Standard Grade, a Scottish certificate of education, roughly equivalent to the English and Welsh GCSE

Standard Grades (Scottish Gaelic: Ìre Choitcheann) are Scotland’s educational qualifications for students aged around 14 to 16 years, which are due to be fully replaced in 2014 when Scottish Qualifications Authority’s Higher Still system becomes the main qualifications as part of the major shake up of Scotland’s education system as part of Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework overhaul.

History Following the Munn and Dunning reports of 1977,…