FOI25/26 090 Number and Type of Exam Subjects Attempted in S6

Date published: 24/11/2025

FOI reference: 25/26 090

Date received: 21/08/2025

Date responded: 02/09/2025

Information requested

I would like to make a request for information about the number and type of exam subjects attempted in S6.

Could you please tell me, of the S6 students who sat at least three Advanced Highers in 2025, how many other exams did they sit of each type? I.e. the number of S6 students who sat:

- Three Advanced Highers only

- Four Advanced Highers only

- Three Advanced Highers + one Higher

- Three Advanced Highers + two Highers

- Three Advanced Highers + one Higher + one Nat 5

- Four Advanced Highers + one Nat 5

- Etc. (for all valid combinations)

Please present the information as a table with the following columns:

- Number of students

- Number of Advanced Highers

- Number of Highers

- Number of National 5s

- Etc. (for all exam types)

 

Response

Please find the information requested 

Documents:

FOI25/26 090 Information Sheet (12 KB)