School Leavers1
The information in this paper is sourced from the Department of Education.
The District Council of pupil residence is based on the residential postcode of each individual pupil.
Number of School LeaversIn 2014/15, there were 1,612 Post-Primary School Leavers resident within LCCC.
7.2% of all Post-Primary School Leavers within Northern Ireland decrease of 45 School Leavers from 2012/13 ranging from 161 in Downshire West DEA to 340 in Castlereagh South DEA
2012/13 2013/14 2014/151,5801,5901,6001,6101,6201,6301,6401,6501,660
1,657 1,657
1,612
Figure 1: Number of School Leavers (LCCC) (2012/13 - 2014/15)
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1 The school leaving cohort comprises of Year 12, 13 and 14 pupils leaving mainstream grant aided post-primary schools. Excludes Special and Independent schools.It should be noted that approximately 0.6% of pupils have incomplete or missing postcode information.
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Figure 2: School Leavers by DEA (LCCC) (2014/15)S
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Attainment 2
In 2014/15, School Leavers resident within LCCC;
at council level had the highest percentage achievement across all council areas
65.1% achieved 2+ A-Levels (or equivalent) – highest in the last 3 years (NI: 57.7%)
85.8% achieved at least 5 GCSE's grades A*-C (or equivalent) – highest in the last 3 years (NI: 81.1%)
73.6% achieved at Least 5 GCSE's grades A*-C (or equivalent) including GCSE English and GCSE Maths – lower than the previous year (NI: 66.0%)
2 The numbers relating to qualifications are cumulative totals of the level detailed and those above. For example 81.1% of school leavers achieved at least 5 GCSEs A*-C Inc. equivalents. This proportion is calculated by adding those with a highest qualification of 3+ A-levels, 2 A-levels, 1 A-level & 5 GCSEs A*-C and dividing by the total number of school leavers. Since 2012/13 two AS qualifications have not been counted as one A-level as in previous years.
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Table 1: Qualifications of School Leavers (LCCC) (2012/13 - 2014/15)
2012/13 2013/14 2014/15Number School Leavers
%Number School Leavers
%Number School Leavers
%
Achieved 2+ A-levels (or equivalent) 1,009 60.9 1,064 64.2 1,049 65.1
Achieved at least 5 GCSE's grades A*-C (or equivalent)
1,355 81.8 1,396 84.2 1,383 85.8
Achieved At Least 5 GCSE's grades A*-C (or equivalent) including GCSE English and GCSE Maths
1,151 69.5 1,239 74.8 1,187 73.6
2012/13 2013/14 2014/1550.052.054.056.058.060.062.064.066.0
60.9
64.265.1
55.1 55.757.7
Figure 3: % School Leavers Achieved 2+ A- Levels or Equivalent (LCCC and NI)
(2012/13 - 2014/15)
LCCC NI
% S
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2012/13 2013/14 2014/1574.0
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78.0
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82.0
84.0
86.0
81.8
84.285.8
78.5 78.6
81.1
Figure 4: % School Leavers Achieved at Least 5 GCSE's Grades A*-C or Equivalent (LCCC and NI)
(2012/13 - 2014/15)
LCCC NI
% S
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2012/13 2013/14 2014/150.0
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69.574.8 73.6
62.2 63.5 66.0
Figure 5: % School Leavers Achieved at Least 5 GCSE's Grades A*-C or Equivalent (Inc. GCSE
English and GSCE Maths) (LCCC and NI) (2012/13 - 2014/15)
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Table 2: Qualifications of School Leavers by DEA (LCCC) (2014/15)
Achieved 2+ A-levels (or equivalent)
Achieved at least 5 GCSE's grades A*-C (or
equivalent)
Achieved at Least 5 GCSE's grades
A*-C (or equivalent) Inc.
GCSE English and GCSE Maths
DEA School Leavers Number (%) Number (%) Number (%)
Castlereagh East 203 128 63.1 172 84.7 148 72.9
Castlereagh South 340 271 79.7 313 92.1 288 84.7
Downshire East 181 127 70.2 163 90.1 145 80.1
Downshire West 161 99 61.5 140 87.0 114 70.8
Killultagh 264 170 64.4 231 87.5 201 76.1Lisburn North 217 125 57.6 180 82.9 146 67.3
Lisburn South 246 129 52.4 184 74.8 145 58.9
In 2014/15, Castlereagh South had the highest proportion of its school leavers achieving 2+ A Levels (or equivalent) (79.7%), at least 5 GCSE's grades A*-C (or equivalent) (92.1%) and at least 5 GCSE's grades A*-C (or equivalent) Inc. GCSE English and GCSE Maths (84.7%) across all DEAs within LCCC.
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58.967.3 70.8 72.9 76.1
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Figure 6: % School Leavers Achieved At Least 5 GCSE's Grades A*-C or Equivalent (Inc. GCSE English and GCSE
Maths) by DEA (LCCC) (2014/15)%
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Destinations 3
In 2014/15, School Leavers resident within LCCC;
Almost half (46.8%) entered Higher Education Institutions Over a third (34.6%) entered Further Education Institutions
Table 3: Destinations of School Leavers (LCCC) (2012/13 - 2014/15)
2012/13 2013/14 2014/15Number School Leavers
%Number School Leavers
%Number School Leavers
%
Higher Education 730 44.1 682 41.2 755 46.8Further Education 632 38.1 672 40.6 558 34.6Employment 96 5.8 117 7.1 121 7.5Training 151 9.1 122 7.4 126 7.8Unemployed/Unknown 48 2.9 64 3.9 52 3.2
3 Destinations are reported by the school leaver and recorded by the school.
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2012/13 2013/14 2014/1538.039.040.041.042.043.044.045.046.047.0
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Figure 7: % School Leavers Destination: Higher Education (LCCC and NI) (2013/14 - 2014/15)
LCCC NI
% S
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2012/13 2013/14 2014/1531.032.033.034.035.036.037.038.039.040.041.0
38.1
40.6
34.634.435.4 35.0
Figure 8: % School Leavers Destination: Further Education (LCCC and NI) (2012/13 - 2014/15)
LCCC NI
% S
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17.7209686535368 17.3 18.2
Figure 9: % School Leavers Destination: Employment/Training (LCCC and NI)
(2012/13 - 2014/15)
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% S
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Figure 10: % School Leavers Destination: Unemployed/Unknown (LCCC and NI)
(2012/13 - 2014/15)
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Table 4: Destinations of School Leavers by DEA (LCCC) (2014/15)
DEA Higher Education
Further Education Employment Training Unemployed
/Unknown
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Castlereagh East 87 42.9 78 38.4 22 10.8 # # * *
Castlereagh South 211 62.1 99 29.1 14 4.1 9 2.6 7 2.1
Downshire East 101 55.8 45 24.9 # # 16 8.8 * *
Downshire West 82 50.9 51 31.7 * * 17 10.6 # #
Killultagh 122 46.2 103 39.0 25 9.5 9 3.4 5 1.9Lisburn North 82 37.8 84 38.7 19 8.8 27 12.4 5 2.3
Lisburn South 70 28.5 98 39.8 22 8.9 35 14.2 21 8.5
Cells with less than five pupils have been concealed (*) and cells that allow small numbered cells to be calculated have also been concealed (#).
In 2014/15 within LCCC, the highest numbers of School Leavers that entered Higher Education Institutions are from Castlereagh South DEA (211 school leavers) and those to Further Education are from Killultagh DEA (103 school leavers).
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Figure 11: % School Leavers Destination: Higher Education by DEA (LCCC) (2014/15)
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Figure 12: % School Leavers Destination: Further Education by DEA (LCCC) (2014/15)
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FSME 4
The proportion of School Leavers resident within LCCC that have FSME have been below Northern Ireland overall within the last 3 academic years.
In 2014/15, LCCC have had their highest proportion of school leavers with FSME (10.9%, 176 school leavers) compared to the previous 2 years.
2012/13 2013/14 2014/150
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Figure 13: % School Leavers with FSME (LCCC and NI) (2012/13 - 2014/15)
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77.4% of Non-FSME School Leavers resident within LCCC achieved at Least 5 GCSEs grades A*-C (or equivalent) Inc. GCSE English and GCSE Maths compared to 42.6% of those FSME School Leavers (resident within LCCC) in 2014/15.
4 The increase in the number of FSME pupils in 2014/15 coincides with an extension of the eligibility for free school meals under the Working Tax Credit free school meal criterion which was extended to post-primary pupils from September 2014.
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Table 5: School Leavers: Achieved At Least 5 GCSEs grades A*-C (or equivalent) Inc. GCSE English and GCSE Maths by FSME (LCCC) (2012/13 – 2014/15)
Non-FSME School Leavers FSME School Leavers
Non-FSME School Leavers
Achieved At Least 5 GCSEs grades A*-C (or equiv) inc. GCSE English and GCSE
Maths
FSME School Leavers
Achieved At Least 5 GCSEs grades A*-C (or equiv) inc. GCSE English and GCSE
MathsNumber % Number %
2012/13 1,485 1,095 73.7 172 56 32.62013/14 1,513 1,192 78.8 144 47 32.62014/15 1,436 1,112 77.4 176 75 42.6
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32.6 32.642.6
Figure 14: School Leavers Achieved at Least 5 GCSE's Grades A*-C or Equivalent inc. GCSE English and GCSE Maths by FSME (LCCC) (2012/13 - 2014/15)
Non-FSME School Leavers FSME School Leavers
% S
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2012/13 2013/14 2014/150.0
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42.634.9 34.9
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Figure 15: % School Leavers with FSME Achieved at Least 5 GCSE's Grades A*-C or Equivalent inc. GCSE
English and GCSE Maths (LCCC and NI) (2012/13 - 2014/15)
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% S
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Date of Last Update: 03/04/17
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