A report providing an update on the initial outcome of the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) 2023 examination diet for young people in Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ and Bute was considered.
Decision
The Committee agreed to:
1. note the guidance from the SQA, detailed at paragraph 4.3 of the report, about qualitative comparisons of data over the last four years;
2. note the outcome of the initial SQA examination results for pupils in academic year 2022/23, and that the performance of Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ and Bute schools in 2023 was above the current national performance in SQA examinations in two of the four measures (National 4 and Higher) at A-C, and above all four measures (National 4, National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher) at A-D; and
3. request that the Executive Director with responsibility for Education provide further reports to the Community Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ Committee to allow the consideration of updated statistical school and national information, scheduled to be released by Insight (school data analysis tool) in September 2023 and February 2024.
(Reference: Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Education dated 24 August 2023, submitted)