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State School Year Ages Curriculum Final exam Pre-school: Nursery: Ages 3 to 4: Early learning: None, schools may set end of year tests. Primary School: Primary 1: Ages 4–5 or 5–6: Broad general education: SNSAs (P1) Primary 2: Ages 5–6 or 6–7: None, schools may set end of year tests. Primary 3: Ages 6–7 or 7-8 Primary 4: Ages 7–8 or ...
Between 1963 and 1982 Higher Grades were awarded by the Scottish Certificate of Education Examination Board (SCEEB), which later became the Scottish Examination Board (SEB), [2] and was the historical terminal exam for the majority of Scottish secondary school pupils, especially those seeking work in skilled industries or progress onto higher ...
Which high school the children go to depends on the area where they live, known as the "catchment area", which has a specific high school that takes children who live in that area. Parents can also apply for a placement request if they would like their child to attend a school outside their catchment area and a panel will decide if the child is ...
The Scottish Government Authorities responsible for Education decided to slowly phase out the Standard Grade system in favour of the Scottish Qualifications Authority's Higher Still system [3] [4] as many students and teachers felt that the jump from Standard Grade to Higher was too difficult, particularly in subjects such as English. Although ...
The Scottish Certificate of Education (or SCE) was a Scottish secondary education certificate, used in schools and sixth form institutions, from 1962 until 1999. It replaced the older Junior Secondary Certificate (JSC) and the Scottish Leaving Certificate (SLC), and it was the Scottish equivalent of the General Certificate of Education (or GCE), used in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
An Advanced Higher is the highest certificate offered by the Scottish Qualifications Authority as part of the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework. An Advanced Higher qualification is essentially a simulation of the first year of university in that particular subject; this is the reason that Advanced Highers can be used for second-year ...
Modern Studies is a subject in the Scottish school system, currently taught at National 3 through Advanced Higher. [1] It concerns contemporary social and political issues, and political processes, in Scottish, UK and international contexts.
Scotland's education system uses the following structure: Some children take National 4 or National 5 in their 4th year/S4 at high school (aged about 15/16). In some schools, if children are in top set in S3 (aged 14/15) they will study the Nat 5 course but they do not take the exams.