Dundee schools have bettered or equalled most of their key targets.
Pupils in P4 have done better in reading and maths this year and their counterparts at S4 have earned more passes in English and maths at Standard Grade foundation level or above.
There has, however, been a slight drop in the proportion of S4s passing at least five Standard Grade credit level exams and no change compared to last year in the proportion of pupils passing at least three Highers by S6.
Education director Michael Wood hopes the ongoing development of a tracking and monitoring system for pupils’ learning and progress will result in further improvements.
A revised system of staff, parent and pupil surveys will also be used to monitor how schools work.
Mr Wood has drawn up a report for councillors updating them on the 2012-2017 education plan. This includes data on several key performance indicators for 2012/13 showing how they compare to the results for 2011/12.
Some 54.3% of P4s achieved the national average or better in reading, up from 53.1% previously. For maths, the score was 43.3%, up from 41.5%.
By the end of S4, pupils had an average tariff score of 163. These are determined by totting up numerical values attached to qualifications of different levels.
The score was unchanged on 2011/12, but 6% higher than in the previous year. A target of 184 has been set for 2017.
The gap in English and maths attainment between pupils from the most deprived areas and the city-wide average decreased and schools are being urged to keep it shrinking.
A survey of school leavers found that 90% had gone on to a positive destination, which is defined as a job or training or continuing their education. That was up from 88.7% the year before.
Mr Wood said highlights of the year had included the continued implementation of the Curriculum for Excellence, including secondary school preparations for the new senior phase that has begun this term.
The director also welcomed a continued expansion of arts and cultural activities and increased pupil participation, along with the implementation of a revised college/school senior phase link programme, expanding vocational education opportunities.
Councillors are also being updated on the condition of the school estate. Most buildings are reckoned to be in good or satisfactory condition, with those described as poor already earmarked for replacement or improvement.
Clepington Primary has seen its classification raised from poor to good thanks to work carried out over the summer.
Similar upratings are expected at St Luke’s and St Matthew’s RC Primary, where the boys’ toilets will be refurbished and replacement windows installed in the two-storey block, and at Craigiebarns Primary, where toilets will be upgraded, timber cladding installed and the heating system replaced.
Mr Wood said he hoped to bring a detailed report before councillors in December on the implications for nurseries of a rise in the number of hours of education per child from 475 to 600 from next summer.