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["Table 1: Overall absenteeism by pupils of compulsory school age, by sector (a)"]
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[null,"Percentage of half-day sessions missed"]
["School type","2005/06","2006/07","2007/08","2008/09","2009/10","2010/11","2011/12","2012/13","2013/14","2014/15"]
["All maintained schools",{"v":7.489258382351265,"d":"7.5"},{"v":6.936618896877543,"d":"6.9"},{"v":6.741251158965386,"d":"6.7"},{"v":6.840001768079235,"d":"6.8"},{"v":6.969731301328243,"d":"7.0"},{"v":6.73048517631665,"d":"6.7"},{"v":6.169908404635534,"d":"6.2"},{"v":6.331744182804151,"d":"6.3"},{"v":5.2410920336175035,"d":"5.2"},{"v":5.073410230861816,"d":"5.1"}]
["  Primary schools",{"v":7.466380427738173,"d":"7.5"},{"v":6.9168088911699535,"d":"6.9"},{"v":6.729454891910653,"d":"6.7"},{"v":6.822731415032168,"d":"6.8"},{"v":6.949873991095481,"d":"6.9"},{"v":6.699331964479232,"d":"6.7"},{"v":6.147042745066704,"d":"6.1"},{"v":6.31881170919576,"d":"6.3"},{"v":5.21744747839443,"d":"5.2"},{"v":5.050777351359784,"d":"5.1"}]
["  Middle schools","..","..","..","..","..","..","..",{"v":5.776116944258997,"d":"5.8"},{"v":5.325807043140632,"d":"5.3"},{"v":4.684888247624752,"d":"4.7"}]
["  Special schools",{"v":11.669007324604335,"d":"11.7"},{"v":10.628338957704075,"d":"10.6"},{"v":9.044943523559573,"d":"9.0"},{"v":10.333512052301966,"d":"10.3"},{"v":10.694611923569315,"d":"10.7"},{"v":12.58125387630145,"d":"12.6"},{"v":10.761603363668558,"d":"10.8"},{"v":9.892415903157685,"d":"9.9"},{"v":9.185921317590244,"d":"9.2"},{"v":8.997018984362743,"d":"9.0"}]
["Independent schools",{"v":5.1142861050357,"d":"5.1"},{"v":4.506071256702874,"d":"4.5"},{"v":4.685135080651752,"d":"4.7"},{"v":5.344008697750816,"d":"5.3"},{"v":4.856275207244301,"d":"4.9"},{"v":5.309161621867517,"d":"5.3"},{"v":4.906658365630624,"d":"4.9"},{"v":5.010834043509747,"d":"5.0"},{"v":3.982992293382939,"d":"4.0"},{"v":4.015863215916612,"d":"4.0"}]
["Total",{"v":7.460553683765821,"d":"7.5"},{"v":6.907272498182146,"d":"6.9"},{"v":6.716179456551696,"d":"6.7"},{"v":6.82257456324233,"d":"6.8"},{"v":6.945631577840065,"d":"6.9"},{"v":6.714763653084721,"d":"6.7"},{"v":6.156378043148878,"d":"6.2"},{"v":6.319216925160716,"d":"6.3"},{"v":5.230236868293752,"d":"5.2"},{"v":5.0636758665431065,"d":"5.1"}]
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["(a) Figures do not include data for 7 independent schools that did not respond to the survey."]
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["Table 2: Unauthorised absenteeism by pupils of compulsory school age, by sector (a)"]
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[null,"Percentage of half-day sessions missed"]
["School type","2005/06","2006/07","2007/08","2008/09","2009/10","2010/11","2011/12","2012/13","2013/14","2014/15"]
["All maintained schools",{"v":0.9621874620236578,"d":"1.0"},{"v":0.9485306484147573,"d":"0.9"},{"v":0.9338709674598958,"d":"0.9"},{"v":0.9768016377351745,"d":"1.0"},{"v":0.9733781861157987,"d":"1.0"},{"v":0.907092881454453,"d":"0.9"},{"v":0.7560902433983302,"d":"0.8"},{"v":0.8574522834942179,"d":"0.9"},{"v":0.9884584251904857,"d":"1.0"},{"v":0.9983217824269912,"d":"1.0"}]
["  Primary schools",{"v":0.9625597100374981,"d":"1.0"},{"v":0.9469512864627522,"d":"0.9"},{"v":0.934273811472138,"d":"0.9"},{"v":0.976494605359074,"d":"1.0"},{"v":0.9723385300378026,"d":"1.0"},{"v":0.9049836007179072,"d":"0.9"},{"v":0.7552213528452524,"d":"0.8"},{"v":0.8592734298557076,"d":"0.9"},{"v":0.9880408748901645,"d":"1.0"},{"v":0.9995499852378702,"d":"1.0"}]
["  Middle schools","..","..","..","..","..","..","..",{"v":0.6246911225365668,"d":"0.6"},{"v":0.896138789893723,"d":"0.9"},{"v":0.9495548961424332,"d":"0.9"}]
["  Special schools",{"v":0.8941786182079544,"d":"0.9"},{"v":1.2428547534951448,"d":"1.2"},{"v":0.8551995817733443,"d":"0.9"},{"v":1.038909271584526,"d":"1.0"},{"v":1.1683993009259015,"d":"1.2"},{"v":1.3032290415803434,"d":"1.3"},{"v":0.9305737460722536,"d":"0.9"},{"v":0.594622457972364,"d":"0.6"},{"v":1.1111311328447029,"d":"1.1"},{"v":0.8390774541080488,"d":"0.8"}]
["Independent schools",{"v":0.09920540990349827,"d":"0.1"},{"v":0.09377578028323938,"d":"0.1"},{"v":0.11528683866707493,"d":"0.1"},{"v":0.2382977526905152,"d":"0.2"},{"v":0.1498239842922923,"d":"0.1"},{"v":0.196584700136472,"d":"0.2"},{"v":0.12683091226928286,"d":"0.1"},{"v":0.19676273373577455,"d":"0.2"},{"v":0.14502106981511712,"d":"0.1"},{"v":0.08913325212612702,"d":"0.1"}]
["Total",{"v":0.9517571761936454,"d":"1.0"},{"v":0.9382103499221855,"d":"0.9"},{"v":0.9238893823275542,"d":"0.9"},{"v":0.9681986176191131,"d":"1.0"},{"v":0.963987203924576,"d":"1.0"},{"v":0.8992338187912752,"d":"0.9"},{"v":0.7493504009632299,"d":"0.7"},{"v":0.8511864309082344,"d":"0.9"},{"v":0.9811810594618187,"d":"1.0"},{"v":0.9899530080242771,"d":"1.0"}]
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["(a) Figures do not include data for 7 independent schools that did not respond to the survey."]

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["Table 3: Absenteeism by pupils of compulsory school age in all schools, by gender (a)"]
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[null,"Percentage of half-day sessions missed"]
[" ","2010/11","2011/12","2012/13","2013/14","2014/15"]
["Number of schools providing gender information",{"v":1512,"d":"1,512"},{"v":1474,"d":"1,474"},{"v":1436,"d":"1,436"},{"v":1421,"d":"1,421"},{"v":1401,"d":"1,401"}]
["Percentage of schools providing gender information",{"v":99.6704021094265,"d":"99.7"},{"v":99.52734638757596,"d":"99.5"},{"v":99.6530187369882,"d":"99.7"},{"v":99.50980392156863,"d":"99.5"},{"v":99.43222143364088,"d":"99.4"}]
["Overall absence"]
["  Boys",{"v":6.756543583595789,"d":"6.8"},{"v":6.1901086386996855,"d":"6.2"},{"v":6.349731732354447,"d":"6.3"},{"v":5.259325718172426,"d":"5.3"},{"v":5.118812174117114,"d":"5.1"}]
["  Girls",{"v":6.679541971587676,"d":"6.7"},{"v":6.122714162425452,"d":"6.1"},{"v":6.2995516018980515,"d":"6.3"},{"v":5.207211290483454,"d":"5.2"},{"v":5.017409381092171,"d":"5.0"}]
["Unauthorised absence"]
["  Boys",{"v":0.9142466672135126,"d":"0.9"},{"v":0.763654673941432,"d":"0.8"},{"v":0.8575752994844122,"d":"0.9"},{"v":0.9758676028099689,"d":"1.0"},{"v":0.9952246467000769,"d":"1.0"}]
["  Girls",{"v":0.8880600924757169,"d":"0.9"},{"v":0.7371092619311929,"d":"0.7"},{"v":0.8485809061308855,"d":"0.8"},{"v":0.9913687778070903,"d":"1.0"},{"v":0.9911085537483343,"d":"1.0"}]
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["(a) Caution should be taken when comparing year on year changes for data on absenteeism by gender.  Although it became compulsory for"]
["(a) maintained schools to provide gender information in 2007/08, it remains voluntary for special and independent schools, so different"]
["(a) numbers of schools provide this information each year."]

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["Table 4: Absenteeism by pupils of compulsory school age in all mainstream primary"]
["schools, by proportion entitled to free school meals, 2014/15 (a)"]
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[null,"Percentage of half-day sessions missed"]
["Percentage entitled to free school meals","Overall absence","Unauthorised absence","Number of schools"]
["8% or less",{"v":3.943283442337113,"d":"3.9"},{"v":0.6314366896264079,"d":"0.6"},312]
["16% or less, but over 8%",{"v":4.648174030079423,"d":"4.6"},{"v":0.699695262876033,"d":"0.7"},344]
["24% or less, but over 16%",{"v":5.201462344093411,"d":"5.2"},{"v":1.003773779914679,"d":"1.0"},246]
["32% or less, but over 24%",{"v":5.614136103355109,"d":"5.6"},{"v":1.1844027116529408,"d":"1.2"},201]
["over 32%",{"v":6.194540815695902,"d":"6.2"},{"v":1.6549653195430898,"d":"1.7"},239]
["All maintained primary schools",{"v":5.049030315741338,"d":"5.0"},{"v":0.9993112702816019,"d":"1.0"},{"v":1342,"d":"1,342"}]
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["(a) Free school meal data are based on a three year average."]

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["Table 4: Absenteeism by pupils of compulsory school age in all maintained primary,"]
["middle and special schools, by local authority and consortia"]
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[null,"Percentage of half-day sessions missed due to:"]
[null,"Overall absence",{"$nulls":3},"Unauthorised absence"]
["Local Authority","2011/12","2012/13","2013/14","2014/15","2011/12","2012/13","2013/14","2014/15"]
["North Wales",{"v":5.481688601030314,"d":"5.5"},{"v":5.80676444811183,"d":"5.8"},{"v":5.20086463729891,"d":"5.2"},{"v":5.215615086022784,"d":"5.2"},{"v":0.5554223484454688,"d":"0.6"},{"v":0.6026529300947033,"d":"0.6"},{"v":0.49346744775949974,"d":"0.5"},{"v":0.43560452417617684,"d":"0.4"}]
["  Isle of Anglesey",{"v":5.695101195332268,"d":"5.7"},{"v":5.6331325805739345,"d":"5.6"},{"v":5.355396481322781,"d":"5.4"},{"v":5.2754015540687975,"d":"5.3"},{"v":0.5635147225781258,"d":"0.6"},{"v":0.554671498945477,"d":"0.6"},{"v":0.4640948732167162,"d":"0.5"},{"v":0.5722045315294991,"d":"0.6"}]
["  Gwynedd",{"v":5.44308433208837,"d":"5.4"},{"v":5.692410095807804,"d":"5.7"},{"v":4.949042123768508,"d":"4.9"},{"v":4.975607002889062,"d":"5.0"},{"v":0.4005592561052924,"d":"0.4"},{"v":0.4427257612609003,"d":"0.4"},{"v":0.3014444901829912,"d":"0.3"},{"v":0.25119672079101746,"d":"0.3"}]
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["  Monmouthshire",{"v":5.260034127160768,"d":"5.3"},{"v":5.628053445156381,"d":"5.6"},{"v":4.189875834773703,"d":"4.2"},{"v":4.187375212996913,"d":"4.2"},{"v":0.20190873045313285,"d":"0.2"},{"v":0.20207887248691597,"d":"0.2"},{"v":0.6066662864256435,"d":"0.6"},{"v":0.7312955581861506,"d":"0.7"}]
["  Newport",{"v":6.574630997453816,"d":"6.6"},{"v":7.008035773151277,"d":"7.0"},{"v":5.847876273287041,"d":"5.8"},{"v":5.50688561683331,"d":"5.5"},{"v":1.4998385386426356,"d":"1.5"},{"v":1.7554301816526539,"d":"1.8"},{"v":1.7080755126356402,"d":"1.7"},{"v":1.756502838951185,"d":"1.8"}]
["Wales (a) (b)",{"v":6.156378043148878,"d":"6.2"},{"v":6.319216925160716,"d":"6.3"},{"v":5.230236868293752,"d":"5.2"},{"v":5.0636758665431065,"d":"5.1"},{"v":0.7493504009632299,"d":"0.7"},{"v":0.8511864309082344,"d":"0.9"},{"v":0.9811810594618188,"d":"1.0"},{"v":0.9899530080242771,"d":"1.0"}]
[{"$nulls":8},"Source: Pupils' Attendance Record, Welsh Government"]
[]
["(a) Includes independent schools."]
["(b) Figures do not include data for 7 independent schools that did not respond to the survey."]

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["Table 6: Distribution of pupils in maintained primary schools by length of overall absence"]
[", 2014/15"]
[]
[null,"Pupils in schools during 2014/15",null,"Percentage of"]
["Number of days of overall absence","Number","Percentage","overall absence"]
["No absence",{"v":10246,"d":"10,246"},{"v":4.996854410409219,"d":"5.0"},{"v":0,"d":"0.0"}]
["0.5 to 5 days",{"v":68233,"d":"68,233"},{"v":33.276436363991046,"d":"33.3"},{"v":9.99296139787565,"d":"10.0"}]
["5.5 to 10 days",{"v":55003,"d":"55,003"},{"v":26.824320040575667,"d":"26.8"},{"v":21.592418081638517,"d":"21.6"}]
["10.5 to 15 days",{"v":33781,"d":"33,781"},{"v":16.47459875444406,"d":"16.5"},{"v":21.864282157838723,"d":"21.9"}]
["15.5 to 20 days",{"v":17783,"d":"17,783"},{"v":8.672561192690528,"d":"8.7"},{"v":16.01101770360328,"d":"16.0"}]
["20.5 to 25 days",{"v":9105,"d":"9,105"},{"v":4.44040205024165,"d":"4.4"},{"v":10.551389776366053,"d":"10.6"}]
["more than 25 days",{"v":10898,"d":"10,898"},{"v":5.314827187647831,"d":"5.3"},{"v":19.98793088267778,"d":"20.0"}]
["Total",{"v":205049,"d":"205,049"},{"v":100,"d":"100.0"},{"v":100,"d":"100.0"}]
[{"$nulls":3},"Source: Pupils' Attendance Record, Welsh Government"]

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["Table 7: Distribution of pupils in maintained primary schools by their overall absence"]
["rates, 2014/15"]
[]
[null,"Pupils in schools during 2014/15",null,"Percentage of"]
["Overall absence rate","Number","Percentage","overall absence"]
[{"v":0,"d":"0%"},{"v":10246,"d":"10,246"},{"v":4.996854410409219,"d":"5.0"},{"v":0,"d":"0.0"}]
["Over 0%, but 4% at most",{"v":96584,"d":"96,584"},{"v":47.102887602475505,"d":"47.1"},{"v":19.556037725259724,"d":"19.6"}]
["Over 4%, but 6% at most",{"v":33685,"d":"33,685"},{"v":16.427780676813835,"d":"16.4"},{"v":16.18108721945352,"d":"16.2"}]
["Over 6%, but 10% at most",{"v":40704,"d":"40,704"},{"v":19.85086491521539,"d":"19.9"},{"v":30.27080339438776,"d":"30.3"}]
["Over 10%, but 20% at most",{"v":20637,"d":"20,637"},{"v":10.064423625572424,"d":"10.1"},{"v":26.187847778772667,"d":"26.2"}]
["Over 20%, but 30% at most",{"v":2285,"d":"2,285"},{"v":1.1143677852610838,"d":"1.1"},{"v":4.936006388805791,"d":"4.9"}]
["Over 30%, but 50% at most",695,{"v":0.33894337451048284,"d":"0.3"},{"v":2.1799843163262103,"d":"2.2"}]
["Over 50%",213,{"v":0.10387760974206164,"d":"0.1"},{"v":0.6882331769943264,"d":"0.7"}]
["Total",{"v":205049,"d":"205,049"},{"v":100,"d":"100.0"},{"v":100,"d":"100.0"}]
[{"$nulls":3},"Source: Pupils' Attendance Record, Welsh Government"]

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["Table 8: Pupils of compulsory school age who were persistent absentees from"]
["maintained primary and middle schools (a)"]
[]
[" ","2007/08","2008/09","2009/10","2010/11","2011/12","2012/13","2013/14","2014/15"]
["Number of pupils who are persistent absentees",{"v":7311,"d":"7,311"},{"v":6749,"d":"6,749"},{"v":7186,"d":"7,186"},{"v":6456,"d":"6,456"},{"v":5137,"d":"5,137"},{"v":4778,"d":"4,778"},{"v":3342,"d":"3,342"},{"v":2858,"d":"2,858"}]
["Total number of pupils",{"v":199673,"d":"199,673"},{"v":196895,"d":"196,895"},{"v":194337,"d":"194,337"},{"v":193885,"d":"193,885"},{"v":194897,"d":"194,897"},{"v":197113,"d":"197,113"},{"v":201891,"d":"201,891"},{"v":205049,"d":"205,049"}]
["Percentage of pupils who are persistent absentees",{"v":3.6614865304773305,"d":"3.7"},{"v":3.427715279717616,"d":"3.4"},{"v":3.6977003864421083,"d":"3.7"},{"v":3.329808907341981,"d":"3.3"},{"v":2.6357511916550793,"d":"2.6"},{"v":2.4239902999802143,"d":"2.4"},{"v":1.655348678247173,"d":"1.7"},{"v":1.3938131861164893,"d":"1.4"}]
["Percentage of half days missed by persistent absentees due to:"]
["  Authorised absence",{"v":20.426667359891262,"d":"20.4"},{"v":20.27705858693653,"d":"20.3"},{"v":20.23537460098461,"d":"20.2"},{"v":20.057505754373704,"d":"20.1"},{"v":20.802776020007236,"d":"20.8"},{"v":20.280694411845385,"d":"20.3"},{"v":19.431975625452626,"d":"19.4"},{"v":19.205322067805515,"d":"19.2"}]
["  Unauthorised absence",{"v":8.245200967048312,"d":"8.2"},{"v":8.208315395669494,"d":"8.2"},{"v":7.733026326311275,"d":"7.7"},{"v":7.803580668005345,"d":"7.8"},{"v":7.064803022550646,"d":"7.1"},{"v":7.386962952070425,"d":"7.4"},{"v":8.240361553635456,"d":"8.2"},{"v":8.292959603918346,"d":"8.3"}]
["  Overall absence",{"v":28.671868326939574,"d":"28.7"},{"v":28.48537398260602,"d":"28.5"},{"v":27.968400927295882,"d":"28.0"},{"v":27.86108642237905,"d":"27.9"},{"v":27.86757904255788,"d":"27.9"},{"v":27.667657363915808,"d":"27.7"},{"v":27.672337179088085,"d":"27.7"},{"v":27.498281671723863,"d":"27.5"}]
["Percentage of all pupils' absence for which persistent absentees"]
["were responsible:"]
["  Authorised absence",{"v":12.937290826139286,"d":"12.9"},{"v":11.906901603560133,"d":"11.9"},{"v":12.527865639472454,"d":"12.5"},{"v":11.526274700779787,"d":"11.5"},{"v":10.163310504369207,"d":"10.2"},{"v":8.98543555880641,"d":"9.0"},{"v":7.5727328441001305,"d":"7.6"},{"v":6.618854254633834,"d":"6.6"}]
["  Unauthorised absence",{"v":32.289830538054765,"d":"32.3"},{"v":28.85721391267275,"d":"28.9"},{"v":29.43201477192635,"d":"29.4"},{"v":28.71242389280629,"d":"28.7"},{"v":24.64195700518903,"d":"24.6"},{"v":20.808638906945028,"d":"20.8"},{"v":13.752757510050865,"d":"13.8"},{"v":11.582301943976535,"d":"11.6"}]
["  Overall absence",{"v":15.63140104491981,"d":"15.6"},{"v":14.332893119587286,"d":"14.3"},{"v":14.8928805361525,"d":"14.9"},{"v":13.847876803905947,"d":"13.8"},{"v":11.942146840995115,"d":"11.9"},{"v":10.592282770359294,"d":"10.6"},{"v":8.742615268314147,"d":"8.7"},{"v":7.601226889622669,"d":"7.6"}]
[{"$nulls":8},"Source: Pupils' Attendance Record, Welsh Government"]
[]
["(a) Persistent absentees are pupils who were absent for at least 20 per cent of half-day sessions.  For 2014/15 this means that persistent"]
["(a) absentees in primary schools missed at least 76 half-day sessions.  See the Notes section for a more detailed description."]
[]
["    "]

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["Table 9: Distribution of reasons for absence by pupils of compulsory school age in"]
["mainstream primary and middle schools, by reason for absence"]
[]
["Type of absence","Code","Reason for absence","2011/12","2012/13","2013/14","2014/15"]
["Authorised","I","Illness",{"v":51.700699633152524,"d":"51.7"},{"v":56.942429866151166,"d":"56.9"},{"v":57.20938610958308,"d":"57.2"},{"v":60.54518530265731,"d":"60.5"}]
[null,"M","Medical or dental appointments",{"v":10.245386173456563,"d":"10.2"},{"v":6.182548616745255,"d":"6.2"},{"v":6.287547890719093,"d":"6.3"},{"v":5.880193414813606,"d":"5.9"}]
[null,"R","Religious observance",{"v":0.1913016710321638,"d":"0.2"},{"v":0.21271348485271693,"d":"0.2"},{"v":0.35308616622261246,"d":"0.4"},{"v":0.25330214448236926,"d":"0.3"}]
[null,"S","Study leave",{"v":0.07336038848674503,"d":"0.1"},"-","-","-"]
[null,"T","Traveller absence",{"v":0.5127030502621119,"d":"0.5"},{"v":0.49625207240832847,"d":"0.5"},{"v":0.4704418367105149,"d":"0.5"},{"v":0.4184801665373424,"d":"0.4"}]
[null,"H","Agreed family holiday",{"v":19.270102841155406,"d":"19.3"},{"v":17.048214984391848,"d":"17.0"},{"v":11.690061788805146,"d":"11.7"},{"v":8.373979930458406,"d":"8.4"}]
[null,"F","Agreed extended family holiday",{"v":0.5912091394931166,"d":"0.6"},{"v":0.25625652414819877,"d":"0.3"},{"v":0.2087738523616746,"d":"0.2"},{"v":0.13173565131784565,"d":"0.1"}]
[null,"E","Excluded, but no alternative provision made",{"v":0.28299077234691317,"d":"0.3"},{"v":0.2575340175934665,"d":"0.3"},{"v":0.32139045322066917,"d":"0.3"},{"v":0.3225296540375162,"d":"0.3"}]
[null,"C","Other authorised (not covered by other codes or descriptions)",{"v":4.846316589010605,"d":"4.8"},{"v":4.990192531253661,"d":"5.0"},{"v":4.519518214970822,"d":"4.5"},{"v":4.27846089920073,"d":"4.3"}]
[null,null,"Total authorised absence",{"v":87.71407025839615,"d":"87.7"},{"v":86.4093751563035,"d":"86.4"},{"v":81.06993924054116,"d":"81.1"},{"v":80.20785759265391,"d":"80.2"}]
["Unauthorised","G","Family holiday (not agreed or sessions in excess of agreement)",{"v":1.3309833115362057,"d":"1.3"},{"v":3.1297723311808654,"d":"3.1"},{"v":8.006428828219173,"d":"8.0"},{"v":9.717184126639228,"d":"9.7"}]
[null,"U","Late (arrived after the register closed)",{"v":1.0724460020182076,"d":"1.1"},{"v":0.8989439892742517,"d":"0.9"},{"v":1.0557424147496153,"d":"1.1"},{"v":0.9903730253168272,"d":"1.0"}]
[null,"O","Other unauthorised (not covered by other codes or descriptions)",{"v":7.672717950025683,"d":"7.7"},{"v":7.655563516432788,"d":"7.7"},{"v":9.056158229891247,"d":"9.1"},{"v":8.606274396325304,"d":"8.6"}]
[null,"N","No reason for the absence provided yet",{"v":2.2097824780237594,"d":"2.2"},{"v":1.906345006808607,"d":"1.9"},{"v":0.8117312865988029,"d":"0.8"},{"v":0.47831085906473614,"d":"0.5"}]
[null,null,"Total unauthorised absence",{"v":12.285929741603855,"d":"12.3"},{"v":13.590624843696512,"d":"13.6"},{"v":18.93006075945884,"d":"18.9"},{"v":19.7921424073461,"d":"19.8"}]
["Overall",null,"Total overall absence",{"v":100,"d":"100.0"},{"v":100,"d":"100.0"},{"v":100,"d":"100.0"},{"v":100,"d":"100.0"}]
[{"$nulls":6},"Source: Pupils' Attendance Record, Welsh Government"]

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["Table 10: Percentage of sessions missed by pupils of compulsory school age from"]
["mainstream primary and middle schools, by reason for absence"]
[]
["Type of absence","Code","Reason for absence","2011/12","2012/13","2013/14","2014/15"]
["Authorised","I","Illness",{"v":3.1780641059484305,"d":"3.2"},{"v":3.5971099033448377,"d":"3.6"},{"v":2.9850764126788247,"d":"3.0"},{"v":3.0569447606529367,"d":"3.1"}]
[null,"M","Medical or dental appointments",{"v":0.629788267479529,"d":"0.6"},{"v":0.3905577424335593,"d":"0.4"},{"v":0.32807223042426803,"d":"0.3"},{"v":0.2968927481381648,"d":"0.3"}]
[null,"R","Religious observance","-","-","-","-"]
[null,"S","Study leave","-","-","-","-"]
[null,"T","Traveller absence","-","-","-","-"]
[null,"H","Agreed family holiday",{"v":1.1845414586641363,"d":"1.2"},{"v":1.0769526888623582,"d":"1.1"},{"v":0.6099650788365114,"d":"0.6"},{"v":0.42280478532294025,"d":"0.4"}]
[null,"F","Agreed extended family holiday","-","-","-","-"]
[null,"E","Excluded, but no alternative provision made","-","-","-","-"]
[null,"C","Other authorised (not covered by other codes or descriptions)",{"v":0.29790515228774056,"d":"0.3"},{"v":0.31523542314516395,"d":"0.3"},{"v":0.23581982149467304,"d":"0.2"},{"v":0.21602078784778428,"d":"0.2"}]
[null,null,"Total authorised absence",{"v":5.391821392221453,"d":"5.4"},{"v":5.458566131568346,"d":"5.5"},{"v":4.230074466114708,"d":"4.2"},{"v":4.049719045459736,"d":"4.0"}]
["Unauthorised","G","Family holiday (not agreed or sessions in excess of agreement)",{"v":0.08181611308983491,"d":"0.1"},{"v":0.19771082958996855,"d":"0.2"},{"v":0.4177601521388355,"d":"0.4"},{"v":0.49062357239041987,"d":"0.5"}]
[null,"U","Late (arrived after the register closed)",{"v":0.06592371416181815,"d":"0.1"},{"v":0.056787185477887483,"d":"0.1"},{"v":0.05508662117256598,"d":"0.1"},{"v":0.05000423428717124,"d":"0.1"}]
[null,"O","Other unauthorised (not covered by other codes or descriptions)",{"v":0.47164525209648456,"d":"0.5"},{"v":0.48360955802863326,"d":"0.5"},{"v":0.4725330257827615,"d":"0.5"},{"v":0.43453340332634943,"d":"0.4"}]
[null,"N","No reason for the absence provided yet",{"v":0.13583627349711477,"d":"0.1"},{"v":0.12042570925234597,"d":"0.1"},"-","-"]
[null,null,"Total unauthorised absence",{"v":0.7552213528452524,"d":"0.8"},{"v":0.8585332823488352,"d":"0.9"},{"v":0.9877343860218775,"d":"1.0"},{"v":0.9993112702816019,"d":"1.0"}]
["Overall",null,"Total overall absence",{"v":6.147042745066704,"d":"6.1"},{"v":6.31709941391718,"d":"6.3"},{"v":5.217808852136586,"d":"5.2"},{"v":5.049030315741338,"d":"5.0"}]
[{"$nulls":6},"Source: Pupils' Attendance Record, Welsh Government"]

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[null,"Chart 1: Absenteeism by pupils of compulsory school age, 2005/06 to 2014/15"]
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[null,"Chart 8: Absenteeism by pupils of compulsory school age with reasons for absence, 2005/06 to 2014/15"]

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[null,"Chart 5: Overall absenteeism by pupils of compulsory school age in all maintained primary and special schools, by local authority, 2014/15"]

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[null,"Chart 6: Unauthorised absenteeism by pupils of compulsory school age in all maintained primary and special schools, by local authority, 2014/15"]

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[null,"Chart 7: Distribution of pupils in maintained primary schools by length of overall absence"]

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["Figures used to calculate persistent absentees"]
[]
["Academic year","Mode of sessions possible","Number of sessions missed to be a persistent absentee"]
["2007/08",374,75]
["2008/09",376,76]
["2009/10",368,74]
["2010/11",372,75]
["2011/12",372,75]
["2012/13",378,76]
["2013/14",376,76]
["2014/15",380,76]

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["Contact:","school.stats@wales.gsi.gov.uk"]
["Date:","2015-12-01"]
["Source: ","Pupil's Attendace Record"]
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["http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/"]