FOI24/25 032 Number of candidates who sat AH Biology without prior Higher Biology Attainment
FOI reference: 24/25 032
Date received: 20/07/2024
Date responded: 12/08/2024
Information requested
I would like to know how many pupils both in Scotland and specifically in the Central Region have crashed Advanced Higher Biology and an Advanced Higher Science.
Response
Biology: Number of candidates that sat National 5 Biology in 2022, did not sit either Higher Biology or Higher Human Biology in 2023, and then went on to sit Advanced Higher Biology in 2024: 1
Biology: Number of candidates that sat National 5 Biology in 2022, did not sit Higher Biology in 2023, and then went on to sit Advanced Higher Biology in 2024: 1,138
Chemistry: Number of candidates that sat National 5 Chemistry in 2022, did not sit Higher Chemistry in 2023, and then went on to sit Advanced Higher Chemistry in 2024: 3
Physics: Number of candidates that sat National 5 Physics in 2022, did not sit Higher Physics in 2023, and then went on to sit Advanced Higher Physics in 2024: 2