National 3 Computing Science
Course Specification
This explains the overall structure of the Course, including its purpose and aims and information on the skills, knowledge and understanding that will be developed.
- Computing Science Course Specification
June 2015
Unit Specifications
These provide an outline of what each Unit will cover within the following Unit Specifications and detail the Outcomes and Assessment Standards.
- Building Digital Solutions (National 3) Unit Specification
September 2018 - Information Solutions (National 3) Unit Specification
September 2018
Course and Unit Support Notes
These provide advice and guidance for teachers/lecturers on learning, teaching and assessment within the Course and its Units.
Past Papers and Marking Instructions
Unit Assessment Support
These documents contain details of Unit assessment task(s), show approaches to gathering evidence and how the evidence can be judged against the Outcomes and Assessment Standards. Teachers/lecturers can arrange access to these confidential documents through their SQA Co-ordinator.
Verification and Course reports
Qualification Verification Summary Reports distil messages from verification activity from a given session. In 2020 not all planned activity took place, so reports have a more limited scope than in previous years.
- Computing Science Qualification Verification Summary Report
April 2023 - Computing Science Qualification Verification Summary Report
June 2022 - Computing Science Qualification Verification Summary Report
July 2020 - Computing Science Verification Key Messages Round 1
March 2017 - Computing Science: Quality Assurance - external verification
Understanding Standards
Examples of candidate evidence with commentaries
Examples of candidate evidence and commentaries for unit assessment can be found on the SQA Secure Site. You can access these through your SQA Coordinator.
Changes to understanding standards materials
Please note: Understanding Standards materials are regularly reviewed to ensure they remain up to date.
Related Information
Contact Information
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