Attainment Statistics

1. For each of the past ten years, a)how many National 5 entries for pupils in S4 were there for maths;  Of those entries, b)how many passes at grade A were there; c) how many passes at grades A-C were there. What is the equivalent data for S5 and for S6.

2. For each of the past ten years, a)how many National 5 entries for pupils in S4 were there for applications of maths;  Of those entries, b)how many passes at grade A were there; c) how many passes at grades A-C were there. What is the equivalent data for S5 and for S6.

3. For each of the past ten years, a)how many National 5 entries for pupils in S4 were there for Physics;  Of those entries, b)how many passes at grade A were there; c) how many passes at grades A-C were there. What is the equivalent data for S5 and for S6.

4. For each of the past ten years, a)how many National 5 entries for pupils in S4 were there for biology;  Of those entries, b)how many passes at grade A were there; c) how many passes at grades A-C were there. What is the equivalent data for S5 and for S6.

5. For each of the past ten years, a)how many National 5 entries for pupils in S4 were there for chemistry ;  Of those entries, b)how many passes at grade A were there; c) how many passes at grades A-C were there. What is the equivalent data for S5 and for S6.

6. For each of the past ten years, a)how many National 5 entries for pupils in S4 were there for computing science;  Of those entries, b)how many passes at grade A were there; c) how many passes at grades A-C were there. What is the equivalent data for S5 and for S6.

7. For each of the past ten years, how many candidates were in a) S4, b) S5 and c) S6.

You clarified that  by ‘the equivalent data for S5 and S6’ you meant  ‘how many entries were pupils in each of those year groups for the Nat 5 exam in question, how many at those stages got a grade A in that Nat 5 and how many got A-C.’

The information requested is contained within the attached spreadsheet. Please note the grades for the 2024 exam year are provisional and may be subject to change after completion of SQA’s appeals process.

Information Sheet (67 KB)