Absenteeism from Secondary Schools, 2008/09

Statistics on Absenteeism from Secondary Schools in Wales, 2008/09 relate to the period September to May for the academic years 1999/2000 to 2008/09.  The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 30 October 2008.

The key points from the latest release are:

In 2008/09,

• 9.0 per cent of half-day sessions were missed through authorised and unauthorised absence, no change from 2007/08.
• 1.7 per cent of half-day sessions were missed through unauthorised absence, a decrease from 1.8 per cent in 2007/08.
• Girls had a higher rate of overall absenteeism than boys, while the rate of unauthorised absence was the same for both genders.
• A little over 7,000 pupils (4.0 per cent) had no absence from maintained secondary schools in 2008/09.
• Just under one fifth of pupils account for over half the total number of absent sessions.
• Almost 2,000 pupils (1.1 per cent) had more than 50 per cent absence from maintained secondary schools.

Contact

Tel: 029 2082 3599
E-mail: school.stats@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

September 2010 (provisional - to be confirmed on the Due Out Soon page)