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["Table 1: Overall absenteeism by pupils of compulsory school age, by sector (a)"]
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[{"$nulls":3},"Percentage of half-day sessions missed"]
[{"$nulls":3},"2004/05",null,"2005/06",null,"2006/07",null,"2007/08",null,"2008/09",null,"2009/10",null,"2010/11",null,"2011/12",null,"2012/13",null,"2013/14"]
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["Maintained secondary schools",null,null,{"v":9.460023746854542,"d":"9.5"},null,{"v":9.888552409459432,"d":"9.9"},null,{"v":9.355817797459514,"d":"9.4"},null,{"v":9.068151079752996,"d":"9.1"},null,{"v":8.989105040853348,"d":"9.0"},null,{"v":8.908143748203878,"d":"8.9"},null,{"v":8.636459191980062,"d":"8.6"},null,{"v":7.864223633498364,"d":"7.9"},null,{"v":7.368771695020011,"d":"7.4"},null,{"v":6.394780437651408,"d":"6.4"}]
["Maintained special schools",null,null,{"v":11.658786114523211,"d":"11.7"},null,{"v":13.711132681445964,"d":"13.7"},null,{"v":13.859449311228762,"d":"13.9"},null,{"v":12.189576654788603,"d":"12.2"},null,{"v":12.284930367143938,"d":"12.3"},null,{"v":10.844358681697173,"d":"10.8"},null,{"v":11.568936722954167,"d":"11.6"},null,{"v":10.997451777625349,"d":"11.0"},null,{"v":11.334570195862662,"d":"11.3"},null,{"v":10.295501157956696,"d":"10.3"}]
["Independent schools",null,null,{"v":5.228066350675272,"d":"5.2"},null,{"v":5.550680199262777,"d":"5.6"},null,{"v":5.544265394173159,"d":"5.5"},null,{"v":5.801329400123341,"d":"5.8"},null,{"v":5.952652544055883,"d":"6.0"},null,{"v":6.337743044112801,"d":"6.3"},null,{"v":5.503038732647195,"d":"5.5"},null,{"v":5.253569804165252,"d":"5.3"},null,{"v":5.315831824582578,"d":"5.3"},null,{"v":4.133758069681391,"d":"4.1"}]
["Total",null,null,{"v":9.388331964815825,"d":"9.4"},null,{"v":9.843674970626799,"d":"9.8"},null,{"v":9.31678195485131,"d":"9.3"},null,{"v":9.025594177989328,"d":"9.0"},null,{"v":8.961044812524623,"d":"9.0"},null,{"v":8.871490027038984,"d":"8.9"},null,{"v":8.600280088553754,"d":"8.6"},null,{"v":7.838572211214897,"d":"7.8"},null,{"v":7.374192557489262,"d":"7.4"},null,{"v":6.3854776111943625,"d":"6.4"}]
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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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[]
[]
[]
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["Table 2: Unauthorised absenteeism by pupils of compulsory school age, by sector (a)"]
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[{"$nulls":3},"Percentage of half-day sessions missed"]
[{"$nulls":3},"2004/05",null,"2005/06",null,"2006/07",null,"2007/08",null,"2008/09",null,"2009/10",null,"2010/11",null,"2011/12",null,"2012/13",null,"2013/14"]
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["Maintained secondary schools",null,null,{"v":1.7501886820639638,"d":"1.8"},null,{"v":1.7436184741075094,"d":"1.7"},null,{"v":1.8583947772064957,"d":"1.9"},null,{"v":1.783352581118936,"d":"1.8"},null,{"v":1.7339330217279352,"d":"1.7"},null,{"v":1.6007053074838067,"d":"1.6"},null,{"v":1.4652943097905409,"d":"1.5"},null,{"v":1.3814026406858424,"d":"1.4"},null,{"v":1.2846305379086818,"d":"1.3"},null,{"v":1.2834184416373409,"d":"1.3"}]
["Maintained special schools",null,null,{"v":2.4099345437412714,"d":"2.4"},null,{"v":3.0909819352064782,"d":"3.1"},null,{"v":3.3150295562783705,"d":"3.3"},null,{"v":2.5028204669592617,"d":"2.5"},null,{"v":2.2770999207779057,"d":"2.3"},null,{"v":1.8937323159503738,"d":"1.9"},null,{"v":2.4870105771015028,"d":"2.5"},null,{"v":2.6363663475589756,"d":"2.6"},null,{"v":2.5690618856226473,"d":"2.6"},null,{"v":2.4198863340985968,"d":"2.4"}]
["Independent schools",null,null,{"v":0.11381704323769645,"d":"0.1"},null,{"v":0.21878161363846096,"d":"0.2"},null,{"v":0.21801106825423444,"d":"0.2"},null,{"v":0.312854854920163,"d":"0.3"},null,{"v":0.2739285356722574,"d":"0.3"},null,{"v":0.3301790562277357,"d":"0.3"},null,{"v":0.2889881944046658,"d":"0.3"},null,{"v":0.26921672506902583,"d":"0.3"},null,{"v":0.2090556600833856,"d":"0.2"},null,{"v":0.2868503014106162,"d":"0.3"}]
["Total",null,null,{"v":1.7205904691574565,"d":"1.7"},null,{"v":1.727881553629506,"d":"1.7"},null,{"v":1.8365169631292084,"d":"1.8"},null,{"v":1.757101151796834,"d":"1.8"},null,{"v":1.708073098797585,"d":"1.7"},null,{"v":1.5748291948222106,"d":"1.6"},null,{"v":1.4507806522313764,"d":"1.5"},null,{"v":1.3695717378201173,"d":"1.4"},null,{"v":1.2783887909022367,"d":"1.3"},null,{"v":1.2725386121079678,"d":"1.3"}]
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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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[{"$nulls":3},"Percentage of half-day sessions missed"]
[{"$nulls":3},"2009/10",null,"2010/11",null,"2011/12",null,"2012/13",null,"2013/14"]
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["Number of schools providing gender information",null,null,311,null,304,null,299,null,290,null,285]
["Percentage of schools providing gender information",null,null,{"v":96.88473520249221,"d":"96.9"},null,{"v":98.38187702265373,"d":"98.4"},null,{"v":98.0327868852459,"d":"98.0"},null,{"v":98.30508474576271,"d":"98.3"},null,{"v":95.95959595959596,"d":"96.0"}]
["Overall absence"]
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[null,"Girls",null,{"v":9.109720126880791,"d":"9.1"},null,{"v":8.824388387737567,"d":"8.8"},null,{"v":8.038888384091077,"d":"8.0"},null,{"v":7.541099202862587,"d":"7.5"},null,{"v":6.571005171379511,"d":"6.6"}]
["Unauthorised absence"]
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[null,"Girls",null,{"v":1.612767838843705,"d":"1.6"},null,{"v":1.4838427699007593,"d":"1.5"},null,{"v":1.3737175198433955,"d":"1.4"},null,{"v":1.290674194473377,"d":"1.3"},null,{"v":1.289149999016848,"d":"1.3"}]
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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"]
[null,"for maintained schools to provide gender information in 2007/08, it remains voluntary for special and independent schools, so different"]
[null,"numbers of schools provide this information each year."]

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["Table 4: Absenteeism by pupils of compulsory school age in all maintained secondary schools,"]
["by proportion entitled to free school meals, 2013/14 (a)"]
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["10% or less",null,null,{"v":5.109984406920275,"d":"5.1"},null,{"v":0.6033497359779598,"d":"0.6"},null,47]
["15% or less, but over 10%",null,null,{"v":5.897267758152095,"d":"5.9"},null,{"v":0.9042043724389066,"d":"0.9"},null,53]
["20% or less, but over 15%",null,null,{"v":6.229352743465221,"d":"6.2"},null,{"v":0.9866306209647421,"d":"1.0"},null,35]
["30% or less, but over 20%",null,null,{"v":7.155963754539658,"d":"7.2"},null,{"v":1.693037004466029,"d":"1.7"},null,54]
["Over 30%",null,null,{"v":8.782944089596095,"d":"8.8"},null,{"v":3.1416140619552766,"d":"3.1"},null,27]
["All maintained secondary schools",null,null,{"v":6.394780437651408,"d":"6.4"},null,{"v":1.2834184416373409,"d":"1.3"},null,216]
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["(a)","Free school meal data are based on a three year average."]

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["Table 5: Absenteeism by pupils of compulsory school age in all maintained secondary and special schools,"]
["by local authority and consortia"]
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[{"$nulls":3},"Percentage of half-day sessions missed due to:"]
[{"$nulls":3},"Overall absence",{"$nulls":7},"Unauthorised absence"]
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["North Wales",null,null,{"v":7.949279017901464,"d":"7.9"},null,{"v":7.309563802181159,"d":"7.3"},null,{"v":6.999453345255028,"d":"7.0"},null,{"v":6.312067473482328,"d":"6.3"},null,{"v":1.169435757090939,"d":"1.2"},null,{"v":1.1145686213387627,"d":"1.1"},null,{"v":1.070592168359132,"d":"1.1"},null,{"v":0.9694569605791178,"d":"1.0"}]
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["  Monmouthshire",null,null,{"v":7.782636485517413,"d":"7.8"},null,{"v":6.950091891107841,"d":"7.0"},null,{"v":6.633070742623522,"d":"6.6"},null,{"v":5.502035490296665,"d":"5.5"},null,{"v":0.6148473794157079,"d":"0.6"},null,{"v":0.6081708967392604,"d":"0.6"},null,{"v":0.498873327352736,"d":"0.5"},null,{"v":0.8196894493400819,"d":"0.8"}]
["  Newport",null,null,{"v":8.192342142643879,"d":"8.2"},null,{"v":8.10130388691907,"d":"8.1"},null,{"v":7.90431671443808,"d":"7.9"},null,{"v":7.109105107295522,"d":"7.1"},null,{"v":1.983904385353805,"d":"2.0"},null,{"v":2.100683441530635,"d":"2.1"},null,{"v":2.0671747878069446,"d":"2.1"},null,{"v":2.3652751757414983,"d":"2.4"}]
["Wales (a) (b)",null,null,{"v":8.600280088553754,"d":"8.6"},null,{"v":7.838572211214898,"d":"7.8"},null,{"v":7.374192557489262,"d":"7.4"},null,{"v":6.385477611194362,"d":"6.4"},null,{"v":1.4507806522313764,"d":"1.5"},null,{"v":1.3695717378201173,"d":"1.4"},null,{"v":1.2783887909022367,"d":"1.3"},null,{"v":1.2725386121079678,"d":"1.3"}]
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["(a)","Figures do not include data for 7 independent schools that did not respond to the survey."]
["(b)","Includes independent schools."]

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["Table 6: Distribution of pupils in maintained secondary schools by length of overall absence, 2013/14"]
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[{"$nulls":3},"Pupils in schools during 2013/14",{"$nulls":3},"Percentage of"]
["Number of days of overall absence",null,null,"Number",null,"Percentage",null,"overall absence"]
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["No absence",null,null,{"v":13181,"d":"13,181"},null,{"v":8.145017271317254,"d":"8.1"},null,{"v":0,"d":"0.0"}]
["0.5 to 5 days",null,null,{"v":58995,"d":"58,995"},null,{"v":36.45514709971637,"d":"36.5"},null,{"v":10.013613913463853,"d":"10.0"}]
["5.5 to 10 days",null,null,{"v":37405,"d":"37,405"},null,{"v":23.11390418281025,"d":"23.1"},null,{"v":17.96688557130821,"d":"18.0"}]
["10.5 to 15 days",null,null,{"v":21565,"d":"21,565"},null,{"v":13.325794511490525,"d":"13.3"},null,{"v":17.134548050027572,"d":"17.1"}]
["15.5 to 20 days",null,null,{"v":11800,"d":"11,800"},null,{"v":7.291647356159897,"d":"7.3"},null,{"v":13.083689025692424,"d":"13.1"}]
["20.5 to 25 days",null,null,{"v":6611,"d":"6,611"},null,{"v":4.085176328099414,"d":"4.1"},null,{"v":9.42302380742213,"d":"9.4"}]
["more than 25 days",null,null,{"v":12272,"d":"12,272"},null,{"v":7.583313250406293,"d":"7.6"},null,{"v":32.37823963208581,"d":"32.4"}]
["Total",null,null,{"v":161829,"d":"161,829"},null,{"v":100,"d":"100.0"},null,{"v":100,"d":"100.0"}]
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[{"$nulls":7},"Source: Pupils' Attendance Record, Welsh Government"]

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["Table 7: Distribution of pupils in maintained secondary schools by their overall absence rates, 2013/14"]
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[{"$nulls":3},"Pupils in schools during 2013/14",{"$nulls":3},"Percentage of"]
["Overall absence rate",null,null,"Number",null,"Percentage",null,"overall absence"]
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[{"v":0,"d":"0%"},null,null,{"v":13181,"d":"13,181"},null,{"v":8.145017271317254,"d":"8.1"},null,{"v":0,"d":"0.0"}]
["Over 0%, but 4% at most",null,null,{"v":67473,"d":"67,473"},null,{"v":41.69401034425226,"d":"41.7"},null,{"v":13.227073306004264,"d":"13.2"}]
["Over 4%, but 6% at most",null,null,{"v":22199,"d":"22,199"},null,{"v":13.717566072829962,"d":"13.7"},null,{"v":10.771664962950096,"d":"10.8"}]
["Over 6%, but 10% at most",null,null,{"v":28245,"d":"28,245"},null,{"v":17.453608438536975,"d":"17.5"},null,{"v":21.342395776681197,"d":"21.3"}]
["Over 10%, but 20% at most",null,null,{"v":22330,"d":"22,330"},null,{"v":13.798515717207671,"d":"13.8"},null,{"v":29.427598689799243,"d":"29.4"}]
["Over 20%, but 30% at most",null,null,{"v":4948,"d":"4,948"},null,{"v":3.057548399854167,"d":"3.1"},null,{"v":11.311507411087982,"d":"11.3"}]
["Over 30%, but 50% at most",null,null,{"v":2472,"d":"2,472"},null,{"v":1.5275383274938361,"d":"1.5"},null,{"v":8.624064577343828,"d":"8.6"}]
["Over 50%",null,null,981,null,{"v":0.6061954285078693,"d":"0.6"},null,{"v":5.295695276133383,"d":"5.3"}]
["Total",null,null,{"v":161829,"d":"161,829"},null,{"v":100,"d":"100.0"},null,{"v":100,"d":"100.0"}]
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[{"$nulls":7},"Source: Pupils' Attendance Record, Welsh Government"]

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["Table 8: Pupils of compulsory school age who were persistent absentees from"]
["maintained secondary schools (a)"]
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[{"$nulls":3},"2007/08",null,"2008/09",null,"2009/10",null,"2010/11",null,"2011/12",null,"2012/13",null,"2013/14"]
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["Number of pupils who are persistent absentees",null,null,{"v":17984,"d":"17,984"},null,{"v":16584,"d":"16,584"},null,{"v":15619,"d":"15,619"},null,{"v":14971,"d":"14,971"},null,{"v":12293,"d":"12,293"},null,{"v":10399,"d":"10,399"},null,{"v":8061,"d":"8,061"}]
["Total number of pupils",null,null,{"v":180213,"d":"180,213"},null,{"v":178004,"d":"178,004"},null,{"v":175559,"d":"175,559"},null,{"v":172886,"d":"172,886"},null,{"v":170081,"d":"170,081"},null,{"v":166996,"d":"166,996"},null,{"v":161829,"d":"161,829"}]
["Percentage of pupils who are persistent absentees",null,null,{"v":9.979302270091504,"d":"10.0"},null,{"v":9.316644569784948,"d":"9.3"},null,{"v":8.896724178196504,"d":"8.9"},null,{"v":8.659463461471722,"d":"8.7"},null,{"v":7.2277326685520435,"d":"7.2"},null,{"v":6.227095259766701,"d":"6.2"},null,{"v":4.981183842203808,"d":"5.0"}]
["Percentage of half days missed by persistent absentees due to:"]
["  Authorised absence",null,null,{"v":21.726085839400948,"d":"21.7"},null,{"v":21.595198649164207,"d":"21.6"},null,{"v":21.92521812244025,"d":"21.9"},null,{"v":22.011028611560285,"d":"22.0"},null,{"v":21.3988197656348,"d":"21.4"},null,{"v":20.64082832403776,"d":"20.6"},null,{"v":19.54032382671774,"d":"19.5"}]
["  Unauthorised absence",null,null,{"v":10.73110814123075,"d":"10.7"},null,{"v":10.927644014084578,"d":"10.9"},null,{"v":10.637827025137318,"d":"10.6"},null,{"v":10.151941948609263,"d":"10.2"},null,{"v":11.153233555792493,"d":"11.2"},null,{"v":11.172773249165472,"d":"11.2"},null,{"v":12.576056990899998,"d":"12.6"}]
["  Overall absence",null,null,{"v":32.4571939806317,"d":"32.5"},null,{"v":32.52284266324879,"d":"32.5"},null,{"v":32.56304514757757,"d":"32.6"},null,{"v":32.16297056016955,"d":"32.2"},null,{"v":32.552053321427294,"d":"32.6"},null,{"v":31.813601573203233,"d":"31.8"},null,{"v":32.11638081761773,"d":"32.1"}]
["Percentage of all pupils' absence for which persistent absentees"]
["were responsible:"]
["  Authorised absence",null,null,{"v":29.704912828996832,"d":"29.7"},null,{"v":27.618834150436882,"d":"27.6"},null,{"v":26.61099492879586,"d":"26.6"},null,{"v":26.503429628605417,"d":"26.5"},null,{"v":23.848890094456415,"d":"23.8"},null,{"v":21.07591244727284,"d":"21.1"},null,{"v":19.021771828827287,"d":"19.0"}]
["  Unauthorised absence",null,null,{"v":59.93378303879484,"d":"59.9"},null,{"v":58.47767184821606,"d":"58.5"},null,{"v":58.94186784590845,"d":"58.9"},null,{"v":59.82403598012653,"d":"59.8"},null,{"v":58.334152941738495,"d":"58.3"},null,{"v":54.03078641251447,"d":"54.0"},null,{"v":48.756449484750604,"d":"48.8"}]
["  Overall absence",null,null,{"v":35.64975574557746,"d":"35.6"},null,{"v":33.57127963340152,"d":"33.6"},null,{"v":32.42053295791008,"d":"32.4"},null,{"v":32.15672964431018,"d":"32.2"},null,{"v":29.906453483048566,"d":"29.9"},null,{"v":26.821081278774578,"d":"26.8"},null,{"v":24.989456572944853,"d":"25.0"}]
[]
[{"$nulls":15},"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 2013/14 this means that persistent"]
[null,"absentees in secondary schools missed at least 62 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"]
["maintained secondary schools, by reason for absence"]
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["Type of absence",null,null,"Code",null,"Reason for absence",null,"2011/12",null,"2012/13",null,"2013/14"]
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["Authorised",null,null,"I",null,"Illness",null,{"v":53.94869564766703,"d":"53.9"},null,{"v":58.98686588356783,"d":"59.0"},null,{"v":59.47948215874968,"d":"59.5"}]
[{"$nulls":3},"M",null,"Medical or dental appointments",null,{"v":9.727253274547662,"d":"9.7"},null,{"v":8.165687793124219,"d":"8.2"},null,{"v":7.814664744330199,"d":"7.8"}]
[{"$nulls":3},"R",null,"Religious observance",null,{"v":0.07910101755252813,"d":"0.1"},null,{"v":0.05961985284626307,"d":"0.1"},null,{"v":0.18973422970655263,"d":"0.2"}]
[{"$nulls":3},"S",null,"Study leave",null,{"v":3.060308540861414,"d":"3.1"},null,{"v":0.808431220687578,"d":"0.8"},null,{"v":0.4679604788376889,"d":"0.5"}]
[{"$nulls":3},"T",null,"Traveller absence",null,{"v":0.10368280023031846,"d":"0.1"},null,{"v":0.12741491329977198,"d":"0.1"},null,{"v":0.21637358628699574,"d":"0.2"}]
[{"$nulls":3},"H",null,"Agreed family holiday",null,{"v":5.860361159697427,"d":"5.9"},null,{"v":5.385229766361173,"d":"5.4"},null,{"v":3.314733241013093,"d":"3.3"}]
[{"$nulls":3},"F",null,"Agreed extended family holiday",null,{"v":0.054938803454579604,"d":"0.1"},null,"-",null,"-"]
[{"$nulls":3},"E",null,"Excluded, but no alternative provision made",null,{"v":1.848199594203142,"d":"1.8"},null,{"v":1.5852104040273656,"d":"1.6"},null,{"v":1.5226195662593882,"d":"1.5"}]
[{"$nulls":3},"C",null,"Other authorised (not covered by other codes or descriptions)",null,{"v":7.751800998128972,"d":"7.8"},null,{"v":7.400176412374683,"d":"7.4"},null,{"v":6.890987766460797,"d":"6.9"}]
[{"$nulls":5},"Total authorised absence",null,{"v":82.43434183634308,"d":"82.4"},null,{"v":82.56655802246031,"d":"82.6"},null,{"v":79.93021880656316,"d":"79.9"}]
["Unauthorised",null,null,"G",null,"Family holiday (not agreed or sessions in excess of agreement)",null,{"v":0.8354597644838159,"d":"0.8"},null,{"v":1.4451830816229938,"d":"1.4"},null,{"v":2.791342652046026,"d":"2.8"}]
[{"$nulls":3},"U",null,"Late (arrived after the register closed)",null,{"v":0.36944247480305575,"d":"0.4"},null,{"v":0.3635278172195689,"d":"0.4"},null,{"v":0.47280112201679547,"d":"0.5"}]
[{"$nulls":3},"O",null,"Other unauthorised (not covered by other codes or descriptions)",null,{"v":11.49509314545875,"d":"11.5"},null,{"v":12.27079837356396,"d":"12.3"},null,{"v":15.339238918011844,"d":"15.3"}]
[{"$nulls":3},"N",null,"No reason for the absence provided yet",null,{"v":4.8656627789112985,"d":"4.9"},null,{"v":3.3539327051331695,"d":"3.4"},null,{"v":1.4663985013621823,"d":"1.5"}]
[{"$nulls":5},"Total unauthorised absence",null,{"v":17.56565816365692,"d":"17.6"},null,{"v":17.433441977539694,"d":"17.4"},null,{"v":20.069781193436846,"d":"20.1"}]
["Overall",{"$nulls":4},"Total overall absence",null,{"v":100,"d":"100.0"},null,{"v":100,"d":"100.0"},null,{"v":100,"d":"100.0"}]
[]
[{"$nulls":11},"Source: Pupils' Attendance Record, Welsh Government"]

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["Table 10: Percentage of sessions missed by pupils of compulsory school age from"]
["maintained secondary schools, by reason for absence"]
[]
["Type of absence",null,null,"Code",null,"Reason for absence",null,"2011/12",null,"2012/13",null,"2013/14"]
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["Authorised",null,null,"I",null,"Illness",null,{"v":4.2426460730879345,"d":"4.2"},null,{"v":4.346607477007762,"d":"4.3"},null,{"v":3.8035822895040843,"d":"3.8"}]
[{"$nulls":3},"M",null,"Medical or dental appointments",null,{"v":0.7649729509072208,"d":"0.8"},null,{"v":0.6017108908034418,"d":"0.6"},null,{"v":0.499730652338469,"d":"0.5"}]
[{"$nulls":3},"R",null,"Religious observance",null,"-",null,"-",null,"-"]
[{"$nulls":3},"S",null,"Study leave",null,{"v":0.24066950752839228,"d":"0.2"},null,{"v":0.05957145096373101,"d":"0.1"},null,"-"]
[{"$nulls":3},"T",null,"Traveller absence",null,"-",null,"-",null,"-"]
[{"$nulls":3},"H",null,"Agreed family holiday",null,{"v":0.46087190732928385,"d":"0.5"},null,{"v":0.39682528673541434,"d":"0.4"},null,{"v":0.21196991285663377,"d":"0.2"}]
[{"$nulls":3},"F",null,"Agreed extended family holiday",null,"-",null,"-",null,"-"]
[{"$nulls":3},"E",null,"Excluded, but no alternative provision made",null,{"v":0.14534654928154436,"d":"0.1"},null,{"v":0.11681053555848085,"d":"0.1"},null,{"v":0.09736817816300808,"d":"0.1"}]
[{"$nulls":3},"C",null,"Other authorised (not covered by other codes or descriptions)",null,{"v":0.6096189661166207,"d":"0.6"},null,{"v":0.545302104856613,"d":"0.5"},null,{"v":0.44066353765058675,"d":"0.4"}]
[{"$nulls":5},"Total authorised absence",null,{"v":6.482820992812523,"d":"6.5"},null,{"v":6.084141157111329,"d":"6.1"},null,{"v":5.111361996014067,"d":"5.1"}]
["Unauthorised",null,null,"G",null,"Family holiday (not agreed or sessions in excess of agreement)",null,{"v":0.06570242424690602,"d":"0.1"},null,{"v":0.1064922418598531,"d":"0.1"},null,{"v":0.17850023386085928,"d":"0.2"}]
[{"$nulls":3},"U",null,"Late (arrived after the register closed)",null,"-",null,"-",null,"-"]
[{"$nulls":3},"O",null,"Other unauthorised (not covered by other codes or descriptions)",null,{"v":0.9039998318378176,"d":"0.9"},null,{"v":0.9042071173041569,"d":"0.9"},null,{"v":0.980910649613633,"d":"1.0"}]
[{"$nulls":3},"N",null,"No reason for the absence provided yet",null,{"v":0.38264660218547564,"d":"0.4"},null,{"v":0.24714364384587198,"d":"0.2"},null,{"v":0.09377296450312225,"d":"0.1"}]
[{"$nulls":5},"Total unauthorised absence",null,{"v":1.3814026406858424,"d":"1.4"},null,{"v":1.2846305379086818,"d":"1.3"},null,{"v":1.2834184416373409,"d":"1.3"}]
["Overall",{"$nulls":4},"Total overall absence",null,{"v":7.864223633498364,"d":"7.9"},null,{"v":7.368771695020011,"d":"7.4"},null,{"v":6.394780437651408,"d":"6.4"}]
[]
[{"$nulls":11},"Source: Pupils' Attendance Record, Welsh Government"]

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["Figures used to calculate persistent absentees"]
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["Academic year",null,null,"Mode of sessions possible",null,"Number of sessions missed to be a persistent absentee"]
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["2007/08",null,null,304,null,61]
["2008/09",null,null,304,null,61]
["2009/10",null,null,308,null,62]
["2010/11",null,null,308,null,62]
["2011/12",null,null,306,null,62]
["2012/13",null,null,304,null,61]
["2013/14",null,null,310,null,62]