2008 SSA - Mathematics attainment estimates, by gender - South Ayrshire(% pupils categorised into each attainment band *)
| Stage | Level | Gender | Pupils | < 50% | Basic skills | Well established | Very good | Well established or better | SE |
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| P3 | A | Boys | 139 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 62 | 93 | 2.1 |
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| Girls | 124 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 60 | 87 | 3.5 |
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| B | Boys | 135 | 28 | 34 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 4.3 |
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| Girls | 129 | 33 | 31 | 24 | 12 | 36 | 4.4 |
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| P5 | B | Boys | 138 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 58 | 81 | 4.0 |
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| Girls | 129 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 60 | 78 | 4.3 |
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| C | Boys | 123 | 25 | 30 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 4.8 |
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| Girls | 148 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 4.6 |
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| D | Boys | 141 | 67 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 3.2 |
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| Girls | 135 | 69 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3.1 |
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| P7 | C | Boys | 132 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 61 | 87 | 2.9 |
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| Girls | 139 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 59 | 81 | 3.5 |
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| D | Boys | 131 | 17 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 58 | 4.7 |
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| Girls | 147 | 29 | 20 | 31 | 20 | 51 | 4.4 |
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| E | Boys | 123 | 62 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3.4 |
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| Girls | 142 | 63 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3.1 |
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| S2 | D | Boys | 129 | 16 | 14 | 27 | 43 | 70 | 4.2 |
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| Girls | 126 | 15 | 19 | 26 | 40 | 66 | 4.4 |
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| E | Boys | 129 | 39 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 4.2 |
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| Girls | 134 | 41 | 30 | 21 | 8 | 29 | 3.9 |
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| F | Boys | 120 | 75 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2.3 |
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| Girls | 132 | 79 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2.0 |
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* '< 50%' means fewer than 50% of the items in the level-based task 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.