FOI25/26 186 Assessment Arrangements Requests

Date published: 10/12/2025

how many assessment arrangement requests for examinations were made to the SQA in the 2024-25 academic year, for National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher?

- of these requests, in how many occasions did the SQA not approve the request in its initial form, for example by requiring it to be modified or engaging in further discussion with schools.

- of the initial requests, how many did not result in an assessment arrangement being put in place.

how many assessment arrangement requests for examinations were made to the SQA in the 2024-25 academic year, for National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher?

Under section 25, where information is otherwise accessible, an authority should inform the requester where to access the information.

This information is published on our website. The Figures can be found for National 5 in table 2.1; for Higher in table 2.2 and for Advanced Higher table 2.3 in the 'Assessment Arrangements 2025' document available here:

Summary of Assessment Arrangements - SQA

- of these requests, in how many occasions did the SQA not approve the request in its initial form, for example by requiring it to be modified or engaging in further discussion with schools.

- of the initial requests, how many did not result in an assessment arrangement being put in place.

Under section 17 when information is not held, an authority should inform the requester.

We do not hold the requested information as we close down and remove assessment arrangement data from our system following each diet. This exercise has been completed following the conclusion of the 2024-25 exam diet and means we no longer hold the data which would allow us to respond to this part of the request.