Advanced Higher (Scottish)
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The Advanced Higher is a non-compulsory qualification which forms part of the Scottish secondary education system. It is normally taken by students aged around 17-18 (after they have completed Highers. It is one level of National Course offered by the Scottish Qualifications Authority on the Scottish Qualifications Certificate (SQC).
Advanced Highers are usually required for students who wish to study at universities outside of Scotland. Universities within Scotland traditonally tended to take students with only SQC Higher qualifications, but many have since begun to take students with qualifications gained elswhere in Britain or, as with Glasgow University, for example, an International Baccalaureate.
The Advanced Higher is Level 7 on the SCQF.
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UCAS tariff
The UCAS tariff of valuing qualifications for university entry, Advanced Highers are usually considered on the same basis as A Levels, which are offered to students of the same age elsewhere in the UK.
According to the online UCAS tariff of January 2006, Advanced Highers are worth the same number of points as A Levels -
- A - 120
- B - 100
- C - 80
History
Advanced Highers were introduced in 2001 to replace the Certificate of Sixth Year Studies (often abbreviated to CSYS or just SYS). The final CSYS exams were taken by students at the end of the 2001/02 educational year.
See also
- Standard Grade
- Higher (Scottish)
- Certificate of Sixth Year Studies
- Scottish Qualifications Authority
