School pupils in Argyll and Bute have been celebrating exam success − with 100 per cent of National 3 and 4 students passing and more Higher and Advanced Higher pupils achieving pass marks than last year.
A snapshot of the results for Argyll and Bute, announced by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) this week, showed that every child who sat National 3 and 4 exams in 2018 passed, while 81.9 per cent of pupils sitting
Advanced Highers achieved a pass, up 4.92 per cent on 2017. National 5 pass results decreased slightly by 1.24 per cent, to 79.86 per cent. However, there was a rise in the number of Higher pupils passing their exams − 78.79 per cent, up 2.9 per cent on last year.