Scottish Survey of Achievement: 2006 Social Subjects (Enquiry Skills) and Core Skills - Supporting Evidence

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Numeracy Results

Table D1
2006 SSA - Numeracy attainment estimates: Aberdeenshire
(% pupils categorised into each attainment band *)

Stage

Level

Pupils

< 50%

Good start

Well-established

Very good

Well-established or better

SE

P3

A

171

2

5

6

87

93

2.1

B

171

39

24

17

20

37

4.4

C

171

84

11

2

3

5

1.5

P5

B

190

5

4

16

75

91

2.1

C

190

19

18

36

27

63

3.9

D

190

48

26

17

9

26

3.3

P7

C

165

3

17

19

61

80

4.0

D

165

13

25

24

38

62

4.7

E

165

44

29

15

12

27

3.9

S2

D

168

5

11

26

58

84

3.0

E

168

21

27

30

22

52

3.9

F

168

56

16

20

8

28

3.5

* '< 50%' means fewer than 50% of the items at the level across two test booklets answered correctly, 'good start' means between 50% and 64%, 'well-established' is 65% to 79%, and 'very good' is 80% or more. ' SE' is the standard error for the 'well-established or better' estimate.

Table D2
2006 SSA - Numeracy attainment estimates: Argyll & Bute
(% pupils categorised into each attainment band *)

Stage

Level

Pupils

< 50%

Good start

Well-established

Very good

Well-established or better

SE

P3

A

194

2

7

6

85

91

2.4

B

194

37

23

18

22

40

3.9

C

194

82

13

3

2

5

1.6

P5

B

190

4

8

18

70

88

2.6

C

190

15

21

30

34

64

3.8

D

190

47

29

16

8

24

3.4

P7

C

191

5

6

20

69

89

2.5

D

191

11

16

30

43

73

3.5

E

191

44

22

26

8

34

3.7

S2

D

144

10

14

23

53

76

3.6

E

144

32

21

28

19

47

4.3

F

144

72

19

7

2

9

2.4

* '< 50%' means fewer than 50% of the items at the level across two test booklets answered correctly, 'good start' means between 50% and 64%, 'well-established' is 65% to 79%, and 'very good' is 80% or more. ' SE' is the standard error for the 'well-established or better' estimate.

Table D3
2006 SSA - Numeracy attainment estimates: Clackmannanshire
(% pupils categorised into each attainment band *)

Stage

Level

Pupils

< 50%

Good start

Well-established

Very good

Well-established or better

SE

P3

A

211

7

9

20

64

84

2.6

B

211

53

29

9

9

18

2.7

C

211

96

3

1

0

1

0.5

P5

B

194

14

14

27

45

72

3.3

C

194

50

15

22

13

35

3.5

D

194

80

10

9

1

10

2.3

P7

C

230

11

11

24

54

78

2.8

D

230

24

22

27

27

54

3.3

E

230

57

21

17

5

22

2.8

S2

D

262

10

17

28

45

73

2.7

E

262

31

22

27

20

47

3.0

F

262

62

18

14

6

20

2.4

* '< 50%' means fewer than 50% of the items at the level across two test booklets answered correctly, 'good start' means between 50% and 64%, 'well-established' is 65% to 79%, and 'very good' is 80% or more. ' SE' is the standard error for the 'well-established or better' estimate.

Table D4
2006 SSA - Numeracy attainment estimates: Dumfries & Galloway
(% pupils categorised into each attainment band *)

Stage

Level

Pupils

< 50%

Good start

Well-established

Very good

Well-established or better

SE

P3

A

179

2

4

11

83

94

1.8

B

179

43

24

12

21

33

4.0

C

179

85

9

5

1

6

1.9

P5

B

178

5

12

18

65

83

3.3

C

178

25

20

31

24

55

4.0

D

178

56

18

18

8

26

3.4

P7

C

198

5

9

22

64

86

2.9

D

198

16

13

31

40

71

3.7

E

198

44

22

22

12

34

3.6

S2

D

151

7

13

32

48

80

3.2

E

151

35

23

21

21

42

4.1

F

151

68

16

10

6

16

2.9

* '< 50%' means fewer than 50% of the items at the level across two test booklets answered correctly, 'good start' means between 50% and 64%, 'well-established' is 65% to 79%, and 'very good' is 80% or more. ' SE' is the standard error for the 'well-established or better' estimate.

Table D5
2006 SSA - Numeracy attainment estimates: Dundee City
(% pupils categorised into each attainment band *)

Stage

Level

Pupils

< 50%

Good start

Well-established

Very good

Well-established or better

SE

P3

A

162

3

6

11

80

91

2.5

B

162

45

22

14

19

33

4.1

C

162

85

11

3

1

4

1.7

P5

B

135

6

14

31

49

80

3.5

C

135

33

20

29

18

47

4.6

D

135

70

16

13

1

14

3.2

P7

C

164

9

13

25

53

78

3.4

D

164

20

18

33

29

62

4.0

E

164

54

20

18

8

26

3.7

S2

D

119

12

21

26

41

67

4.8

E

119

42

20

24

14

38

4.8

F

119

73

18

7

2

9

2.6

* '< 50%' means fewer than 50% of the items at the level across two test booklets answered correctly, 'good start' means between 50% and 64%, 'well-established' is 65% to 79%, and 'very good' is 80% or more. ' SE' is the standard error for the 'well-established or better' estimate.

Table D6
2006 SSA - Numeracy attainment estimates: East Lothian
(% pupils categorised into each attainment band *)

Stage

Level

Pupils

< 50%

Good start

Well-established

Very good

Well-established or better

SE

P3

A

183

2

9

14

75

89

2.4

B

183

44

27

14

15

29

3.5

C

183

87

10

2

1

3

1.4

P5

B

172

5

13

25

57

82

3.2

C

172

34

21

22

23

45

3.9

D

172

60

19

12

9

21

3.2

P7

C

187

7

6

19

68

87

2.4

D

187

15

20

25

40

65

3.5

E

187

47

19

21

13

34

3.6

S2

D

183

15

15

28

42

70

3.4

E

183

34

26

21

19

40

3.6

F

183

65

20

11

4

15

2.5

* '< 50%' means fewer than 50% of the items at the level across two test booklets answered correctly, 'good start' means between 50% and 64%, 'well-established' is 65% to 79%, and 'very good' is 80% or more. ' SE' is the standard error for the 'well-established or better' estimate.

Table D7
2006 SSA - Numeracy attainment estimates: Eilean Siar
(% pupils categorised into each attainment band *)

Stage

Level

Pupils

< 50%

Good start

Well-established

Very good

Well-established or better

SE

P3

A

107

2

2

9

87

96

1.8

B

107

26

30

21

23

44

5.2

C

107

74

19

2

5

7

3.4

P5

B

131

3

8

18

71

89

2.7

C

131

19

21

30

30

60

4.4

D

131

51

24

18

7

25

4.0

P7

C

149

5

8

22

65

87

2.9

D

149

16

20

24

40

64

4.0

E

149

40

25

22

13

35

3.9

S2

D

152

7

11

31

51

82

3.1

E

152

30

19

26

25

51

4.0

F

152

66

17

12

5

17

3.0

* '< 50%' means fewer than 50% of the items at the level across two test booklets answered correctly, 'good start' means between 50% and 64%, 'well-established' is 65% to 79%, and 'very good' is 80% or more. ' SE' is the standard error for the 'well-established or better' estimate.

Table D8
2006 SSA - Numeracy attainment estimates: Falkirk
(% pupils categorised into each attainment band *)

Stage

Level

Pupils

< 50%

Good start

Well-established

Very good

Well-established or better

SE

P3

A

175

4

7

9

80

89

2.5

B

175

38

26

16

20

36

3.9

C

175

83

10

4

3

7

2.1

P5

B

172

6

10

26

58

84

3.0

C

172

26

23

25

26

51

4.0

D

172

60

25

10

5

15

2.9

P7

C

188

11

13

23

53

76

3.3

D

188

20

23

29

28

57

3.8

E

188

57

20

14

9

23

3.1

S2

D

116

9

22

16

53

69

4.5

E

116

32

27

24

17

41

4.9

F

116

69

19

9

3

12

2.9

* '< 50%' means fewer than 50% of the items at the level across two test booklets answered correctly, 'good start' means between 50% and 64%, 'well-established' is 65% to 79%, and 'very good' is 80% or more. ' SE' is the standard error for the 'well-established or better' estimate.

Table D9
2006 SSA - Numeracy attainment estimates: Fife
(% pupils categorised into each attainment band *)

Stage

Level

Pupils

< 50%

Good start

Well-established

Very good

Well-established or better

SE

P3

A

154

2

5

14

79

93

2.0

B

154

44

30

12

14

26

3.6

C

154

91

6

0

3

3

1.4

P5

B

163

10

13

25

52

77

3.6

C

163

37

22

20

21

41

4.4

D

163

63

19

10

8

18

3.9

P7

C

155

6

14

25

55

80

3.5

D

155

24

20

25

31

56

4.4

E

155

56

25

17

2

19

3.4

S2

D

134

10

11

34

45

79

3.8

E

134

32

20

33

15

48

4.5

F

134

69

14

15

2

17

3.3

* '< 50%' means fewer than 50% of the items at the level across two test booklets answered correctly, 'good start' means between 50% and 64%, 'well-established' is 65% to 79%, and 'very good' is 80% or more. ' SE' is the standard error for the 'well-established or better' estimate.

Table D10
2006 SSA - Numeracy attainment estimates: Glasgow City
(% pupils categorised into each attainment band *)

Stage

Level

Pupils

< 50%

Good start

Well-established

Very good

Well-established or better

SE

P3

A

178

3

7

13

77

90

2.4

B

178

39

29

16

16

32

3.9

C

178

88

9

2

1

3

1.5

P5

B

160

7

17

21

55

76

3.8

C

160

33

19

27

21

48

4.4

D

160

59

21

11

9

20

3.6

P7

C

173

7

9

24

60

84

3.0

D

173

19

13

35

33

68

3.8

E

173

46

28

14

12

26

4.2

S2

D

134

15

21

28

36

64

4.3

E

134

48

20

22

10

32

4.5

F

134

79

14

6

1

7

2.3

* '< 50%' means fewer than 50% of the items at the level across two test booklets answered correctly, 'good start' means between 50% and 64%, 'well-established' is 65% to 79%, and 'very good' is 80% or more. ' SE' is the standard error for the 'well-established or better' estimate.

Table D11
2006 SSA - Numeracy attainment estimates: Midlothian
(% pupils categorised into each attainment band *)

Stage

Level

Pupils

< 50%

Good start

Well-established

Very good

Well-established or better

SE

P3

A

178

5

9

14

72

86

2.7

B

178

47

28

16

9

25

3.5

C

178

88

9

2

1

3

1.4

P5

B

181

10

11

30

49

79

3.2

C

181

42

21

23

14

37

3.7

D

181

71

21

7

1

8

2.1

P7

C

174

4

14

31

51

82

3.0

D

174

19

27

29

25

54

4.0

E

174

61

19

12

8

20

3.0

S2

D

180

14

17

25

44

69

3.6

E

180

40

22

20

18

38

3.6

F

180

73

13

13

1

14

2.5

* '< 50%' means fewer than 50% of the items at the level across two test booklets answered correctly, 'good start' means between 50% and 64%, 'well-established' is 65% to 79%, and 'very good' is 80% or more. ' SE' is the standard error for the 'well-established or better' estimate.

Table D12
2006 SSA - Numeracy attainment estimates: Moray
(% pupils categorised into each attainment band *)

Stage

Level

Pupils

< 50%

Good start

Well-established

Very good

Well-established or better

SE

P3

A

185

5

10

16

69

85

2.9

B

185

45

28

9

18

27

3.4

C

185

87

8

4

1

5

1.6

P5

B

156

3

12

25

60

85

2.9

C

156

25

26

32

17

49

4.2

D

156

60

26

11

3

14

2.9

P7

C

185

7

11

29

53

82

2.9

D

185

16

20

29

35

64

3.7

E

185

48

23

22

7

29

3.6

S2

D

149

10

13

27

50

77

3.5

E

149

28

29

29

14

43

4.1

F

149

63

19

14

4

18

3.1

* '< 50%' means fewer than 50% of the items at the level across two test booklets answered correctly, 'good start' means between 50% and 64%, 'well-established' is 65% to 79%, and 'very good' is 80% or more. ' SE' is the standard error for the 'well-established or better' estimate.

Table D13
2006 SSA - Numeracy attainment estimates: Orkney Islands
(% pupils categorised into each attainment band *)

Stage

Level

Pupils

< 50%

Good start

Well-established

Very good

Well-established or better

SE

P3

A

98

2

1

8

89

97

1.6

B

98

40

20

15

25

40

5.0

C

98

85

9

5

1

6

2.5

P5

B

88

2

12

14

72

86

3.6

C

88

15

16

33

36

69

5.0

D

88

37

28

21

14

35

5.2

P7

C

125

5

8

28

59

87

3.0

D

125

12

18

21

49

70

4.1

E

125

48

22

17

13

30

4.1

S2

D

103

11

12

29

48

77

4.1

E

103

36

21

27

16

43

4.9

F

103

60

19

11

10

21

4.0

* '< 50%' means fewer than 50% of the items at the level across two test booklets answered correctly, 'good start' means between 50% and 64%, 'well-established' is 65% to 79%, and 'very good' is 80% or more. ' SE' is the standard error for the 'well-established or better' estimate.

Table D14
2006 SSA - Numeracy attainment estimates: Scottish Borders
(% pupils categorised into each attainment band *)

Stage

Level

Pupils

< 50%

Good start

Well-established

Very good

Well-established or better

SE

P3

A

181

3

4

10

83

93

2.1

B

181

38

23

20

19

39

3.8

C

181

78

18

3

1

4

1.6

P5

B

186

3

13

24

60

84

2.7

C

186

29

20

27

24

51

3.8

D

186

60

18

14

8

22

3.2

P7

C

195

5

6

23

66

89

2.3

D

195

14

12

29

45

74

3.4

E

195

39

31

17

13

30

3.5

S2

D

180

13

11

31

45

76

3.5

E

180

33

22

26

19

45

3.8

F

180

70

15

10

5

15

2.6

* '< 50%' means fewer than 50% of the items at the level across two test booklets answered correctly, 'good start' means between 50% and 64%, 'well-established' is 65% to 79%, and 'very good' is 80% or more. ' SE' is the standard error for the 'well-established or better' estimate.

Table D15
2006 SSA - Numeracy attainment estimates: Shetland Islands
(% pupils categorised into each attainment band *)

Stage

Level

Pupils

< 50%

Good start

Well-established

Very good

Well-established or better

SE

P3

A

92

2

5

9

84

93

2.7

B

92

22

34

17

27

44

5.3

C

92

83

15

1

1

2

1.4

P5

B

76

2

4

17

77

94

2.7

C

76

8

30

19

43

62

5.8

D

76

40

23

29

8

37

5.9

P7

C

117

3

6

29

62

91

2.8

D

117

7

20

31

42

73

4.2

E

117

40

24

29

7

36

4.6

S2

D

105

0

7

22

71

93

2.5

E

105

10

17

42

31

73

4.4

F

105

36

23

30

11

41

5.0

* '< 50%' means fewer than 50% of the items at the level across two test booklets answered correctly, 'good start' means between 50% and 64%, 'well-established' is 65% to 79%, and 'very good' is 80% or more. ' SE' is the standard error for the 'well-established or better' estimate.

Table D16
2006 SSA - Numeracy attainment estimates: West Dunbartonshire
(% pupils categorised into each attainment band *)

Stage

Level

Pupils

< 50%

Good start

Well-established

Very good

Well-established or better

SE

P3

A

192

6

10

15

69

84

2.8

B

192

43

28

14

15

29

3.6

C

192

86

11

2

1

3

1.5

P5

B

179

11

14

25

50

75

3.5

C

179

38

24

27

11

38

3.7

D

179

70

21

8

1

9

2.2

P7

C

198

8

8

24

60

84

2.8

D

198

22

17

26

35

61

3.6

E

198

52

24

20

4

24

3.2

S2

D

187

8

14

32

46

78

3.0

E

187

28

29

27

16

43

3.6

F

187

60

23

11

6

17

2.7

* '< 50%' means fewer than 50% of the items at the level across two test booklets answered correctly, 'good start' means between 50% and 64%, 'well-established' is 65% to 79%, and 'very good' is 80% or more. ' SE' is

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