Scottish school leaver destination results published

The recently published follow up survey on school leavers from school year 2007/08, indicates that:

• The proportion of school leavers in sustained positive destinations was 84.0% in March/April 2009, approximately 9 months after leaving school. This compares to 87.0% of school leavers in positive destinations in March/April 2008.


• The proportion of school leavers in further or higher education rose from 47.9% in March/April 2008 to 51.0% in March/April 2009.


• The proportion in employment in March/April 2009 fell to 28.5% compared to 34.4% in March/April 2008.


• The proportion unemployed increased from 12.5% in March/April 2008 to 15.4% in March/April 2009.

Read the report for more detail.