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Literacy and Numeracy: Curriculum for Excellence Management Board Update

SQA welcomes the Curriculum for Excellence Management Board's proposals for the formal recognition of literacy and numeracy through the new qualifications system.

Literacy and Numeracy: CfE Management Board Update


Deadline for MySQA exam results service looms

Students who want to receive their school exam results a day early only have a week left to register for their details with MySQA.

Deadline for MySQA exam results service looms


2010 Exams Results Released

The Scottish Qualifications Authority today (Thursday, 5 August, 2010) announces details of the 2010 National Course results.


The Cervical Cancer and HPV Immunisation Programme

The fight cervical cancer website contains everything you need to know about the new HPV vaccine for girls which will help reduce their risk of cervical cancer. The HPV vaccine is now being offered to eligible girls throughout Scotland - find out if you are eligible for the HPV vaccine.


Looking for Principal Assessor or Senior Verifier reports?

Principal Assessor reports for 2008 are now known as External Assessment reports, and Senior Verifier reports are now known as Internal Assessment reports.


Developing Higher National Qualifications: a toolkit for centres

A fully interactive version providing easy navigation to downloadable forms is now available. Please note that all future updates will be made to these online versions only - with notices sent to SQA Co-ordinators by e-mail.


HN Modernisation - Status Update

The May 2009 version of the report is now available.


Annual Health Warning - Group Awards and Units

This information forms part of the regular updating service SQA provides to centres to help ensure that you are working with current Units and current Group Awards.


Catalogue of Higher National Units

This catalogue lists all Higher National Units, including Graded Units. It includes both  consortium-developed Units (Units in popular subject areas which are developed directly under the management and guidance of SQA) and specialist Units (Units devised by an individual centre or small group of centres and validated by SQA to meet a specific need).


Guidance Documents

Selected guidance documents are available to download.


Replacement Certificate Service

SQA operates a service for the issue of replacement certificates. An online service is available for obtaining replacement certificates as well as a downloadable application form.


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