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Schools - Breadth and Depth of Qualifications: a data cube slice

The range of qualifications taken by school pupils and the level at which they are achieved

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Dimensions
Dimension
Value
Courses
  1. All Courses
  2. SQA Courses
Measure Type
  1. Percent
Number Of Awards
  1. 1 And Above
  2. 2 And Above
  3. 3 And Above
  4. 4 And Above
  5. 5 And Above
  6. 6 And Above
  7. 7 And Above
  8. 8 And Above
  9. 9 And Above
  10. 10 And Above
Reference Period
  1. Academic year 2015-16
  2. Academic year 2016-17
  3. Academic year 2017-18
  4. Academic year 2018-19
  5. Academic year 2019-20
  6. Academic year 2020-21
  7. Academic year 2021-22
  8. Academic year 2022-23
School Comparator
  1. Real Establishment
  2. Virtual Comparator
Scqf Level
  1. 1 And Above
  2. 2 And Above
  3. 3 And Above
  4. 4 And Above
  5. 5 And Above
  6. 6 And Above
  7. 7 And Above
Reference Establishment
(showing types of organisation available in these data)
  1. Educational Establishment Groups
  2. Educational Establishments
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About the Dataset
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In dataset
License
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
Issued
24/04/2018
Modified
17/04/2024
Next update due
April 2025
Description

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:

  • 'NA' - data not available
  • '*' - the value has been hidden for disclosure reasons
  • '#' - data not available because the school is a junior high school with no year S5 or S6
Details
Confidentiality Policy

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.
Quality Management
Not supplied
Accuracy and Reliability
Not supplied
Coherence and Comparability

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 'virtu​al 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.
Accessibility and Clarity

A comprehensive glossary of terms associated with education can be found on the Parentzone Scotland website
Relevance
Not supplied
Timeliness and Punctuality
Not supplied
Revisions
Not supplied
URI

This slice of multidimensional data is not a Linked Data resource in the database: it's a virtual resource (i.e. you can't query it by SPARQL). But does have a permanent unique URL which can be bookmarked.

http://statistics.gov.scot/slice?dataset=http%3A%2F%2Fstatistics.gov.scot%2Fdata%2Fbreadth-and-depth&http%3A%2F%2Fstatistics.gov.scot%2Fdef%2Fdimension%2FnumberOfAwards=http%3A%2F%2Fstatistics.gov.scot%2Fdef%2Fconcept%2Fnumber-of-awards%2F1-and-above
Dimensions Linked Data

A linked data-orientated view of dimensions and values

Dimension Locked Value
Number Of Awards
http://statistics.gov.scot/def/dimension/numberOfAwards
 1 And Above
http://statistics.gov.scot/def/concept/number-of-awards/1-and-above
Courses
http://statistics.gov.scot/def/dimension/courses
 (not locked to a value)
Reference Establishment
http://statistics.gov.scot/def/education/refEstablishment
 (not locked to a value)
Reference Period
http://purl.org/linked-data/sdmx/2009/dimension#refPeriod
 (not locked to a value)
Scqf Level
http://statistics.gov.scot/def/dimension/scqfLevel
 (not locked to a value)
School Comparator
http://statistics.gov.scot/def/dimension/comparator
 (not locked to a value)
Measure Type
http://purl.org/linked-data/cube#measureType
 (not locked to a value)