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210: 274: 268: 54:. 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. 120:
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.
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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
85:(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 the 337: 318: 105:(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 251: 352: 357: 347: 342: 34:
certificate, used in schools and sixth form institutions, from 1962 until 1999. It replaced the older Junior Secondary Certificate (JSC) and the
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award, and the Higher Grade award was revised, during second half of the 1980s. These changes placed increased emphasis on
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The Scottish Certificate of Education was replaced by the
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Scottish
secondary education
Scottish Leaving Certificate
General Certificate of Education
England
Wales
Northern Ireland
Ordinary Grade
Higher Grade
Standard Grade
coursework
Certificate of Sixth Year Studies
Scottish Examination Board
Scottish Qualifications Authority
Scottish Qualifications Certificate
CSYS
Advanced Higher
Record of Education and Training
Education in Scotland
Scottish Qualifications Authority
Advanced Higher
Higher (Scottish)
Scottish Qualifications Certificate
Certificate of Sixth Year Studies
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10.1080/00071005.1959.9973030
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education in Scotland
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