Pupils in East Renfrewshire celebrate exam result success

The local authority said the marks show that East Renfrewshire pupils are maintaining very high levels of attainment across S4, S5 and S6.

This session, S5 pupils achieved the highest-ever proportion of five or more qualifications at Higher level (52%).

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Councillor Andrew Anderson, the local authority's convener for education, equalities, culture and leisure, said: “Congratulations to all our pupils in S4, S5 and S6 on their fantastic achievements.

“I commend them on their efforts and thank their parents for their continued support.

“In 2024, we saw the return of the full course assessment, and it is clear that our staff have worked tirelessly to ensure our learners were prepared for these changes, particularly those in S4 who were impacted in terms of their transition to secondary school.”

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A total of 72% of S5s attained at least three or more passes at Higher and a total of 77% of S4 pupils attained five or more passes at National 5 or better.

Some of the other key achievements within the local authority include Mearns Castle High School pupils achieving their second highest proportion attaining five or more National 5 passes in S4.

Woodfarm High School pupils achieved their second highest proportion achieving one or more Higher passes in S5.

Woodfarm and Williamwood High School pupils achieved their best ever results for those achieving three or more and 5 or more passes at Higher level in S5.

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Barrhead High School pupils achieved their second highest proportion of five or more passes at Higher level in S5.

St Luke’s High School and St Ninian’s High School pupils increased the proportion of three or more and five or more Higher passes in S5 compared to last year.

At Advanced Higher, 42% of S6 pupils achieved one or more passes.

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Significantly more Eastwood High School learners attained three or more and five or more Higher passes by the end of S6 compared to last year at the school.

As well as celebrating the SQA success, East Renfrewshire continues to offer more than 60 vocational options to S4, S5 and S6 pupils in East Renfrewshire.

Williamwood pupils (Image: Jeff Holmes)

Each year almost 400 pupils take on these courses, providing the opportunity to study for a vocational qualification alongside other subjects, enabling them to gain skills that will help them enter the workplace or further education in the future.

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Mark Ratter, East Renfrewshire Council’s Director of Education, said: “I am delighted that our pupils continue to achieve such fantastic results.

“The ambition and commitment of our young people to attain at the highest level continually amazes me.

“These results also reflect the dedication of our school staff, I am grateful for the high quality education that they provide in all our schools, creating many opportunities for our pupils to excel.

“Well done everyone.”