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Percentage of students achieving 6As at Higher in 2013

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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

FOI, Scottish Qualifications Authority

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
dealing with your request and will respond as soon as practicable, but in
any event, as required by the Act, within 20 statutory working days.  In
this instance the 20th working day falls on 29 November 2017.

In the meantime if I can be of any further assistance, please do not
hesitate to contact me.

Regards

Alyson Barrie

Freedom of Information Manager

t: 0345 213 5323  | e: [1][SQA request email]  | w:
[2]http://www.sqa.org.uk

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

FOI, Scottish Qualifications Authority

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.

Please note, you are free to use any information supplied for your own
use, including non-commercial research purposes, but please note that the
supply of information to you under the Act does not constitute permission
to use it in a way that would infringe any copyright.  Permission should
be obtained from the copyright holder before any such use is made.

If you are not satisfied with the way in which we have dealt with your
request for information made under the Freedom of Information (Scotland)
Act 2002, you have the right to request a review of our actions and
decisions in relation to that request.  A request for a review must be
made within 40 working days of the original decision, should include the
name and address of the applicant for correspondence, the request for
information to which the review refers and the matter giving rise to the
dissatisfaction.  Review requests should be sent to:

Freedom of Information Officer

Scottish Qualifications Authority

The Optima Building

58 Robertson Street

GLASGOW

G2 8DQ

The request will be acknowledged and a review will be carried out by a
senior official within SQA.  Their decision will be sent to you within 20
working days of receipt of the request.  If you are still dissatisfied,
you have a right to apply to the Scottish Information Commissioner for a
decision.  The Scottish Information Commissioner has launched a new online
appeal service.   You can now access this online service by using the
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Further details on this process are available on the Commissioner’s
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            The Scottish Information Commissioner

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Tel: 01334 464610

E-mail: [email address]

Regards

Alyson Barrie

Freedom of Information Manager

t: 0345 213 5323  | e: [3][SQA request email]  | w:
[4]http://www.sqa.org.uk

Scottish Qualifications Authority

The Optima Building, 58 Robertson Street, GLASGOW G2 8DQ

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