The percentage of school leavers attaining literacy and numeracy at SCQF level 4 or better and SCQF level 5 or better.
Data file for Schools - Literacy and Numeracy
The percentage of school leavers attaining literacy and numeracy at SCQF level 4 or better and SCQF level 5 or better\t\t\t\t\t\t
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The presentation of school level 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 'virtu\u200Bal 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.
This dataset presents the percentage of school leavers attaining literacy and numeracy at SCQF level 4 or better and SCQF level 5 or better. There is further information available on the [specific awards](http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Education/Schools/curriculum/seniorphasebenchmarking/supportingmaterial/LiteracyandNumeracyBreifingPaper) that contribute to the measures of literacy and numeracy. Data is for senior phase (S4-S6) leavers from publically funded secondary and grant aided secondary schools. This includes a small number of pupils who are on the roll of the school but attend full-time courses or further education outside of the school. Data is not provided for Junior High Schools as these schools generally only take pupils as far as S4, after which they transfer to another centre to continue their education. Virtual comparator values are included to provide context for the data. The virtual comparator is the a standard benchmarking measure provided to schools. The virtual comparator is a sample group of pupils from other parts of Scotland who have similar characteristics to the young people in the school (matched on gender, additional support needs, stage of leaving school (S4, S5 or S6) and the social context in which they live (SIMD 2012)).\t 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 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t