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Summary Statistics for Attainment and Initial Leaver Destinations - Data Sources and Methodology 2026
Information on the methodology and data sources used in the School Leaver Attainment and Initial Leaver Destination publications.
Section 7. Literacy and numeracy attainment
When the publication refers to Literacy or Numeracy attainment, a pupil is counted towards having literacy or numeracy attainment if they have passed courses or units from the list below.
SCQF Level 3 Literacy
- National 3 English
- National 3 English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
- National 3 Gàidhlig
- National 3 Literacy unit
- SCQF Level 3 Communication unit
- National 3 Gàidhlig Literacy unit
- National 3 ESOL unit group
SCQF Level 4 Literacy
- National 4 English
- National 4 ESOL
- National 4 Gàidhlig
- National 4 Skills for Work (SfW) Travel and Tourism
- National 4 Literacy unit
- SCQF Level 4 Communication unit
- National 4 Gàidhlig Literacy unit
- National 4 ESOL unit group
SCQF Level 5 Literacy
- National 5 English
- National 5 ESOL
- National 5 Gàidhlig
- National 5 SfW Travel and Tourism
- National 5 Literacy unit
- SCQF Level 5 Communication unit
- National 5 Gàidhlig Literacy unit
- National 5 English unit group
- National 5 ESOL unit group
- National 5 Gàidhlig unit group
SCQF Level 3 Numeracy
- National 3 Applications of Mathematics
- National 3 Gniomhachas Matamataigs (Applications of Mathematics)
- National 3 Numeracy unit
- National 3 Aireamhachd (Numeracy) unit
- SCQF Level 3 Numeracy unit
SCQF Level 4 Numeracy
- National 4 Applications of Mathematics
- National 4 Mathematics
- National 4 Gniomhachas Matamataigs (Applications of Mathematics)
- National 4 Matamataig (Mathematics)
- National 4 Numeracy unit
- National 4 Aireamhachd (Numeracy) unit
- SCQF Level 4 Numeracy unit
SCQF Level 5 Numeracy
- National 5 Applications of Mathematics
- National 5 Mathematics
- National 5 Gniomhachas Matamataigs (Applications of Mathematics)
- National 5 Matamataig (Mathematics)
- National 5 Numeracy unit
- National 5 Aireamhachd (Numeracy) unit
- SCQF Level 5 Numeracy unit
- SCQF Level 5 Data Science unit
- National 5 Applications of Mathematics unit group
- National 5 Mathematics unit group
- National 5 Gniomhachas Matamataigs (Applications of Mathematics) unit group
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