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Daily Record
Daily Record
National
Melanie Bonn

Perthshire's good SQA results can't be compared to those of last two years

Attainment statistics published today by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) show young people in Perth and Kinross performed well as examinations returned to near-normal after two years of COVID-19 disruptions.

Early figures show that pupils in Perth and Kinross achieved 2507 National 4 awards, with a 84 per cent pass rate and 7111 National 5 awards, a 92 per cent success rate.

An encouraging 55 percent of S4 pupils achieved five or more awards at National 5 level.

At Higher (SCQF Level 6) qualifications, pupils in Perth and Kinross were awarded 3410 passes, achieving a 79 per cent pass rate.

At Advanced Higher (SCQF Level 7) there were 720 passes across local schools, with a pass rate of 84 per cent.

Skipping the 'COVID years' and looking to this time three years ago in 2019, SQA revealed National 5 passes were one per cent higher in 2019 so almost identical, while Higher passes were 76 per cent versus this year's 79.

Sheena Devlin, executive director of Perth and Kinross Council’s Education and Children’s Services, said: “Our children and young people deserve to celebrate their successes today after what has been another challenging year for them.

"These results are testament to their hard work throughout the school year."

The previous two years have seen alternative certification arrangements by SQA, the national accreditation and awarding body for Scotland.

It is not possible to compare this year’s SQA results directly with the previous two years because of the different certification model that was used in response to the COVID pandemic.

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