Percentage of students achieving 6As at Higher in 2013
Dear Scottish Qualifications Authority,
I would like to obtain information about the following figures:
How many people gained six As in SQA Highers in the 2013 exam
diet, in relative and percentage terms?
How many people gained 2As and a B in SQA Highers in the 2014 exam diet, in relative and percentage terms?
Yours faithfully,
Martha Ferguson
Dear Ms Ferguson
Thank you for your request for information received on 01 November 2017
under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. We are currently
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this instance the 20th working day falls on 29 November 2017.
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Alyson Barrie
Freedom of Information Manager
t: 0345 213 5323 | e: [1][SQA request email] | w:
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Scottish Qualifications Authority
The Optima Building, 58 Robertson Street, GLASGOW G2 8DQ
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Dear FOI,
I unfortunately made an error in my original request, and I meant to ask about pupils gaining 2As and a B for advanced highers* and not highers.
Yours sincerely,
Martha Ferguson
Dear Ms Ferguson
Thank you for your request for information received on 01 November 2017.
You asked SQA for the following information:
1 How many people gained six As in SQA Highers in the 2013 exam diet, in
relative and percentage terms?
2 How many people gained 2As and a B in SQA Advanced Highers in the 2014
exam diet, in relative and percentage terms?
SQA's response
1 The information you have requested is published on our website and can
be accessed at the following web-link
[1]https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/70787.html
Please select Higher from the list of National Qualifications and table 7c
details the number of Higher awards at Grade A per learner for 2013.
2 There were 308 (2.3%) candidates gained 2As and one B Grades at
Advanced Higher in the 2014 exam diet.
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Alyson Barrie
Freedom of Information Manager
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Scottish Qualifications Authority
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