Average National Performance for Chemistry N5, Higher, Advanced Higher for Various Years
FOI reference: FOI26/27 008
Date received: 30/04/2026
Date responded: 05/05/2026
Information requested
Please could I have the average national performance (breakdown by school) for each item in each externally assessed component for Chemistry N5, Higher, Advanced Higher for each year available since the inception of the CfE Higher (2014,15,16 respectively) until 2022 where available?
Response
Under section 17 of the Act, when a public authority does not hold information requested, it should inform the applicant.
2014 – 2018 is not held as we only hold the most recent five years of data.
2019 – please see attached. Note that information is not captured at centre level for the Higher Objective Test paper.
2020 – 2021 is not held due to the cancellation of exams during the pandemic.
2022 – please see attached. Note that information is not captured at centre level for the Higher Objective Test paper.
Documents:
Chemistry 2019 (668 KB)
Chemistry 2022 (536 KB)