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Severin Carrell Scotland editor

Scottish exams pass rate falls for second successive year

Pandemic Pam DuncanGlancy Covid-19

Three happy students and headteacher leaning on railings outside school sign with church reflected in window — Three 16-year-old pupils at the Glasgow Gaelic school celebrating their success on Tuesday, from left: Anna Morrison, Muireann Dalton, their headteacher, Gillian Campbell-Thow, and Francesca McNeill. Photograph: Wattie Cheung

The exams pass rate in Scotland has fallen for the second successive year after the grading system became stricter after the Covid pandemic.

More than 144,000 school students received their National, Higher and Advanced Higher exam grades on Tuesday, with pass rates for Highers falling from 78.9% last year to 77.1%.

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