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.

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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

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