Suspension Rates

Summary

A request was made for suspension statistics across Isle of Man state secondary schools for academic years 2022-23 through 2025-26, including counts of suspensions, pupils affected, and days lost. The Department of Education, Sport and Culture disclosed all requested information, providing a detailed breakdown of suspension sessions for Ballakermeen High School for the 2024-25 academic year.

Key Facts

• The request covered suspension data for four academic years: 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, and 2025-26.
• The authority responded with the outcome 'All information sent' on 2026-02-26.
• The provided data specifically details suspension sessions for Ballakermeen High School between 02 Sep 2024 and 25 Jul 2025.
• The response included 22 pages across 3 documents.
• The data lists individual suspension instances with corresponding session counts, such as one instance of 11 suspensions resulting in 44 sessions.

Data Disclosed

• 2026-01-29
• 2026-02-26
• 22 pages
• 3 documents
• 02 Sep 2024
• 25 Jul 2025
• 11 suspensions
• 44 sessions
• 9 suspensions
• 30 sessions
• 10 suspensions
• 38 sessions

Original Request

I am writing to request information under the Isle of Man Freedom of Information Act 2015.Please provide the following information relating to pupils in Isle of Man state secondary schools:For each academic year 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25, 2025-26 (to date):The total number of fixed-term suspensions issued in each secondary school.The total number of individual pupils suspended in each secondary school.The total number of school days lost due to suspension in each secondary school.For the same period, please provide:A breakdown of suspensions by length (e.g. 1 day, 2-3 days, 4-5 days, more than 5 days).The number of repeat suspensions, where a pupil has been suspended more than once in the same academic year (aggregated data only).