TWO thirds of Glasgow schools are meeting their benchmarks - up from fewer than half last year.
Education Scotland has released performance data for the country's schools and today the Evening Times prints league tables for city secondaries.
These show that 21 out of 30 secondaries met or did better than their "virtual comparator".
Last year 16 out of Glasgow's 30 secondaries did not match or exceed the government's benchmark.
The Scottish Government provides exam attainment data for every school in Scotland on its Education Scotland website.
Information is given for "school leavers" rather than for the previously used fifth year pupils.
This means schools where more pupils stay on for sixth year tend to perform higher than those where pupils leave sooner.
Education bosses have made a priority of persuading pupils to stay on at school and figures show this is working.
Our tables show how many pupils leaving school have earned three or more Highers.
They also show the "virtual comparator" for each secondary. This is a number generated by Education Scotland to show how a school should be performing, given the socio-economic background of pupils.
We show the number of pupils gaining three or more Highers and compare this to the virtual comparator.
The tables also show the percentage of pupils who are from the most impoverished backgrounds.
This is shown by the percentage of youngsters in the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) Level 1.
Level 1 is the 20 per cent most deprived postcodes. Where a school has five or fewer children in SIMD Level 1 it is marked with an asterisk.
Glasgow Gaelic School has topped the league table for the third year running.
In fact, the top three schools have not shifted from last year: Glasgow Gaelic School first on the list, followed by Hyndland Secondary and then Notre Dame High School.
While the Gaelic School has a number of SIMD Level 1 pupils that is too low to record, Notre Dame High School has a relatively high level at 48 per cent.
Lochend Community High has lifted itself from the bottom of the league table, where it sat last year, and instead Drumchapel High and St Margaret Mary's Secondary come joint last.
One of the best achievers is Govan High School, which has this year seen 33 per cent of leavers gaining three or more Highers - up from 18 per cent last year.
The school was second bottom of the league table last year but is now on a par with Rosshall Academy, John Paul Academy and Knightswood Secondary.
Headteacher of Govan High School, Nancy Belford, said: "The main thrust of what we have been doing here is to improve the ethos of the school and raising aspirations for every young person - we now have much higher expectations for every young person in the school.
"That's coming from staff but it's also coming from the young people having high expectations of themselves."
Govan High School works with Glasgow Intergenerational Mentoring Network from Strathclyde University to give pupils a mentor to guide them.
It also works with outside agencies to secure work experience and apprenticeships for pupils.
Ms Belford, who has been at Govan High for two years, said an important part of the school's success is encouraging pupils to stay on at school for longer.
The school now encourages more pupils to go forward for Highers and makes sure there are clear paths of progression for all young people, no matter what they hope to go on to do.
Across the city, education bosses credit pupils staying on at school for rising attainment.
Liz Cameron, Executive Member for Children, Young People & Lifelong Learning, said: “Over the last 10 years more and more young people are choosing to stay on at school.
“As a result they leave with more qualifications and skills and on to positive destinations.
“The increase in our staying on rates for S5/S6 has risen from 45 per cent in 2006 to almost 70 per cent of pupils and it’s clearly reaping the benefits for Glasgow’s young people.”
Performance data tables
Column 1 - percentage of pupils in the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) Level 1.
Column 2 – % pupils achieved 3+ Highers
Column 3 – Benchmark
Column 4 – Benchmark achieved
GLASGOW
Glasgow Gaelic School........ *..... 72..... 69... Yes
Hyndland Secondary.......... 26..... 67..... 53... Yes
Notre Dame High School..... 43..... 57..... 51... Yes
Hillhead High................... 32..... 54..... 57.... No
St Thomas Aquinas............ 51..... 52..... 44... Yes
St Andrew’s Secondary....... 75..... 49..... 39... Yes
King’s Park Secondary....... 30..... 49..... 41... Yes
Shawlands Academy.......... 29..... 48..... 46... Yes
Holyrood Secondary.......... 40..... 47..... 44... Yes
Bellahouston.................... 38..... 42..... 37... Yes
St Roch’s Secondary......... 83..... 39..... 37... Yes
Bannerman High................ 34..... 38..... 37... Yes
Lourdes Secondary............ 52..... 38..... 38... Yes
All Saints Secondary.......... 88..... 38..... 37... Yes
Cleveden Secondary.......... 72..... 36..... 40.... No
Hillpark Secondary............ 51..... 35..... 32... Yes
Castlemilk High............... N/A..... 35..... 30... Yes
Rosshall Academy............ 49..... 33..... 37.... No
Knightswood Secondary..... 44..... 33..... 39.... No
John Paul Academy........... 77..... 33..... 30... Yes
Govan High..................... 76..... 33..... 23... Yes
Eastbank Academy............ 83..... 28..... 25... Yes
Smithycroft Secondary....... 78..... 28..... 17... Yes
St Paul’s High School........ 81..... 27..... 28.... No
St Mungo’s Academy......... 87..... 26..... 26... Yes
Springburn Academy.......... 93..... 25..... 27.... No
Whitehall Secondary.......... 66..... 23..... 26.... No
Lochend Community High.... 86..... 21..... 32.... No
St Margaret Mary’s Sec....... 88..... 20..... 24.... No
Drumchapel High.............. 85..... 20..... 20... Yes
EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE
Bearsden Academy.......... N/A..... 75..... 72... Yes
Bishopbriggs Academy...... 12..... 75..... 59... Yes
Douglas Academy.............. 6..... 72..... 66... Yes
Turnbull High.....................*..... 72..... 65... Yes
Lenzie Academy................. 6..... 69..... 63... Yes
Boclair Academy............... 15..... 68..... 56... Yes
St Ninian’s High................ 11..... 63..... 51... Yes
Kirkintilloch High............... 21..... 44..... 42... Yes
WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE
Our Lady & St Patrick’s....... 30..... 54..... 48... Yes
Dumbarton Academy.......... 16..... 50..... 50... Yes
St Peter the Apostle .......... 50..... 49..... 44... Yes
Clydebank High................ 40..... 45..... 44... Yes
Vale of Leven Academy...... 38..... 40..... 34... Yes
Column 1 - percentage of pupils in the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) Level 1.
Column 2 – % pupils achieved 3+ Highers
Column 3 – Benchmark
Column 4 – Benchmark achieved
SOUTH LANARKSHIRE
Strathaven Academy............*..... 65..... 59... Yes
Biggar High School............. *..... 61..... 54... Yes
St Andrew’s and St Bride’s.... 2..... 59..... 60.... No
Calderglen High School........ *..... 57..... 52... Yes
Stonelaw High School........ 29..... 52..... 49... Yes
Uddingston Grammar......... 18..... 52..... 58.... No
St John Ogilvie High School 40..... 50..... 49... Yes
Holy Cross High School..... 25..... 50..... 51.... No
Trinity High School............ 36..... 49..... 52.... No
Lanark Grammar School...... 18..... 49..... 51.... No
Hamilton Grammar School... 28..... 48..... 50.... No
Duncanrig Secondary...........*..... 48..... 50.... No
Cathkin High School.......... 38..... 44..... 41... Yes
Carluke High School.......... 12..... 42..... 52.... No
Lesmahagow High School.....*..... 39..... 39... Yes
Larkhall Academy.............. 32..... 38..... 42.... No
Calderside Academy.......... 34..... 35..... 39.... No
NORTH LANARKSHIRE
Our Lady’s Cumbernauld..... 16..... 66..... 53... Yes
Dalziel High School........... 22..... 61..... 54... Yes
St Ambrose High School..... 24..... 59..... 51... Yes
Our Lady’s Motherwell........ 34..... 56..... 50... Yes
Greenfaulds High School...... 8..... 54..... 58.... No
St Maurice’s High School.... 16..... 54..... 54... Yes
Cardinal Newman High ....... 43..... 51..... 47... Yes
Cumbernauld Academy....... 19..... 51..... 48... Yes
Taylor High School............ 21..... 51..... 47... Yes
Chryston High School........ 11..... 49..... 47... Yes
St Aiden’s High School...... 39..... 46..... 48.... No
Airdrie Academy............... 40..... 44..... 43... Yes
Coltness High School........ 27..... 44..... 47.... No
St Andrew’s High School.... 49..... 44..... 40... Yes
St Margaret’s High School... 45..... 44..... 46.... No
Kilsyth Academy................ 5..... 41..... 51.... No
Braidhurst High School....... 42..... 39..... 46.... No
Calderhead High School..... 26..... 38..... 36... Yes
Clydevalley High School..... 45..... 37..... 38.... No
Coatbridge High School..... 45..... 34..... 48.... No
Caldervale High School...... 32..... 33..... 41.... No
Brannock High School........ 26..... 32..... 40.... No
Bellshill Academy............. 44..... 30..... 44.... No
EAST RENFREWSHIRE
St Ninian’s High................. 6..... 85..... 72... Yes
Williamwood......................*..... 84..... 74... Yes
Mearns Castle High.............*..... 82..... 73... Yes
Woodfarm High................ 19..... 68..... 60... Yes
Eastwood High.................. 7..... 65..... 60... Yes
St Luke’s High.................. 35..... 65..... 52... Yes
Barrhead High.................. 32..... 46..... 52.... No
Column 1 - percentage of pupils in the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) Level 1.
Column 2 – % pupils achieved 3+ Highers
Column 3 – Benchmark
Column 4 – Benchmark achieved
RENFREWSHIRE
Gryffe High........................ *..... 78..... 69... Yes
Paisley Grammar............... 38..... 55..... 53... Yes
Renfrew High School........... *..... 52..... 55.... No
Castlehead High............... 40..... 49..... 46... Yes
Glennifer High.................. 29..... 49..... 54.... No
Park Main’s High................. *..... 48..... 61.... No
St Andrew’s Academy........ 37..... 47..... 50.... No
Johnstone High................ 29..... 44..... 48.... No
Trinity High...................... 35..... 41..... 50.... No
St Benedict’s High............. 36..... 39..... 40.... No
Linwood High................... 37..... 28..... 39.... No
EAST AYRSHIRE
Stewarton Academy........... 41..... 53..... 54.... No
James Hamilton Academy... 28..... 52..... 35... Yes
Kilmarnock Academy......... 40..... 51..... 51... Yes
Loudon Academy.............. 20..... 50..... 40... Yes
Grange Academy.............. 23..... 45..... 48.... No
St Joseph’s Academy........ 29..... 39..... 40.... No
Cumnock Academy............ 41..... 38..... 36... Yes
Auchinleck Academy.......... 32..... 37..... 39.... No
Doon Academy................ 74..... 31..... 32.... No
NORTH AYRSHIRE
Arran High..................... N/A..... 69..... 55... Yes
Largs Academy.................. 4..... 69..... 65... Yes
Garnock Academy............. 34..... 46..... 48.... No
St Matthew’s Academy........ 45..... 45..... 45... Yes
Ardrossan Academy........... 43..... 40..... 43.... No
Auchenharvie Acadmey....... 65..... 36..... 35... Yes
Kilwinning Academy.......... 45..... 34..... 39.... No
Greenowood Academy....... 32..... 31..... 45.... No
Irvine Royal Academy......... 60..... 29..... 28... Yes
SOUTH AYRSHIRE
Marr College...................... *..... 62..... 61... Yes
Kyle Academy.................. 21..... 59..... 55... Yes
Bellmont Academy............ 18..... 58..... 52... Yes
Prestwick Academy............. 5..... 49..... 52.... No
Queen Margaret Academy.....*..... 49..... 47... Yes
Carrick Academy................ 9..... 47..... 42... Yes
Girvan Academy............... 20..... 44..... 45.... No
Ayr Academy....................44......39......36.....Yes
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