Table 20 Attendance and national examinations
Attendance rates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Control schools N = 33 schools Median (25th to 75th percentile) | Intervention schools N = 31 schools Median (25th to 75th percentile) | Adjusted difference | P value |
Intervention term | 90.3% (78.7% to 98.0%) | 89.1% (80.4% to 96.4%) | 3% less (95% CI, −14 to 6) | 0.437 |
Following term | 91.7% (81.1% to 97.8%) | 89.5% (78.6% to 96.2%) | 2% more (95% CI, −10 to 13) | 0.726 |
Average scores on national examinations | ||||
| Â | Control schools Mean (SD) | Intervention schools Mean (SD) | Adjusted mean difference | P value |
End of intervention term | ||||
 English | 54.2% (22.5) | 52.3% (22.5) | −1.7% (95% CI, −6.6 to 3.2) | 0.500 |
 Math | 51.5% (23.4) | 49.0% (22.5) | −1.8% (95% CI, −6.6 to 3.0) | 0.457 |
 Science | 49.8% (24.4) | 49.7% (23.3) | −0.5% (95% CI, −5.4 to 4.5) | 0.852 |
 Social science | 52.6% (24.0) | 51.9% (23.7) | −1.0% (95% CI, −6.2 to 4.2) | 0.699 |
 Total | 52.3% (21.4) | 51.1% (21.0) | −1.2% (95% CI, − 5.5 to 3.2) | 0.597 |
Following term | ||||
 English | 56.3% (22.1) | 56.1% (22.5) | 2.4% (95% CI, −2.3 to 7.2) | 0.312 |
 Math | 53.8% (23.2) | 50.2% (22.4) | 0.8% (95% CI, −4.1 to 5.8) | 0.752 |
 Science | 52.4% (23.9) | 49.3% (23.3) | 0.8% (95% CI, − 4.1 to 5.4) | 0.813 |
 Social science | 56.0% (23.8) | 52.0% (22.7) | −0.1% (95% CI, −4.8 to 4.7) | 0.964 |
 Total | 54.8% (21.5) | 52.2% (20.6) | 1.0% (95% CI, −3.4, 5.4) | 0.671 |
Proportion with a passing score (≥ 35%) on the national examinations | ||||
| Â | Control schools n (%) | Intervention schools n (%) | Adjusted difference | Â |
End of intervention term | Total: 49 schools, 3795 children | Total: 44 schools, 4201 children | Â | Â |
 English | 2917/3766 (77.5%) | 3009/3984 (71.8%) | 0.0% (95% CI, −10.0 to 13.8) | 0.998 |
 Math | 2709/3772 (71.8%) | 2809/3985 (70.5%) | 1.6% (95% CI, −12.0 to 11.9) | 0.799 |
 Science | 2632/3764 (69.9%) | 2829/3990 (70.9%) | −0.1% (95% CI, −11.4 to 14.6) | 0.988 |
 Social science | 2794/3773 (74.1%) | 2957/3980 (74.3%) | −1.7% (95% CI, − 11.9 to 12.9) | 0.801 |
 Total | 2698/3730 (72.3%) | 2830/3934 (71.9%) | −0.7% (95% CI, − 11.5 to 13.8) | 0.920 |
Following term | Total: 51 schools, 3956 children | Total: 48 schools, 4474 children | Â | Â |
 English | 3205/3934 (81.5%) | 3655/4460 (82.0%) | 3.8% (95% CI, −5.2 to 16.6) | 0.461 |
 Math | 3038/3940 (76.9%) | 3174/4441 (71.5%) | −0.1% (95% CI, −10.3 to 12.8) | 0.984 |
 Science | 2923/3942 (74.2%) | 3137/4436 (70.7%) | −0.1% (95% CI, −11.4 to 14.6) | 0.878 |
 Social science | 3125/3940 (79.3%) | 3366/4452 (75.6%) | 1.1 (95% CI, −8.1 to 13.2) | 0.839 |
 Total | 3022/3914 (77.2%) | 3268/4404 (74.2%) | 1.5% (95% CI, −8.6 to 14.8) | 0.797 |
Proportion with a distinction score (≥ 70%) on the national examinations | ||||
| Â | Control schools n (%) | Intervention schools n (%) | Adjusted difference | Â |
End of intervention term | Total: 49 schools, 3795 children | Total: 44 schools, 4201 children | Â | Â |
 English | 1133/3766 (30.1%) | 1077/3984 (27.0%) | −7.0% (95% CI, −21.4 to 4.9) | 0.278 |
 Math | 995/3772 (26.4%) | 850/3985 (21.3%) | −4.2% (95% CI, −17.3 to 5.6) | 0.716 |
 Science | 966/3764 (25.7%) | 977/3990 (24.5%) | −2.1% (95% CI, −14.9 to 7.7) | 0.716 |
 Social science | 1117/3773 (29.6%) | 1117/3980 (28.1%) | −1.7% (95% CI, − 15.5 to 9.2) | 0.791 |
 Total | 904/3730 (24.2%) | 882/3934 (22.4%) | −2.1% (95% CI, − 15.0 to 7.3) | 0.693 |
Following term | Total: 51 schools, 3956 children | Total: 48 schools, 4474 children | Â | Â |
 English | 1263/3934 (32.1%) | 1440/4460 (32.3%) | 4.8% (95% CI, −7.7 to 14.6) | 0.425 |
 Math | 1101/3940 (27.9%) | 1023/4441 (23.0%) | −3.4% (95% CI, −16.8 to 6.6) | 0.551 |
 Science | 1099/3942 (27.9%) | 1024/4436 (23.1%) | −0.8% (95% CI, −12.3 to 7.9) | 0.875 |
 Social science | 1342/3940 (34.1%) | 1207/4452 (27.1%) | −0.2% (95% CI, − 12.4 to 9.3) | 0.967 |
 Total | 1063 (27.2%) | 1012 (23.0%) | 1.3% (95% CI, −11.1 to 10.0) | 0.819 |