Published on:
07
August 2012
Exam results from Clackmannanshire's schools have improved across almost all key measures according to figures released by the Scottish Qualification Authority (SQA).
Young people from Alloa, Alva and Lornshill Academies sat exams in a full range of Standard Grade, Higher and Advanced Highers this year with an overall improvement in most of the key national measures.
The most positive upward move came in the number of students achieving three or more Hghers which increased from 20 to 23%. The number of young people achieving one or more Highers also increased by 3% to 43%.
The convenor of Clackmannanshire Council's Education, Sport and Leisure committee, Ellen Forson said:
"Congratulations to all our young people for their excellent set of results this year. Their hard work and the fantastic efforts of all our teaching staff have paid off."
"A significant number of our young people are now leaving school with three or more higher grade qualifications. This is encouraging news."
Councillor Forson added that the committee would now be looking closely at how Clackmannanshire compares to other local authorities and how they can build on this performance in the future.
"Increasing exam performance is one of the most important ways we can equip our young people for their chosen career helping to give them the best possible start in life," she said.
"Although these results are fantastically encouraging we are ultimately striving for year on year progress and we will be working closely with schools to see how we can deliver further improvement next year".
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