The Scottish Examination Board (SEB), formerly known as the Scottish Certificate of Education Examination Board (SCEEB), was the academic examination board for

Scottish school The lists of schools in Scotland are divided into several articles: *Independent schools in Scotland * State schools in City Council Areas * State schools in Council Areas A–D * State schools in Council Areas E–H * State schools in Council ...

s from 1965 to 1997.

History

From their introduction in 1888 until 1964, Scottish school qualifications were awarded directly by the UK Government's

Scottish Education Department The Scottish Government Education Directorates were a group of the civil service directorates in the Scottish Government. The Directorates were titled Children, Young People and Social Care; Schools; and Lifelong Learning. They were responsible ...

. The Scottish Certificate of Education Examination Board (SCEEB) was established in 1964 to take over the awarding of Scottish school qualifications from 1965. The SCEEB became known as the Scottish Examination Board (SEB) in 1982. The SEB used to administer all of Scotland's academic qualifications, including

Standard Grade Standard Grades were Scotland's educational qualifications for students aged around 14 to 16 years. Introduced in 1986, the Grades were replaced in 2013 with the Scottish Qualifications Authority's National exams in a major shake-up of Scotland's ...

s and

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s. On 1 April 1997, the Scottish Examination Board merged with the

Scottish Vocational Education Council The Scottish Vocational Educational Council (SCOTVEC) was the awarding body for vocational qualifications in Scotland from 1985 until 1997. SCOTVEC was established by the merger of the Scottish Business Education Council (SCOTBEC) and the ...

(SCOTVEC) to form the

Scottish Qualifications Authority The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA; Gaelic: ''Ùghdarras Theisteanas na h-Alba'') is the executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government responsible for accrediting educational awards. It is partly funded by the Ed ...

(SQA).

References

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