FOI23/24 144 Paper Usage for 2023 Exams

Date published: 01/02/2024

FOI reference: 23/24 144

Date received: 31/01/2024

Date responded: 01/02/2024

Information requested

I require information regarding the total paper usage every year for printing off SQA exams.

I am looking to find out the estimated number of paper used every year for exams.

Response

In 2023 we printed:

2,420,570 – Individual exam assessment materials (question papers, answer booklets, supplementary sheets, inserts, transcripts etc)
25,592,045 – A4 page equivalent (51,184,090 printed pages, double side printed).