FOI Request - Homeschooled Students
Request 101003131275
I would like to request the following information, under the Freedom of information act 2000, regarding statistics on home-educated pupils within your local jurisdiction; I am enquiring about the following information, presented in an excel spreadsheet, sorted by academic years for the past 5 years if available:
1. The number of registered homeschooled students within your jurisdiction
2. The total number of students in education within your jurisdiction excluding homeschooled students
If any of the requested information is too broad or is unavailable at the time of the request, I would be grateful if you could please explain why in your response.
Response 12-09-2022
1. For week ending 1 July 2022, there were 6963 Primary & 4487 Secondary pupils attending school. The information for previous years can be found on the Coubcil website under: http://www.moray.gov.uk/moray_standard/page_58530.html This information is therefore exempt under section 25 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