SQA Examination Results in Scottish Schools: 2005/06

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.

Education Authority	S4 Roll as at September			Percentage of the S4 year group achieving:
Education Authority	S4 Roll as at September			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
	2003/04	2004/05	2005/06	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	60,446	58,871	61,190	91	90	91	91	90	91	77	76	76	35	34	34
Aberdeen City	2,105	1,960	2,017	92	93	93	92	91	90	74	77	75	35	34	35
Aberdeenshire	2,993	2,985	3,133	95	95	95	94	94	94	86	86	85	43	44	43
Angus	1,354	1,297	1,416	92	92	88	91	91	89	78	79	76	36	36	33
Argyll & Bute	1,034	1,079	1,057	94	95	94	94	95	94	82	85	80	34	42	37
Clackmannanshire	597	555	576	89	82	90	83	84	88	69	72	70	27	31	27
Dumfries & Galloway	1,884	1,809	1,923	91	91	92	91	91	92	78	77	79	38	35	36
Dundee City	1,697	1,624	1,686	83	84	86	81	81	82	65	63	65	23	22	23
East Ayrshire	1,497	1,554	1,621	91	90	89	90	89	89	77	76	74	32	31	31
East Dunbartonshire	1,691	1,620	1,593	96	97	97	96	96	97	86	86	89	46	48	50
East Lothian	1,058	1,013	1,149	94	94	95	92	92	94	79	78	82	39	40	40
East Renfrewshire	1,390	1,360	1,379	94	91	80	96	97	95	89	91	86	58	59	54
Edinburgh City	3,787	3,723	3,831	90	89	91	89	87	88	74	74	74	35	35	33
Eilean Siar	399	356	371	93	91	94	92	90	93	82	80	83	41	39	47
Falkirk	1,601	1,619	1,789	88	89	82	88	89	88	70	72	73	28	29	31
Fife	4,382	4,244	4,327	91	90	91	91	90	91	77	75	75	33	32	31
Glasgow City	5,541	5,557	5,465	84	82	85	84	83	86	65	63	67	23	21	23
Highland	2,762	2,717	2,843	94	93	93	93	92	92	83	81	80	40	38	38
Inverclyde	1,031	1,053	1,059	92	92	92	93	95	94	80	78	79	36	33	32
Midlothian	1,118	1,015	1,107	91	91	93	90	89	91	76	75	78	30	31	30
Moray	1,172	1,100	1,132	92	94	93	92	93	92	84	80	80	34	34	36
North Ayrshire	1,814	1,675	1,811	91	91	90	90	91	88	70	72	69	29	31	29
North Lanarkshire	4,257	4,210	4,243	90	89	91	92	90	91	74	73	74	30	27	29
Orkney Islands	259	295	311	97	97	96	97	97	96	86	88	88	40	44	45
Perth & Kinross	1,515	1,351	1,576	91	89	89	90	90	90	79	78	77	38	38	37
Renfrewshire	2,258	2,132	2,270	93	91	94	94	91	93	79	77	80	37	37	37
Scottish Borders	1,297	1,289	1,407	91	91	92	92	92	90	80	81	81	40	40	37
Shetland Islands	328	295	349	96	98	94	95	97	93	90	89	85	45	43	45
South Ayrshire	1,423	1,402	1,403	92	93	93	92	93	92	78	77	77	40	39	38
South Lanarkshire	3,772	3,651	3,848	92	92	92	91	90	90	76	77	77	35	34	35
Stirling	1,001	1,089	1,086	93	91	92	92	90	90	80	79	76	42	42	42
West Dunbartonshire	1,250	1,124	1,225	91	90	90	91	93	91	74	77	76	30	28	32
West Lothian	2,081	2,019	2,089	94	95	95	94	92	93	78	77	80	36	33	35

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.

Page updated: Thursday, September 14, 2006

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