The Scottish Certificate of Education (or SCE ) was a Scottish secondary education certificate, used in schools and sixth form institutions, from 1962 until 1999. It replaced the older Junior Secondary Certificate (JSC) and the Scottish Leaving Certificate (SLC), and it was the Scottish equivalent of the General Certificate of Education (or GCE), used in England , Wales and Northern Ireland . One primary distinction between the Scottish Leaving Certificate and the Scottish Certificate of Education was that the latter had less strict regulations in terms of compulsory subjects and workload of the individual curricula.
6-815: 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 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 Qualifications , Higher National Certificates and Higher National Diplomas . Each level
12-709: Is fully integrated with the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework 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 England , Wales and Northern Ireland , it is not available to state schools there, but students from other nations do study for
18-630: The Advanced Higher ) and the Record of Education and Training (RET). The SQC certifies the new qualifications that were introduced in 2014. These include the new National 3, 4 and 5 qualifications, revised Higher and Advanced Higher qualifications as part of the Curriculum for Excellence. This article relating to education in Scotland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Scottish history -related article
24-709: The Scottish Examination Board (and its successor, the Scottish Qualifications Authority ). The Scottish Certificate of Education was replaced by the Scottish Qualifications Certificate (SQC) which was first issued from January 2000, after the last examinations of the Scottish Certificate of Education in 1999. The SQC also incorporated the CSYS (although this was in the final stages of being replaced with
30-483: The qualification. National Qualifications are available at several levels, with the possible grades and rough GCSE and A-level equivalent shown: Scottish Certificate of Education The SCE was intended to cater for the increased range of subjects available to pupils since the raising of the school leaving age from 14 to 15. It initially included examinations and awards at both Ordinary Grade ('O-Grade') and Higher Grade ('Higher'). The Ordinary Grade award
36-581: Was replaced with the Standard Grade award, and the Higher Grade award was revised, during second half of the 1980s. These changes placed increased emphasis on coursework and the application of knowledge within tests. The now-obsolete Certificate of Sixth Year Studies (a qualification taken by many in their final year after passing the subject at Higher Grade) was not a part of the Scottish Certificate of Education. However, both were awarded by
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