FOI Request - Home Schooling

Request 101003121579

1. For each of the past five academic years, how many pupils of school age have there been in the local authority area?
2. And for each of the past five academic years, how many pupils have been receiving home education?

Response 26-08-2022

1. For week ending 1 July 2022, there were 6963 Primary & 4487 Secondary pupils attending school. 

For previous years please see here - http://www.moray.gov.uk/moray_standard/page_58530.html as school roll figures are published on the Moray Council website. This information is therefore exempt under section 25(1) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, information otherwise accessible.

2. 

Aug 2017-Aug 2018 - Primary 24, Secondary 16
Aug 2018-Aug 2019 - Primary 34, Secondary 23 

Aug 2019-Aug 2020 - Primary 35, Secondary 30 

Aug 2020-Aug 2021 - Primary 48, Secondary 51 

Aug 2021-Aug 2022 - Primary 33, Secondary 44