Statistics Publication Notice: Health and Care Series: Educational Outcomes for Scotland's Looked After Children, 2009/10
Educational Outcomes for Scotland's Looked After Children, 2009/10
Table 3 shows that attendance rates were generally lower for looked after children who had more placement moves during the school year, from 87.7 per cent attendance for children who only had one placement to 78.8 per cent for children who had six or more placements during the school year.
Table 3: Percentage attendance for looked after children, by number of placements and gender, 2009/10
Number of placements |
Looked After Children |
||
---|---|---|---|
Girls |
Boys |
Total |
|
1 |
87.9 |
87.5 |
87.7 |
2 |
89.4 |
89.5 |
89.5 |
3 |
86.3 |
85.8 |
86.0 |
4 |
82.2 |
84.6 |
83.5 |
5 |
75.4 |
93.5 |
84.5 |
6 or more |
76.5 |
80.8 |
78.8 |
Scotland |
87.8 |
87.7 |
87.8 |
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