Intermediate 1 ( gd, Meadhan Ìre 1) is an educational qualification in
Scotland
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on the
Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA)
Scottish Qualifications Certificate
The Scottish Qualifications Certificate (SQC) is the successor to the Scottish Certificate of Education and the Record of Education and Training, and is the main educational qualification awarded to students in secondary, further, and vocational e ...
(SQC) achievement ladder similar to General Level at
Standard Grades; it is the next step after Access 3. It is delivered by the majority of
Scottish secondary school
A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' secondary education, lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) ...
s as part of the Higher Still reforms instituted in 2000 by the SQA and the
Scottish Executive.
Intermediate 1 is Level 4 on the
Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework
The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) is the national credit transfer system for all levels of qualifications in Scotland. Awards are classified under the framework at ''levels'', and study undertaken at that level is valued ...
.
Though equivalent to the General Level Standard Grade it is considered slightly more difficult, with mandatory passes needed in the
National Assessment Bank
National Assessment Banks, commonly referred to as NABs after the National Assessment Bank from which these assessments are selected by teachers, are internal assessments that used to form part of the Scottish Higher and Intermediate courses. Th ...
internal assessments.
It has been available to pupils (generally in S5) who achieved a grade 5,6 or sometimes a 7 at Standard grade, but with more schools choosing to use Intermediates over Standard Grade, is now more commonly available to S3/S4 pupils. It is believed that Intermediates are more useful to the students than Standard grades- the work was more demanding, and prepared the pupils for Higher better, with a similar format to the reformed higher exams.
As with other exams in the Higher Still curriculum, the grades pupils can receive in the final exam are A (usually about 70%+), B (usually about 60%+), a C (usually about 50%+), a D (usually 45–49%) or an F also known as a No Award (usually under 45%).
The next education level is
Intermediate 2
Intermediate 2 level is Level 5 on the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework; it was the level between Higher and Standard Grade Credit.
It was initially available to pupils (generally in S5) who achieved a grade 3 or 4 Standard Grade but, ...
.
Educational qualifications in Scotland
Secondary school qualifications
School examinations
Secondary education in Scotland
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