Band 1 A's at Higher level

Date published: 09/04/2024

FOI reference: FOI24/25 104

Date received: 19/09/2024

Date responded: 20/09/2024

Information requested

For the 2024 SQA Exam Diet, could you please provide the following for the Higher cohort:

Total number of candidates (Scottish cohort)
Number of candidates with 4As or more
Number of candidates with 5As or more
Number of candidates with 6As or more
Number of candidates with 7As or more
Number of candidates with 6 or more Higher passes
Number of candidates with 2 or more Band 1 A passes
Number of candidates with 3 or more Band 1 A passes
Number of candidates with 4 or more Band 1 A passes
Number of candidates with 5 or more Band 1 A passes
Number of candidates with 6 or more Band 1 A passes
Number of candidates with 7 or more Band 1 A passes

Response

Total number of candidates (Scottish cohort) 65,522
Number of candidates with 4As or more 5,751
Number of candidates with 5As or more 3,322
Number of candidates with 6As or more 276
Number of candidates with 7As or more 15
Number of candidates with 6 or more Higher passes 604 (A-C)
Number of candidates with 2 or more Band 1 A passes 3,458
Number of candidates with 3 or more Band 1 A passes 1,673
Number of candidates with 4 or more Band 1 A passes 875
Number of candidates with 5 or more Band 1 A passes 370
Number of candidates with 6 or more Band 1 A passes 46
Number of candidates with 7 or more Band 1 A passes 6

Please note these numbers are provisional and may be subject to change after completion of SQA’s appeals process.