National statistics

Attendance at grant-aided primary, post-primary and special schools: 2014 to 2015 - summary statistics

The purpose of this statistical first release is to present basic attendance figures for schools for the 2014/15 academic year.

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Attendance at grant-aided primary, post-primary and special schools: 2014 to 2015 - summary statistics

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Attendance data for the 2014/15 academic year was collected from all grant-aided primary, post-primary and special schools via the school census in October 2015. It includes information on the levels of absence, type of absence and reason for absence. A further release containing a more detailed set of tables, including absence by pupil characteristics, will be published by the end of February 2016.

Published 21 January 2016