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Publication - Progress report

National Standardised Assessments for Scotland: national report - academic year 2023-2024

Published
24 January 2025
From
Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, +1 more … Director of Learning
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Education
ISBN
9781836911425

Summary of outcomes at a national level on the 'Scottish National Standardised Assessments' (SNSA) and ‘Measaidhean Coitcheann Nàiseanta airson Foghlam tron Ghàidhlig’ (MCNG) (collectively known as NSA) in the 2023 to 2024 academic year.

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Appendix 7: MCNG Number of learners by ethnic background

This appendix includes the number and percentage of learners who completed the MCNG in the academic year 2023 to 2024 broken down by the ethnic background as identified via SEEMiS.

Table 24. MCNG P1 Numeracy number and percentage of learners by ethnic background
Ethnicity Number of learners Percentage of cohort
White - Scottish 305 68.08
White - Other British 14 3.12
White - Irish 2 0.45
White - Polish 1 0.22
White - Other 17 3.79
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups 11 2.46
Other - Arab 1 0.22
Other - Other 1 0.22
Not Disclosed 1 0.22
Not known 95 21.21
Table 25. MCNG P4 Numeracy number and percentage of learners by ethnic background
Ethnicity Number of learners Percentage of cohort
White - Scottish 441 79.75
White - Other British 42 7.59
White - Irish 4 0.72
White - Polish 2 0.36
White - Other 18 3.25
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups 14 2.53
Asian - Pakistani / British / Scottish 1 0.18
Asian - Indian / British / Scottish 2 0.36
Asian - Other 1 0.18
African - African / British / Scottish 3 0.54
Other - Other 1 0.18
Not Disclosed 5 0.9
Not known 19 3.44
Table 26. MCNG P7 Numeracy number and percentage of learners by ethnic background
Ethnicity Number of learners Percentage of cohort
White - Scottish 360 80.36
White - Other British 38 8.48
White - Irish 6 1.34
White - Polish 5 1.12
White - Other 10 2.23
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups 16 3.57
Asian - Indian / British / Scottish 2 0.45
Asian - Chinese / British / Scottish 2 0.45
Asian - Other 2 0.45
Other - Other 2 0.45
Not Disclosed 2 0.45
Not known 3 0.67
Table 27. MCNG S3 Numeracy number and percentage of learners by ethnic background
Ethnicity Number of learners Percentage of cohort
White - Scottish 59 77.63
White - Other British 6 7.89
White - Irish 3 3.95
White - Other 2 2.63
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups 3 3.95
Asian - Other 1 1.32
African - African / British / Scottish 1 1.32
Not Disclosed 1 1.32
Table 28. MCNG P1 Literacy number and percentage of learners by ethnic background
Ethnicity Number of learners Percentage of cohort
White - Scottish 308 67.99
White - Other British 14 3.09
White - Irish 2 0.44
White - Polish 1 0.22
White - Other 17 3.75
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups 11 2.43
Other - Arab 1 0.22
Other - Other 1 0.22
Not Disclosed 1 0.22
Not known 97 21.41
Table 29. MCNG P4 Reading number and percentage of learners by ethnic background
Ethnicity Number of learners Percentage of cohort
White - Scottish 434 79.34
White - Other British 42 7.68
White - Irish 4 0.73
White - Polish 2 0.37
White - Other 19 3.47
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups 14 2.56
Asian - Pakistani / British / Scottish 1 0.18
Asian - Indian / British / Scottish 2 0.37
Asian - Other 1 0.18
African - African / British / Scottish 3 0.55
Other - Other 1 0.18
Not Disclosed 5 0.91
Not known 19 3.47
Table 30. MCNG P7 Reading number and percentage of learners by ethnic background
Ethnicity Number of learners Percentage of cohort
White - Scottish 369 80.74
White - Other British 37 8.1
White - Irish 6 1.31
White - Polish 5 1.09
White - Other 11 2.41
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups 16 3.5
Asian - Indian / British / Scottish 2 0.44
Asian - Chinese / British / Scottish 2 0.44
Asian - Other 2 0.44
Other - Other 2 0.44
Not Disclosed 2 0.44
Not known 3 0.66
Table 31. MCNG S3 Reading number and percentage of learners by ethnic background
Ethnicity Number of learners Percentage of cohort
White - Scottish 216 83.72
White - Other British 16 6.2
White - Irish 3 1.16
White - Other 1 0.39
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups 8 3.1
Asian - Other 7 2.71
African - African / British / Scottish 2 0.78
Other - Other 1 0.39
Not Disclosed 3 1.16
Table 32. MCNG P4 Writing number and percentage of learners by ethnic background
Ethnicity Number of learners Percentage of cohort
White - Scottish 430 79.34
White - Other British 42 7.75
White - Irish 4 0.74
White - Polish 2 0.37
White - Other 18 3.32
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups 14 2.58
Asian - Pakistani / British / Scottish 1 0.18
Asian - Indian / British / Scottish 2 0.37
Asian - Other 1 0.18
African - African / British / Scottish 3 0.55
Other - Other 1 0.18
Not Disclosed 5 0.92
Not known 19 3.51
Table 33. MCNG P7 Writing number and percentage of learners by ethnic background
Ethnicity Number of learners Percentage of cohort
White - Scottish 372 80.87
White - Other British 37 8.04
White - Irish 6 1.3
White - Polish 5 1.09
White - Other 11 2.39
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups 16 3.48
Asian - Indian / British / Scottish 2 0.43
Asian - Chinese / British / Scottish 2 0.43
Asian - Other 2 0.43
Other - Other 2 0.43
Not Disclosed 2 0.43
Not known 3 0.65
Table 34. MCNG S3 Writing number and percentage of learners by ethnic background
Ethnicity Number of learners Percentage of cohort
White - Scottish 209 83.94
White - Other British 16 6.43
White - Irish 3 1.2
White - Other 1 0.4
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups 7 2.81
Asian - Other 6 2.41
African - African / British / Scottish 2 0.8
Other - Other 1 0.4
Not Disclosed 3 1.2

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