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with only 8% doing so in 2009. 79 These figures are an improvement on 2007 and
2008 when 11% and 9% of pupils on the SEN register achieved 5+ good GCSEs
including English/Welsh and Maths respectively. 80
In Scotland, data are not collected for this measure for pupils with ASN. However
using a different measure (5 or more qualifications at Scottish Credits and
Qualification Framework (SCQF) level 3 or above) it is possible to see that within
Scotland pupils with ASN perform significantly less well than those with no
identified support needs:
• In 2009, almost half (48%) of leavers from publicly-funded secondary and
special schools with ASN achieved 5 or more qualifications at SCQF level 3 or
above, compared to 92% of those with no ASN. 81
• One in 5 (22%) of those with ASN had no qualifications at SCQF level 2 or above
compared to 2.8% of those without ASN, while just over 8% had at least one
qualification at SCQF level 6 or above, compared to just over 49% of those with
no ASN. 82
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These data show the difference in performance between pupils with and without
ASN in Scotland, but cannot be used to draw comparisons to the performance
of pupils with SEN between England, Scotland and Wales as the measures are
different.
Ethnicity
In England, there is a large difference in the percentage of pupils achieving 5+
good GCSEs including English and Maths between ethnic minority groups:
• A high proportion of Chinese (72%) and Indian (67%) pupils achieved 5+ good
GCSEs in 2009.
• The proportion of Bangladeshi, Black African and White British pupils was close
to the average (of 51%).
• Black Caribbean and Pakistani students fell below the average at 39% and 43%
respectively (see Figure 10.4.2. below).
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Equality and Human Rights Commission analysis of data provided by the
Welsh Government (Table 1: Key Stage 4 by Special Educational Need,
2007-2009).
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Equality and Human Rights Commission analysis of data provided by the
Welsh Government (Table 1: Key Stage 4 by Special Educational Need,
2007-2009).
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Scottish Government 2010b. SQA Attainment and School Leaver Qualifications
in Scotland: 2008-09. Available at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/20
10/03/22111037/35. Accessed 18/08/2010.
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Scottish Government 2010b.