School absences - Freedom of information requests

Title or Description
School absences
FOI Number
574
Date Received
08/06/2022
Type of Request
FOI
Request or Question
1. How many children in your local authority area have been absent for more than 10% or more the academic year up until the 1st May 2022? 2. How many absences have been unauthorised in this academic year up until this date in your local authority area?
Response
1. 4498 Children2. 108,517 openings ( ½ days), which equates to 54,258.5 days of unauthorised absence from the start of the school year until 1st May across all schools P1-S6.