summary statistics

A new version of this publication was published on the 9 September 2019. This revision is a result of corrections made to statistics on school meals. For the most recent version of this publication please go to www.gov.scot/publications/attainment-leaver-destinations-healthy-living-summary-statistics

Summary Statistics for Attainment, Leaver Destinations and Healthy Living

19 June 2018

This annual statistical publication provides information on:

• Post review attainment for 2016/17 school leavers
• Initial and follow-up destinations for 2016/17 school leavers
• The Healthy Living Survey undertaken in February 2018.

Follow-up destinations of school leavers, 2016/17

• 61.2 per cent of leavers left with one or more passes at SCQF Level 6 or better – down slightly from 61.7 per cent for 2015/16.

• The percentage of pupils who took a school meal (free or paid for) decreased to 55.0 per cent (56.9 per cent in 2017).
• 99 per cent of schools were meeting the target level of PE provision (98 per cent in 2017).

Supplementary data tables can be found at:

http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/School-Education/Pub-SS-ALM

School leaver attainment and destinations: 2016/17 school leaver cohort

School leaver destinations for the 2016/17 leaver cohort were:

38.3% Higher Education

23.0% Further Education

28.3% Employment

3.2% Other Positive Destinations

7.1% Other Destinations

Percentage of school leavers by attainment at SCQF Level 4 to 6, 2009/10 to 2016/17

Healthy Living Survey 2018