Publication - Impact assessment
Coronavirus (COVID-19) - replacement of National Qualifications exams in 2021 session: equalities impact and Fairer Scotland Duty assessment
Equality impact assessment to consider the impacts on groups with protected characteristics and/or those experiencing socio-economic disadvantage of replacing the examination diet for National 5, Highers and Advanced Highers in 2020 to 2021 with an alternative certification model.
Annex C
| Stage | Quintile | Percentage of time pupils who had at least 90% attendance |
|---|---|---|
| All Secondary | 62.6% | |
| All S4 | 61.9% | |
| All S5 | 62.6% | |
| All S6 | 63.1% | |
| S4 | 1 | 52% |
| 2 | 59.4% | |
| 3 | 66% | |
| 4 | 65.8% | |
| 5 | 67.3% | |
| S5 | 1 | 55.5% |
| 2 | 59.4% | |
| 3 | 66.1% | |
| 4 | 66.3% | |
| 5 | 67.3% | |
| S6 | 1 | 53.9% |
| 2 | 60.2% | |
| 3 | 64.3% | |
| 4 | 66.7% | |
| 5 | 68.2% |
Main takeaways:
- With only one exception (S4 between deciles 3 and 4) across each stage S4->6, and across quintiles, attendance rises steadily from SIMD Q1 to SIMD Q5
- As above S4 rates consistently lower than S5 and S6
Contact
Email: stuart.milligan@gov.scot
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