Table 1.3: Percentage days absent due to sickness (1), by deprivation (registered for free school meals) (2)
| Percentage absence | Average number of half days absence |
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Girls | Not registered for FSM | 3.1 | 11.7 |
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Registered for FSM | 4.3 | 16.2 |
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Boys | Not registered for FSM | 2.8 | 10.8 |
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Registered for FSM | 3.9 | 14.9 |
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Total | Not registered for FSM | 3.0 | 11.2 |
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Registered for FSM | 4.1 | 15.5 |
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(1) Sickness without education provision
(2) Including S6