SQA Scots Language Award statistics
Its results day, an these are the nummers of folks attainin the SQA Scots Leid Award
On the SQA websteid they’ve publishit the attainment statistics. As ye miocht expect, Ah’m ainly interested in the Scots Language Awards attainment stats.
Ower the past few year, the nummers o students daein the Scots Language Award hae been increasin exponentially. But this year that trend seems tae hae stoppit.
Ah doot the general upward trend is still there, but its jist the SCQF4 level folk whae hae drapped aff.
Level 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
SCQF3 15 20 25 20 20 55 20
SCQF4 50 175 95 95 190 270 170
SCQF5 20 210 145 165 160 255 295
SCQF6 15 15 [c] 15 25 20 [c] Coud it be the nummer o schools daein the award hae plateaued or hiv the weans jist stopped applyin fur it?
Regionality
Jist noticed somethin special, there’s a data release o attainment by region.
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Aberdeen City SCQF3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF4 0 0 [c] 0 0 0 0
SCQF5 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
SCQF6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
Aberdeenshire SCQF3 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
SCQF4 [c] [c] [c] [c] 55 55 20
SCQF5 5 10 5 5 10 [c] 15
SCQF6 [c] 5 [c] 10 10 10 0
Angus SCQF3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
SCQF5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
Argyll and Bute SCQF3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
Clackmannanshire SCQF3 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
SCQF4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Comhairle Nan SCQF3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
Eilean Siar SCQF4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
Dumfries and SCQF3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
Galloway SCQF4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
Dundee SCQF3 0 0 0 0 0 0 [c]
SCQF4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF5 0 5 0 0 [c] 0 0
SCQF6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
East Ayrshire SCQF3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF4 0 15 0 [c] [c] 0 0
SCQF5 0 15 0 0 [c] 0 0
SCQF6 5 0 0 0 10 0 0
East Dunbartonshire SCQF3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
East Lothian SCQF3 0 0 0 0 0 [c] 5
SCQF4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
East Renfrewshire SCQF3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
Edinburgh SCQF3 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
SCQF4 0 0 0 0 [c] [c] 10
SCQF5 0 0 0 0 0 0 50
SCQF6 0 0 0 0 [c] 0 0
Falkirk SCQF3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF5 0 0 0 0 0 10 5
SCQF6 0 0 0 0 0 [c] 0
Fife SCQF3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF4 0 0 0 15 0 0 0
SCQF5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Glasgow SCQF3 15 10 20 15 15 5 [c]
SCQF4 15 35 [c] 15 20 15 25
SCQF5 10 0 [c] 10 0 0 10
SCQF6 5 0 0 0 0 0 [c]
Highland SCQF3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF5 0 0 [c] 0 0 0 30
SCQF6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
Inverclyde SCQF3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
Moray SCQF3 0 0 0 [c] 0 0 0
SCQF4 35 90 55 55 90 135 90
SCQF5 0 0 [c] 10 0 10 [c]
SCQF6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
Midlothian SCQF3 0 0 0 0 0 [c] 0
SCQF4 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
SCQF5 0 0 0 0 0 125 0
SCQF6 0 10 0 [c] [c] [c] [c]
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
North Ayrshire SCQF3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF4 0 0 10 0 0 5 0
SCQF5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
SCQF6 0 0 0 0 0 [c] 0
North Lanarkshire SCQF3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
Orkney SCQF3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
Perth and Kinross SCQF3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF4 0 0 0 0 0 [c] [c]
SCQF5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
Renfrewshire SCQF3 0 10 0 0 0 10 10
SCQF4 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
SCQF5 0 0 0 0 0 [c] 0
SCQF6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Scottish Borders SCQF3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF4 0 0 0 0 5 [c] [c]
SCQF5 0 0 0 0 0 [c] 50
SCQF6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
Shetland SCQF3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
South Ayrshire SCQF3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF4 0 15 15 10 0 [c] 0
SCQF5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
South Lanarkshire SCQF3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF4 0 0 0 0 0 5 [c]
SCQF5 5 10 0 0 [c] 0 [c]
SCQF6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
Stirling SCQF3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
West Dunbartonshire SCQF3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
West Lothian SCQF3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
SCQF5 0 170 130 135 150 75 125
SCQF6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
[c] means fewer than five candidates, athoot gettin specific tae preserve privacyThis is gonnae tak mair analysis.
Lik the nummer o local authorities wi schuils offerin ilka Scots Language SQA award seems a wee bit low, sic it were introduced in 2017.
The fall aff o SCQF4 in the last year, wis due tae fewer authorities offerin that specific course.