Making the grade in Midlothian: Exam results revealed
Exam results published this week show a continued return to pre pandemic performance levels at National, Higher and Advanced Higher levels in Midlothian
Comparisons with the previous three years’ results are not appropriate because a different assessment model was used in 2020 and 2021 when the exams were cancelled due to the pandemic, and a different assessment weighting in 2022. In 2023 SQA returned to a normal awarding procedure, the same as pre-pandemic years.
Overall there were a higher number of SQA entries and awards in 2023 than last year. In 2023 there were 10,388 awards at levels A-C, compared to 9,843 in 2022.
This year 81.49% of S4 pupils gained one or more National 5 at levels A-C, our highest ever level). In addition, 36% of S4 pupils gained five or more National 5s at levels A-C, the highest in non-Covid years.
A total of 29.51% of S5 pupils gained 3 or more Highers at passes A-C and 49.19% gained at least 1 Higher by the end of S5. In 2018 the figures were 28.68% and 48.46% respectively.