Achievement of Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) levels: 2022/23
Achievement of Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) levels: 2022/23 provides information on national performance in literacy and numeracy, based on all pupils in publicly funded Primary 1, Primary 4, Primary 7 and Secondary 3 classes, and for all pupils based in special schools/units.
Chapter 5: Achievement of CfE Levels in Gàidhlig
Key Findings
- The percentage of primary pupils in Gaelic medium schools/classes achieving the expected CfE level was highest for Gàidhlig listening and talking.
- 96 per cent of S3 pupils in Gaelic medium schools/classes achieved Third Level or better in each of Gàidhlig reading, writing, and listening and talking.
Information on the Gàidhlig data collected as part of the Achievement of CfE Levels data collection can be found in Section 9.5. A combined literacy variable for Gàidhlig has been created; this has the same methodology as the English literacy variable. Numeracy and English literacy data for pupils learning in Gàidhlig are included in the other chapters of this report.
Around 1,666 primary school pupils (612 pupils at P1, 579 at P4 and 475 at P7) and 326 S3 pupils included in the Achievement of CfE Levels data are in Gaelic medium schools/classes.
The percentage of pupils achieving expected CfE levels in Gaidhlig reading and writing was lower in P4 and P7 than in P1 and was highest in S3 (Third Level or better; see Table 4 below). Similarly, for Gàidhlig listening and talking, performance was highest at S3 with 96 per cent achieving the expected CfE level, and lower at P1 (86 per cent), followed by P7 (85 per cent) and P4 (76 per cent).
| Year | Stage/Level | Reading | Writing | Listening & Talking | Literacy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | P1 - Early Level | 84 | 84 | 86 | 77 |
| P4 - First Level | 72 | 64 | 76 | 60 | |
| P7 - Second Level | 73 | 69 | 85 | 66 | |
| P1, P4 and P7 combined | 77 | 73 | 82 | 68 | |
| S3 – Third Level or better | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | |
| S3 – Fourth Level | 61 | 58 | 61 | 56 | |
| 2021/22 | P1 - Early Level | 83 | 80 | 84 | 72 |
| P4 - First Level | 71 | 63 | 80 | 61 | |
| P7 - Second Level | 75 | 66 | 80 | 64 | |
| P1, P4 and P7 combined | 77 | 70 | 82 | 66 | |
| S3 – Third Level or better | 92 | 91 | 91 | 89 | |
| S3 – Fourth Level | 49 | 40 | 43 | 37 | |
| 2020/21 | P1 - Early Level | 76 | 71 | 78 | 65 |
| P4 - First Level | 73 | 61 | 80 | 58 | |
| P7 - Second Level | 66 | 59 | 78 | 53 | |
| P1, P4 and P7 combined | 72 | 64 | 79 | 59 | |
| S3 stage/ levels | [no data] | [no data] | [no data] | [no data] | |
| 2019/20 | All stages/ levels | [no data] | [no data] | [no data] | [no data] |
| 2018/19 | P1 - Early Level | 78 | 71 | 83 | 68 |
| P4 - First Level | 74 | 64 | 78 | 62 | |
| P7 - Second Level | 73 | 66 | 83 | 63 | |
| P1, P4 and P7 combined | 76 | 67 | 81 | 64 | |
| S3 - Third Level or better | 83 | 80 | 81 | 80 | |
| S3 - Fourth Level | 57 | 52 | 58 | 49 |
The proportions of pupils achieving expected levels in Gàidhlig were higher in 2022/23 than in 2021/22 across most stages and organisers with the biggest increases seen in S3. The proportions of pupils achieving expected levels in Gàidhlig were also generally higher than in 2018/19 across almost all stages and organisers. This was especially the case at S3 (Third Level or better) where the 2022/23 proportions were between 13 and 16 percentage points higher than in 2018/19.
For pupils in each of P1, P4 and P7, Gàidhlig listening and talking results were highest. In P4 and P7 Gàidhlig writing results were the lowest (see Chart 10), which is consistent with previous years. At S3 (Third Level), performance was consistent over the three Gàidhlig organisers.
Contact
Email: school.stats@gov.scot
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