A higher percentage of Western Isles students achieved their National 5 compared to the national figure in today’s exam results.
Some 83% of students passed in the islands while the Scottish-
This represents an 1% improvement in local pass rates compared to 2017.
Percentage passes at Higher level are in line with the national pass rate of 76
However there are still a number of results to be confirmed.
Advanced Higher results show a small decrease in the number of presentations however percentage passes in the Western Isles have increased by 5.5% compared to last year.
The islands’ pass rate of 81.7% is higher than the national pass rate of 80.5%.
Across the Western Isles, at all levels, there were 2,939 presentations and 2,486 awards in 2018, representing a near 85% % pass rate.
Last year there were 3,096 presentations, 2,583 awards and a percentage pass rate of 83%.
Figures do not include attainment in vocational courses. National data published in March indicates that 35% of learners in the Western Isles achieved one or more vocational qualifications at SCQF level 5 or above, representing the highest level in Scotland. This represents an increase of 4% over the previous year.
Exam results
7 August 2018