Midlothian exam results published today

Exam results published today (Tuesday) show that more Midlothian pupils were presented for SQA exams than ever before.

Nearly 13,000 pupils sat exams

A total of 12,769 Midlothian pupils sat either National, Higher or Advanced Highers in 2024 with 80.45% gaining a pass at  A-C. 

National 5 passes

A total of 36.47% of S4 pupils gained 5 or more National 5 at A-C, up by 0.29% from last year.

Higher passes

A total of 53.1% of S5 pupils in Midlothian passed one or more Highers in 2024, up 5.85% from last year, with 30.66% of Midlothian pupils gaining three or more Highters and 13.73% achieving five or more Highers.

S6 performance

Performance at S6 was very similar to last year and remains above pre-pandemic levels.

More opportunities

Midlothian Council’s Cabinet Member for Education, Councillor Ellen Scott said: “I can still remember the stress of sitting exams and then waiting on the results - a good few summers ago now! I really hope our young people are getting the passes they wanted – but if things didn’t quite work out as planned, there is plenty of support and information on the SQA website and at your school, including careers, health and wellbeing advice. This is the start of your journey, there will be many more opportunities for you to study in the future.”

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Note

Last year 12.711 pupils sat National 5, Highers or Advanced Highers in Midlothian. 

6 Aug 2024