Results were released today by email, text or post
The waiting is finally over as thousands of pupils across Edinburgh receive their exam results today.
Early indications are that candidates have improved on their performances from 2013 and that Edinburgh’s overall good performance has been maintained. In total 8,642 pupils sat 41,949 exams this year in over 70 subject areas; ranging from Mandarin to Woodwork Skills.
Highlights include:
- By the end of S6 59% of all pupils have got Highers – a 4% improvement on last year and a 15% improvement since 2008.
- By the end of S5 51% of all pupils have got Highers – a 10% improvement since 2008 and maintaining last year’s good results.
- Craigroyston High School and Wester Hailes Education Centre have shown particular improvement in the number of pupils gaining five or more level 3 qualifications; this year achieving 100% and 99% respectively. This is an increase of 28% for Craigroyston and 26% for Wester Hailes Education Centre since 2010.
Peter Reid, an S5 pupil from Firrhill High School, who sat Higher exams in German, History, English, Chemistry and Physics, said:
I’ve studied really hard for these exams and after my Advanced Highers I’m hoping to study law and Mandarin at university. I’ve just got back from a course in China and loved the country and the language.
Education Convener, Councillor Paul Godzik, said:
Early indications from the SQA exam results show that 2013 has been another really positive year for all our pupils and I’m delighted at all their successes.
To have nearly 60% of our pupils get a Higher by the end of S6 is a real achievement and I want to congratulate all our teaching staff on their commitment to delivering learning experiences of the highest standards. Our pupils should be very proud of themselves too – all their hard work has certainly paid off.
Our drive to improve literacy has also proved successful with 99% of our pupils now gaining an award in English by S5.
The Council is committed to making sure all school leavers enter a positive destination of employment, training or further education – last year a record number of 90% of them did so.
Initiatives such as the Edinburgh Guarantee are also going a long way to making this a reality for many of our ex-pupils. This is something we are keen to build on in the coming years and look forward to seeing many more placements and positive results.
Additional information
This is draft information, pre-appeal with no national or comparator information at this stage.
Results by end of S4
- 97% of S4 pupils gained at least one award in English at level 3 or better (maintaining previous year’s results and a three percentage point improvement since 2008).
- 97% of S4 pupils gained at least one award in Mathematics at level 3 or better (maintaining previous year’s results and a three percentage point improvement since 2008).
- English and Mathematics at level 3 or better – 95% (maintaining previous year’s results; three percentage point improvement since 2008).
- 5+ awards at level 3 or better – 94% (one percentage point up on the previous year: a thee-year improvement trend and a five percentage point improvement since 2008).
- 5+ awards at level 4 or better – 80% (maintaining previous year’s results and a four percentage point improvement since 2008).
- 5+ awards at level 5 or better – 40% (one percentage point up on the previous year and a four percentage point improvement since 2008).
Results by end of S5
- 99% of S4 pupils gained at least one award in English at level 3 or better (three percentages point up on the previous year and a four percentage point improvement since 2008)
- 99% of S4 pupils gained at least one award in Mathematics at level 3 or better (two percentage points up on the previous year: a five percentage point improvement since 2008).
- English and Mathematics at level 3 or better – 97% (two percentage points up on the previous year and a six percentage point improvement since 2008).
- 5+ awards at level 3 or better – 95% (two percentage points more than the previous year: a five percentage point improvement since 2008).
- 5+ awards at level 4 or better – 84% (three percentage points more than the previous year: a seven percentage point improvement since 2008).
- 5+ awards at level 5 or better – 55% (one percentage point more than the previous year and continues a five-year improving trend and an eight percentage point improvement since 2008).
- 1+ award at level 6 or better – 51% (maintaining previous year’s good results and a ten percentage point improvement since 2008).
- 3+ awards at level 6 or better – 31% (maintaining previous year’s good results and a five percentage point improvement since 2008).
- 5+ awards at level 6 or better – 15% (one percentage point less than the previous year but an improvement of three percentage points since 2008.
Results by end of S6
- 1+ award at level 6 or better – 59 % (four percentage points more than the previous year and a fifteen percentage point improvement since 2008).
- 3+ awards at level 6 or better – 41% (maintaining previous year’s good result and a nine percentage point improvement since 2008).
- 5+ awards at level 6 or better – 29 % (maintaining the previous year’s good results and an eight percentage point improvement since 2008).
- Advanced Highers at 1 award at level 7 – 21 % (one percentage point more than the previous year and a seven percentage point improvement since 2008).
