National 5
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National 5 is a Scottish secondary school qualification typically taken by students around age 15–16, broadly comparable to the English GCSE.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish qualification
ⓘ
school qualification ⓘ secondary education qualification ⓘ |
| administeredBy | schools in Scotland ⓘ |
| approximateIntroductionPeriod | early 2010s ⓘ |
| assessmentType | criterion-referenced assessment ⓘ |
| awardingBody | Scottish Qualifications Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canBeTakenBy | older learners in further education colleges ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| educationLevel | upper secondary education ⓘ |
| educationSystem | Scottottish Credit and Qualifications Framework ⓘ |
| gradingScale | A–D and No Award ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
coursework
ⓘ
external examination ⓘ |
| highestGrade | A ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Curriculum for Excellence reforms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAbove | National 4 ⓘ |
| isBelow | Higher (Scottish qualification) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isComparableTo |
GCSE (England, Wales, Northern Ireland)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Level 2 qualifications in the rest of the UK ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Scottish National Qualifications framework NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| lowestPassingGrade | D ⓘ |
| qualificationFrameworkLevel | SCQF level 5 ⓘ |
| region | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| replaced | Standard Grade (most subjects) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | N5 ⓘ |
| subjectRange |
English
ⓘ
Expressive arts ⓘ Health and wellbeing ⓘ Languages ⓘ Mathematics ⓘ Sciences ⓘ Social subjects ⓘ Technologies ⓘ |
| targetCohort | pupils in S4 of Scottish secondary schools ⓘ |
| typicalAgeRange | 15–16 ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | one academic year ⓘ |
| usedFor |
progression to Higher
ⓘ
school-leaver qualifications ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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