Summary Statistics for Attainment and Initial Leaver Destinations, No. 4: 2022 Edition

Summary Statistics for Attainment and Initial Leaver Destinations, No. 4: 2022 Edition

This annual National Statistics publication:

• Provides information on the attainment and initial destinations of school leavers in Scotland.
• Reports initial destinations for young people approximately three months after the end of the school year.
• Includes attainment in National Qualifications achieved throughout all stages of a pupil's schooling.
• Covers all 2020/21 school leavers from publicly funded mainstream schools.

This release is the second to also contain Experimental Statistics on Foundation Apprenticeships, and a wider attainment measure incorporating all Scottish Qualification Authority (SQA) qualifications.

The time period covered by these statistics means that the results will be affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In particular, the cancellation of exams and external assessment of coursework in 2020, and the use of the Alternative Certification Model in 2021, will have affected the attainment of many 2020/21 school leavers. It is also likely that the pandemic will have continued to affect the destination choices made by, and opportunities available to, some school leavers in 2020/21. Further details can be found in Chapter 1.

Full results are available from the supplementary tables.