Number of Candidates in S4, S5 and S6 for Past Ten Years

Date published: 27/11/2025

FOI reference: FOI25/26 098

Date received: 26/08/2025

Date responded: 17/09/2025

Information requested

For each of the past ten years, how many candidates were in a) S4, b) S5 and c) S6.

Response

Under section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, I must advise you that SQA does not hold the information you have requested as we only hold data on candidates that are entered and certificated for our qualifications.

You may wish to contact the Scottish Government, who may be able to assist you further. In the first instance, please refer to the following link: School Education Statistics