FOI25/26 087 Candidates Achieving 5 or More Highers

Date published: 24/11/2025

FOI reference: 25/26 087

Date received: 20/08/2025

Date responded: 03/09/2025

Information requested

Please could you disclose the following for the 2025 exams (provisional figures are fine)

1. The number of students who sat 5 or more Highers

2. The number of students who sat 6 or more Highers

3. The number of students who got 5 or more As at Higher (any band)

4. The number of students who got 5 or more A band 1s at Higher

5. The number of students who got 6 or more A band 1s at Higher (To clarify, the students identified in bullet 2 should also be included in bullet 1 and similarly the students in bullet 5 should be included in bullet 4)

Response

The information you have requested is publicly available and is therefore exempt information under section 25(1) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA).

 

However, to assist you in finding the information I have included a link to the appropriate area of our website. https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/114689.html       

Documents:

https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/114689.html