The range of qualifications taken by school pupils and the level at which they are achieved
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| Courses | |
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| Number Of Awards | |
| Reference Period | |
| School Comparator | |
| Scqf Level | |
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Reference Establishment
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The percentage of the schools leavers’ cohort gaining SQA National awards at SCQF levels 1 to 7. This measure takes account of all awards achieved in the senior phase (S4-S6) by school leavers.
When a pupil has been awarded a course at a SCQF level, they will be counted in the corresponding level in this dataset. For example, a pupil gaining three awards at SCQF level 4 would be counted as:
- '1 or more awards’ at 'SCQF level 4 or better';
- '2 or more awards' at 'SCQF level 4 or better'; and
- '3 or more awards' at 'SCQF level 4 or better'.
They would also be counted once in equivalent boxes for:
- '1 or more awards’ at 'SCQF level 3 or better',
- '2 or more awards' at 'SCQF level 3 or better'; and
*- '3 or more awards' at 'SCQF level 3 or better'. *
And similarly for 'SCQF level 2 or better' and 'SCQF level 1 or better'. Only the latest and best awards in each subject are counted. For example if someone has a National 5 and a Higher in Mathematics, it is only the Higher that will contribute to this measure. Schools that offer young people a curriculum based on a range of leaver destinations may have young people who sit fewer qualifications but who are better prepared, with more appropriate skills and experiences for the world of work.
Breadth and Depth are two of the seven principles of design for the Curriculum for Excellence
For some data points, a special character is provided instead of a number. These have the meaning:
The presentation of schools data here ensures that individual children cannot be identified. Where data is missing from tables in this dataset, it has been omitted to preserve the confidentiality of individuals.
Using data for individual schools as league tables implies that the schools at the top of the table are the best in Scotland and those at the bottom, the worst. This is misleading because schools often operate in very different circumstances, such as different numbers of children with additional support needs, or different job opportunites for school leavers depending on location. The context of a school should be taken into account when considering how well a school is doing.
The best way to judge the performance of a school when using this dataset is to compare a school to its 'virtual comparator'. The 'virtual comparator' is a sample group of pupils from other parts of Scotland who have the same characteristics as the young people in the corresponding school. This is fairer than comparing one school directly with another.
A comprehensive glossary of terms associated with education can be found on the Parentzone Scotland website
This is a linked data resource: it has a permanent unique uri at which both humans and machines can find it on the Internet, and which can be used an identifier in queries on our SPARQL endpoint.
A linked data-orientated view of dimensions and values
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Courses
http://statistics.gov.scot/def/dimension/courses
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Number Of Awards
http://statistics.gov.scot/def/dimension/numberOfAwards
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Reference Establishment
http://statistics.gov.scot/def/education/refEstablishment
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Reference Period
http://purl.org/linked-data/sdmx/2009/dimension#refPeriod
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(not locked to a value) |
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Scqf Level
http://statistics.gov.scot/def/dimension/scqfLevel
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School Comparator
http://statistics.gov.scot/def/dimension/comparator
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(not locked to a value) |
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Measure Type
http://purl.org/linked-data/cube#measureType
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(not locked to a value) |
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The data in this dataset are stored in the graph: http://statistics.gov.scot/graph/breadth-and-depth
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All other metadata about this dataset are stored in the graph: http://statistics.gov.scot/graph/breadth-and-depth/metadata
A breakdown by type of the 452,831 resources in this dataset's data graph.
| Resource type | Number of resources |
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| Collection | 4 |
| Component specification | 9 |
| Data set | 1 |
| Data structure definition | 1 |
| Observation | 452,816 |
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