The attainment gap between Scotland’s richest and poorest school pupils increased last year, according to new figures. The Scottish government said it was pleased that the vast majority of school leavers went to positive destinations such as college and university. The attainment gap between the proportion of school leavers from the most and least deprived areas who had one pass or more in National 5s or equivalent qualifications was 22.7% last year – up from 20.2% in 2022/23. The gap in the proportion of school leavers who achieved one pass or more in Highers or equivalent qualifications was 38.4% in 2023/24, up from 36.9% the previous year.
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