Are there gcses in scotland

State schools in Scotland follow the Scottish system, while only some independent-sector schools follow the Scottish system, with others opting for the system used in the rest of the UK and some mixing aspects of both systems. The N5 is the more academically advanced of the qualifications, with candidates being awarded the qualification at grades A, B, C and D. The courses which lead directly to the N5 qualifications only last one year. Students begin studying for the qualifications at the beginning of fourth year although they will often lead on directly from the courses they were studying beforehand.

The Scottish National 4 qualification does not involve formal exams at the end of the course — these courses rely on continuous assessment. You can find out more about these qualifications and the Scottish qualifications system as a whole at the Scottish Qualifications Authority website. Students can study subjects in many occupational areas, including design, health care, construction, engineering, horticulture, travel and tourism, IT, science and administration.

Search for: Search. For some further courses, passes in mathematics or English at this level are essential. This is not the time for dithering.

This article is more than 1 year old. Higher and advanced higher exams will go ahead but with contingency plan in case of cancellation Coronavirus — latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage. However they have had some teething problems. In principle you study with them and then sit your exam at a local exam centre, but some families have struggled to find an exam centre to take them.

These exams are sat on a 'sitting at' basis, so you are not classified as a private candidate, but an internal candidate 'sitting at' a different centre. Some families in Scotland have successfully taken American SATs for UK university entry , enabling them to home-educate up to university entrance.

A Level is a much higher standard than Scottish Highers, and probably more similar to Advanced Highers, usually sat in S6. This means that students sitting A levels will generally complete an extra year of education compared with their Scottish counterparts see below Obviously home educated families are not constricted by these timelines, but this may prove helpful in planning your own timeline.

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