Improvements in secondary school attendance in Bridgend county, in just one year, has seen the borough shoot up the league table from 16th to 7th place.
More pupils are also attending primary school regularly which, according to Bridgend council, is thanks to its joint campaign with the Welsh government and schools to make parents and pupils more aware of the importance of regular school attendance.
The Welsh government has made it one of its top priorities to improve attendance with a series of campaigns to drive home the message to parents of the importance of getting their children to school on time and every day.
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