The Scottish Qualifications Certificate (SQC) is the successor to the

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and the Record of Education and Training, and is the main educational qualification awarded to students in secondary, further, and vocational education. The SQC is awarded by the Scottish Qualifications Authority. It forms part of the wider array of qualifications available in the Scottish education system, including

Scottish Vocational Qualification A Scottish Vocational Qualification, or SVQ, is a certificate of vocational education in Scotland. SVQs are available to people of all ages. SVQs are developed by Sector Skills Councils, in partnership with industry and awarding bodies. After th ...

s, Higher National Certificates and Higher National Diplomas. Each level is fully integrated with 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 ...

and the three upper levels are awarded UCAS Tariff Points. The SQC recognises performance in National Qualifications, Higher National Qualifications, Scottish Vocational Qualifications and other awards. As it is not part of the National Qualifications Framework of

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and

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, it is not available to state schools there, but students from other nations do study for the qualification.

National Qualifications Levels and grades

National Qualifications are available at several levels, with the possible grades and rough GCSE and A-level equivalent shown: {, class="wikitable" ! SCQF Level ! SQC Level ! Grades ! New UCAS Tariff ! Old UCAS Tariff ! GCSE/A-level , - ! rowspan="5" , 7 , rowspan="5" , Advanced Higher , - , A , , 56, , 130 , , Equal to A-level at A* , - , B , , 48, , 110 , , Equal to A-level at A , - , C , , 40, , 90 , , Equal to A-level at B , - , D , , 32 , , 72 , , Equal to A-level at C , - ! rowspan="5" , 6 , rowspan="5" , Higher , - , A , , 33, , 80 , , Same as A-level at C , - , B , , 27, , 65 , , Greater than A-level at D and AS at A , - , C , , 21, , 50 , , Less than A-level at D and greater than A-level at E; same as AS-level at B , - , D , , 15, , 36 , , Less than A-level at E and greater than AS at D , - ! rowspan="5" , 5 , rowspan="5" , Intermediate 2 / National 5 , - , A , , 0, , 42 , , Greater than A-level at E and AS at C , - , B , , 0, , 35 , , Greater than AS at D , - , C , , 0, , 28 , , Greater than AS at E , - , D , , -, , - , , - , - ! rowspan="5" , 4 , rowspan="5" ,

Intermediate 1 Intermediate 1 ( gd, Meadhan Ìre 1) is an educational qualification in Scotland on the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) Scottish Qualifications Certificate (SQC) achievement ladder similar to General Level at Standard Grades; it is th ...

/ National 4 , - , A , , -, , - , , - , - , B , , -, , - , , - , - , C , , -, , - , , - , - , D , , -, , - , , - , - ! rowspan="5" , 3 , rowspan="5" , Access 3 / National 3 , - , A , , - , , - , , - , - , B , , - , , - , , - , - , C , , - , , - , , - , - , D , , - , , - , , -

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Scottish Qualifications Authority

Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework
School qualifications Educational qualifications in Scotland Vocational education in Scotland

National Qualifications Levels and grades

See also

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