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2020 Results

National 5

800 exams were sat by 100 Fourth Year pupils during the National 5 exam diet.

  • All 100 pupils gained five or more A-C passes
  • Grade A passes were gained in 648 exams (81%)
  • Grade B and C passes were gained in 141 exams (17.6%)
  • Grades awarded in total
    • A-C - 789 (98.6%)
    • D - 9 (1%)
    • No Award - 3 (0.4%)
  • 54 pupils gained 8 or 9 Grade A passes in all exams
  • 100% pass rate in 13 of the 18 National 5 subjects offered, including 100% pass rate in English
  • 100% Grade A passes in Art & Design and German

Higher

517 exams were sat by 103 Fifth Year pupils during the Higher exam diet.

  • Each pupil passed an average of 4.86 Highers
  • Grade A passes were gained in 403 exams (77.9%)
  • Grade B passes were gained in 61 exams (11.8%)
  • Grade C passes were gained in 39 exams (7.5%)
  • Grades awarded in total
    • A-C - 503 (98.5%)
    • D - 11 (2.1%)
    • No Award - 3 (0.6%)
  • 91 pupils (88.3%) gained five or more Higher passes
  • 62 pupils gained 5 or 6 Grade A passes
  • 100% pass rate in 15 of the 20 Higher subjects offered, including 100% pass rate in English
  • 100% Grade A passes in 7 subjects, including French, Music (Performance) and Spanish

Advanced Higher

232 exams were sat during the Advanced Higher exam diet.

  • Grade A passes were gained in 160 exams (69%)
  • Grade B passes were gained in 41 exams (17.6%)
  • Grade C passes were gained in 24 exams (10.3%)
  • Grades awarded in total
    • A-C - 225 (86%)
    • D - 6 (5.6%)
    • No Award - 1 (1.3%)
  • 33 pupils gained 3 or 4 Grade A passes
  • 100% pass rate in 18 of the 23 Advanced Higher subjects offered, including 100% pass rate in English and all of the Sciences (Biology, Chemistry and Physics)
  • 100% Grade A passes in 6 subjects, including English and Health & Food Technology