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Technical Notes 2025, Issue 95 - Positive Destinations – Initial Leaver Destinations by School

  • Report by:

    Greg Bremner, Chief Education Officer

  • TN Number:

    095-25

  • Subject:

    Positive Destinations – Initial Leaver Destinations by School

  • Responsible Officer:

    Greg Bremner, Chief Education Officer

  • Publication:

    This Technical Note will be published on the Council’s website following circulation to Members. Its contents may be disclosed or shared outwith the Council.

  • The purpose of this Technical Note is to inform Members of the five-year trend of initial leaver destinations for each secondary school. At the education committee on 15 May 2025, a request was made for this information to be shared in order to review progress over years.

  • The information requested, is tabled below from 2020 to present.

The five-year trend of initial leaver destinations for each secondary school

2020 - Part 1

Schools broken down by leavers destinations.
School Employed Further Education Higher Education Not known

Bearsden Academy

9%

9%

80%

0%

Bishopbriggs Academy

8%

18%

72%

0%

Boclair Academy

14%

15%

66%

1%

Douglas Academy

11%

16%

70%

1%

Kirkintilloch High School

19%

31%

40%

2%

Lenzie Academy

9%

16%

70%

1%

St Ninians High School

19%

20%

53%

0%

Turnbull High School

9%

24%

62%

0%

Grand Total

11%

17%

67%

0%

2020 - Part 2

Schools broken down by leavers destinations - part 2
School Training Unemployed Not Seeking Unemployed Seeking Voluntary Work

Bearsden Academy

0%

0%

0%

0%

Bishopbriggs Academy

1%

1%

1%

1%

Boclair Academy

1%

1%

1%

0%

Douglas Academy

2%

0%

2%

0%

Kirkintilloch High School

5%

1%

2%

1%

Lenzie Academy

2%

0%

2%

0%

St Ninians High School

5%

0%

3%

1%

Turnbull High School

1%

1%

3%

0%

Grand Total

2%

0%

2%

0%

2021 - Part 1

Schools broken down by leavers destinations.
School Employed Further Education Higher Education Not known

Bearsden Academy

12%

8%

80%

0%

Bishopbriggs Academy

14%

15%

67%

0%

Boclair Academy

11%

14%

73%

0%

Douglas Academy

11%

18%

68%

0%

Kirkintilloch High School

20%

16%

54%

0%

Lenzie Academy

12%

12%

72%

0%

St Ninians High School

21%

17%

57%

1%

Turnbull High School

21%

8%

64%

0%

Grand Total

15%

14%

68%

0%

2021 - Part 2

Schools broken down by leavers destinations.
School Training Unemployed Not Seeking Employed Seeking Voluntary Work

Bearsden Academy

0%

0%

0%

0%

Bishopbriggs Academy

1%

0%

1%

1%

Boclair Academy

1%

0%

0%

0%

Douglas Academy

1%

0%

2%

0%

Kirkintilloch High School

7%

2%

0%

1%

Lenzie Academy

1%

1%

0%

0%

St Ninians High School

3%

0%

1%

0%

Turnbull High School

5%

1%

1%

0%

Grand Total

2%

1%

1%

0%

2022 - Part 1

Schools broken down by leavers destinations.
School Employed Further Education Higher Education Not known

Bearsden Academy

10%

8%

80%

0%

Bishopbriggs Academy

18%

18%

63%

0%

Boclair Academy

14%

20%

64%

1%

Douglas Academy

13%

12%

74%

1%

Kirkintilloch High School

30%

16%

46%

5%

Lenzie Academy

12%

12%

72%

0%

St Ninians High School

21%

21%

51%

3%

Turnbull High School

12%

19%

62%

2%

Grand Total

16%

17%

64%

1%

2022 - Part 2

Schools broken down by leavers destinations.
School Training Unemployed Not Seeking Employed Seeking Voluntary Work

Bearsden Academy

0%

0%

0%

1%

Bishopbriggs Academy

0%

0%

0%

0%

Boclair Academy

1%

1%

1%

1%

Douglas Academy

1%

0%

0%

1%

Kirkintilloch High School

5%

2%

1%

0%

Lenzie Academy

2%

0%

0%

2%

St Ninians High School

3%

2%

2%

1%

Turnbull High School

2%

1%

2%

3%

Grand Total

1%

0%

1%

1%

2023 - Part 1

Schools broken down by leavers destinations.
School Employed Further Education Higher Education Not known

Bearsden Academy

11%

8%

78%

1%

Bishopbriggs Academy

23%

16%

58%

1%

Boclair Academy

15%

11%

70%

0%

Douglas Academy

9%

13%

79%

2%

Kirkintilloch High School

28%

21%

43%

5%

Lenzie Academy

8%

20%

70%

1%

St Ninians High School

18%

21%

50%

2%

Turnbull High School

20%

15%

63%

1%

Grand Total

16%

15%

65%

2%

2023 - Part 2

Schools broken down by leavers destinations.
School Training Unemployed Not Seeking Employed Seeking Voluntary Work

Bearsden Academy

1%

0%

1%

1%

Bishopbriggs Academy

1%

0%

0%

1%

Boclair Academy

0%

0%

1%

3%

Douglas Academy

2%

0%

1%

0%

Kirkintilloch High School

5%

0%

3%

0%

Lenzie Academy

1%

0%

0%

0%

St Ninians High School

2%

2%

1%

0%

Turnbull High School

1%

1%

0%

0%

Grand Total

2%

0%

1%

1%

2024 - Part 1

Schools broken down by leavers destinations.
School Employed Further Education Higher Education Not known

Bearsden Academy

7%

12%

78%

0%

Bishopbriggs Academy

21%

15%

63%

0%

Boclair Academy

16%

8%

74%

0%

Douglas Academy

13%

9%

77%

1%

Kirkintilloch High School

25%

28%

35%

1%

Lenzie Academy

11%

15%

71%

0%

St Ninians High School

27%

15%

50%

1%

Turnbull High School

13%

17%

64%

0%

Grand Total

16%

14%

66%

0%

2024 - Part 2

Schools broken down by leavers destinations.
School Training Unemployed Not Seeking Employed Seeking Voluntary Work

Bearsden Academy

0%

0%

0%

1%

Bishopbriggs Academy

1%

0%

1%

0%

Boclair Academy

0%

1%

1%

0%

Douglas Academy

0%

1%

0%

0%

Kirkintilloch High School

8%

1%

3%

0%

Lenzie Academy

2%

0%

0%

0%

St Ninians High School

3%

3%

0%

1%

Turnbull High School

4%

0%

1%

1%

Grand Total

2%

1%

1%

0%