COVID-19 Statement - September 2025

Care must be taken when comparing the attainment of cohorts over the past three years and when comparing these years to the attainment of earlier cohorts. Comparisons of entries, attainment volumes and attainment rates should only be made with full consideration and recognition of each of these different approaches.

National (School Leavers) Measures

Users are reminded that National/Leavers attainment data (as updated in the February 2024 Update) may include attainment gained across a number of academic sessions and therefore reflect differing approaches to certification dependant on the session in which the achievement was certificated.

Destinations figures may reflect both choices made by pupils, as well as the opportunities available to them upon leaving school. The availability of particular opportunities (employment opportunities, for example) may have been directly affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, while options available to school leavers may also have been affected by the impact of differing approaches to certification on attainment levels.

Local (All Candidate) Measures

Local/Cohort attainment data (as updated in September 2025), depending on the cohort selected, may include attainment gained across a number of academic sessions and therefore reflect differing approaches to certification dependant on the session in which the achievement was certificated.

New in the February 2025 release of Insight

New Data

This release updates the National Dashboard Measures using 2023/24 leavers data from Skills Development Scotland (SDS). The Update will also contain post administrative review data from the 2024 diet.