Statistics published by the Department for Education show that the amount of half days missed by pupils in this year's spring term stood at 5.92 per cent, down from 6.18 per cent during the 2009 spring term.
The primary school absence rate for the 2010 spring term stood at 5.22 per cent, down from 5.28 per cent the previous year. While the secondary school absence rate was 6.73 per cent, down from 7.20 per cent the year before.
Of all pupil absences recorded in primary and secondary schools during the 2010 spring term, 81 per cent were authorised. Unauthorised absences from secondary school stood at 23 per cent, while unauthorised absences from primary schools made up at 14 per cent of all absences.
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