This is the seventh year in which Leaver Destinations from Scottish Secondary Schools has been published. It is one of a series of reports, the others covering examination results, attendance figures, school costs and, from 1999, school targets. Leaver Destinations from Scottish Secondary Schools makes publicly available information at individual school level, by education authority and across the country as a whole.
Schools play an important role in educating young people to take an active role as citizens.
For some young people the route to economic participation in society on leaving school will be through higher or further education. For others it will be either through employment or training courses which help to further develop skills. No matter the route chosen, it is important that young people see these various opportunities for continuing their education as a life-long process. It is important to note that the information about leaver destinations should be set alongside other indicators of achievement and factors such as the quality of learning and teaching, management and the ethos of the school. Schools and education authorities are encouraged to include further information, set out as they think best, to provide the detailed local context within which schools work.