95.3% OF SCHOOL LEAVERS IN WEST LOTHIAN IN POSITIVE DESTINATIONS

Published date : 23 February, 2022

A record 95.3% of pupils across West Lothian were in a ‘positive destination’ within three months of leaving school last year.

Latest figures show that 2,050 school leavers from West Lothian went on to including work, training or further study.

Across Scotland, a record 95.5% of all pupils went on to a ‘positive destination’ last year. The statistics show 45.1% going on to higher education courses – the highest number since records began in 2009-10 – and the lowest gap between the most and least deprived communities achieving a positive destination since 2009-10.

Commenting Almond Valley MSP Angela Constance said:

“I’m delighted that 95.3% of our West Lothian pupils are going on to positive destinations – whether that be work, training or further study.

“The transition for young people from school to adulthood is vital and the Scottish Government is committed to getting this right for every young person across Scotland, no matter what their background.

“Whether it’s investing in tackling the poverty-related attainment gap. free tuition, or introducing the back-to-work Jobs Grant for people aged 16 to 24 – the Scottish Government are taking actions to prioritise young people."

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NOTES

Summary Statistics for Attainment and Initial Leaver Destinations, No. 4: 2022 Edition

Table showing percentage of school leavers by initial destination category and local authority, 2020/21:

Year	LA code	LA Name	Number of leavers	% Positive Destination
2020/21	100	Aberdeen City	1,472	95.4
2020/21	110	Aberdeenshire	2,635	96.2
2020/21	120	Angus	1,197	95.7
2020/21	130	Argyll & Bute	803	95.0
2020/21	150	Clackmannanshire	392	95.9
2020/21	170	Dumfries & Galloway	1,478	94.6
2020/21	180	Dundee City	1,224	93.6
2020/21	190	East Ayrshire	1,208	95.7
2020/21	200	East Dunbartonshire	1,324	98.6
2020/21	210	East Lothian	1,089	96.1
2020/21	220	East Renfrewshire	1,383	97.4
2020/21	230	Edinburgh, City of	3,247	95.1
2020/21	240	Falkirk	1,554	95.4
2020/21	250	Fife	3,752	93.9
2020/21	260	Glasgow City	4,578	96.2
2020/21	270	Highland	2,333	94.3
2020/21	280	Inverclyde	739	95.4
2020/21	290	Midlothian	877	95.4
2020/21	300	Moray	879	94.1
2020/21	235	Na h-Eileanan Siar	280	[c]
2020/21	310	North Ayrshire	1,375	95.2
2020/21	320	North Lanarkshire	3,696	94.5
2020/21	330	Orkney Islands	202	96.5
2020/21	340	Perth & Kinross	1,417	96.5
2020/21	350	Renfrewshire	1,666	96.5
2020/21	355	Scottish Borders	1,109	95.5
2020/21	360	Shetland Islands	257	96.5
2020/21	370	South Ayrshire	1,124	98.3
2020/21	380	South Lanarkshire	3,312	96.2
2020/21	390	Stirling	1,082	95.7
2020/21	395	West Dunbartonshire	910	91.0
2020/21	400	West Lothian	2,050	95.3
2020/21	999	Scotland	50,746	95.5

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