Scottish school leaver destination results published

The Scottish Government have recently released the 'FOLLOW UP SURVEY OF LEAVERS FROM SCOTTISH SCHOOLS: LEAVERS FROM SCHOOL YEAR 2008/09. The survey presents national information on the destination status of young people approximately 9 months after they left school, from the 2008/09 school year.

The initial (approximately 3 months after leaving school) destination status of these leavers were published in the “Destinations of Leavers from Scottish Schools: 2008/09” publication on 24 November 2009.

The main findings from the 'Follow up survey of young people from school year 2008/09' shows us that:

• The proportion of school leavers in sustained positive destinations was 85.1% in March 2010, approximately 9 months after leaving school. This compares to 84.0% of school leavers in positive destinations in March 2009.
• The proportion of school leavers in further or higher education rose from 51.0% in March 2009 to 57.5% in March 2010.
• The proportion in employment in March 2010 fell to 22.9% compared to 28.5% in March 2009.
• The proportion unemployed decreased from 15.4% in March 2009 to 14.5% in March 2010.

Read the report here.