Absenteeism from Secondary Schools, 2011/12

Statistics on Absenteeism from Secondary Schools in Wales, 2011/12 relate to the period September to May for the academic years 2002/03 to 2011/12.  The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 6 September 2011.

In 2011/12,

• 7.8 per cent of half-day sessions were missed through authorised and unauthorised absence, a decrease of 0.8 percentage points from 2010/11.
• 1.4 per cent of half-day sessions were missed through unauthorised absence, a small decrease from 2010/11;
• The proportion of pupils absent for 20.5 days or more fell from 19.3 per cent in 2010/11 to 16.3 per cent.  The percentage of pupils with no absence increased to 5.4 per cent;
• Illness accounted for more than 50 per cent of absent sessions from maintained schools.

Further information

StatsWales website.

Contact

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

Next update

September 2013 (provisional - to be confirmed on the Due Out Soon page)