Published: Wednesday, 19th December, 2007 08:30
Improvement in school attendance
By Hamish Hutchinson
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WEE COUNTY pupils’ attendance at school is better than the national average according to new figures.
A report from the Scottish Government revealed that in 2006/07 attendance in Clackmannanshire’s primary schools was 95.4 per cent, just above the national average of 95.3.
Most of the absences were authorised (3.4 per cent); exclusions accounted for 0.02 per cent of absences and 1.1 per cent was unauthorised/unexplained absences.
In secondary schools the attendance was 91.4 per cent, compared to the national average of 90.6.
Again, most of the absences were authorised (5.5 per cent); exclusions accounted for 0.35 per cent of absences and 2.7 per cent was unauthorised or unexplained.
Clackmannanshire had the highest attendance in its secondary sector amongst its comparator authorities, while it was third equal for primary school attendances.
According to figures, attendance has been rising over the last two or three years.
A Clackmannanshire Council spokesperson said, “School staff have been working hard with parents to encourage better attendance at schools.
“All secondary schools operate a call system which means that parents get alerted if their child does not attend school if the school does not already know the reason for an absence.
“The council employs three Attendance and Welfare Officers.
“They have been very effective in finding out why children are not at school and in encouraging them to attend school.”
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