ADLS News: Schools Census and School Leavers Survey Northern Ireland
The Department of Education Northern Ireland collect a wide variety of education administrative data. Two of their main administrative datasets are the Schools Census and the School Leavers Survey.
The Schools Census contains data for over 300,000 pupils each year and includes pupil characteristics, FSM and SEN status and home language. The School Leavers Survey contains data for over 20,000 pupils each year and includes details of the pupil destination, their qualifications, characteristics FSM and SEN status.
For full information on both of these datasets (including application and access procedures) please go to: http://www.adls.ac.uk/data-providers/department-of-education/
To search for existing publications that have used either the Schools Census or School Leavers Survey please go to: http://www.adls.ac.uk/publication-hub/


