National Qualifications linkage data - Scotland

Children presenting for SQA National Qualification examinations from all stages of publicly funded local authority secondary schools and one grant-aided mainstream school in Scotland.

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Contact point statistics.enquiries@gov.scot
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Creator Administrative Data Research - Scotland
Tags ADR,Administrative Data Research,children,qualifications,publicly funded schools,administrative,Scottish Qualifications Authority,education
Publisher Education Analytical Services
Geographical coverage Scotland
Start of time period covered by this dataset 2008-09-01
End of time period covered by this dataset 2019-09-01
Theme / Category Educational Attainment
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Documentation The Qualifications dataset encapsulates the results of Scottish Qualification Authority examinations. Each record contains detailed information about the qualification being undertaken as well as the overall result and demographic information about the candidate. Further information is provided in the associated documentation on the qualifications in the qualifications reference dataset, which helpful for comparing qualification results across different qualification levels and comparing old courses with their newer equivalents.
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