Submission of estimates
Estimates play a vital part in our awarding process and should be submitted for each learner undertaking National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher courses.
It is important that estimates are submitted to us by the published deadline of Friday 21 April for all courses, with the exception of the following subjects that have a deadline of Tuesday 30 May:
- Art and Design – Advanced Higher (Design)
- Art and Design – Advanced Higher (Expressive)
- Fashion and Textile Technology – National 5
- Music – Advanced Higher
- Music Portfolio – Advanced Higher
- Music Technology – Advanced Higher
- Photography – Higher
- Practical Cake Craft – National 5
- Practical Cookery – National 5
Please note that estimates are not required for the following internally assessed subjects:
- Practical Electronics – National 5
- Practical Metalwork – National 5
- Practical Woodwork – National 5
Estimate deadline dates are set for a variety of reasons. They ensure that the production and assessment of evidence used to determine estimates is completed before the start of the exams. They also take account of learners going on study leave before the exam period.
Additionally, and importantly, they allow us to work closely with centres to ensure that the data is as you intended for each learner.
We will issue reports advising where estimates have not been submitted for your learners. If an estimate has not been submitted for a learner, they will not be able to access the Examination Exceptional Circumstances Consideration Service. There is, therefore, considerable risk associated with delaying the submission of this data.
We are seeking your support to submit estimates by the deadlines. For any enquiries, please contact the Data Services team on 0345 213 6612 Option 1 or email estimates@sqa.org.uk.