Scottish education system

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The Scottish education system is the national framework of publicly funded and independent schooling and further/higher education in Scotland, characterized by a broad curriculum, comprehensive schools, and distinct qualifications such as Nationals and Highers.

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instanceOf education system
national education system
compulsoryEducationFromAge 5
compulsoryEducationToAge 16
country Scotland
curriculumEmphasizes broad general education
interdisciplinary learning
skills development
curriculumIntroduced Curriculum for Excellence
curriculumStage Broad General Education (ages 3–15)
Senior Phase (ages 15–18)
distinctFrom English education system
Northern Ireland education system
Welsh education system
emphasizes comprehensive non-selective schooling
fundingBody Scottish Funding Council
governedBy Scottish Government
hasCurriculum Curriculum for Excellence
hasInspectionBody Care Inspectorate
Education Scotland
hasLevel early learning and childcare
further education
higher education
primary education
secondary education
hasPostSchoolProviderType college of further education
university
hasSchoolType independent school
publicly funded school
special school
higherEducationRegulatedBy Scottish Funding Council
languageOfInstruction English
Scottish Gaelic
offers Gaelic-medium education
personal and social education
religious and moral education
overseenBy Directorate for Education and Skills
surface form: Scottish Government Education and Skills directorate
partOf United Kingdom education systems
policyAdvisedBy Education Scotland
primaryStages P1–P7
qualificationsRegulatedBy Scottish Qualifications Authority
replacedQualification Intermediate 1
Intermediate 2
Standard Grade
schoolStartingAge 5
secondaryStages S1–S6
typicalSchoolStructure comprehensive secondary schools
usesQualification Advanced Higher
Higher
National 1
National 2
National 3
National 4
National 5

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Methilhill Primary School partOf Scottish education system
City of Glasgow College partOf Scottish education system
this entity surface form: Scottish further education sector
Scottish colleges partOf Scottish education system