Edinburgh Qualifications - Higher & Further Education

Many pupils leave school at the ages of 16 and 17 to move on to further education, after completing Standard Grades, Intermediate 1 and 2 and Highers. Others stay on for a 6^th year for re-sits or to study any of a wide range of courses: additional Highers, Advanced Highers, GNVQs, National Certificate (NC) modules and possibly even the Higher National Certificate (HNC).

All Scottish exam results are normally published the first week in August.

For those relocating from England at school level, the transition is eased further by the fact that many independent schools in the city region offer A and AS Levels as well as Scottish examinations. Others offer the International Baccalaureate and courses to help the transition from international qualifications to a degree course in Scotland.

Of interest…

• Scottish Qualifications Authority
• British Council.