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West Dunbartonshire pupils match pre-pandemic levels in this year's SQA exams

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Pupils across West Dunbartonshire are celebrating after receiving impressive results from the first year of formal examinations to take place since the pandemic.A total of 77 percent of Highers taken by S5 and S6 pupils were passed, while 80 percent of National 5 examinations were successful.In Advanced Higher, a 72 percent pass rate across the region was achieved, and National 4 results saw a 66 percent pass rate.Across Scotland, the number of pupils achieving an A to C at Higher level dropped to 78.9 percent, which was down from 87.3 per cent in 2021.However, the pass rate remains above the 74.8 percent level achieved in 2019 when traditional exams were last held in schools.At Dumbarton Academy, creative pupils delivered a 100 percent pass rate in Art and Design and Music, whilst at Our Lady and St Patrick’s High School pupils achieved a 95 percent pass rate in Higher English and Advanced Higher Music.National 4 pupils at Vale of Leven Academy achieved 100 percent pass rate in 20 subjects, including English, Mathematics and History.In West Dunbartonshire, 94 percent of pupils presented for exams got at least one qualification.The results, which were shared with pupils today, mean the area’s pupils have maintained their pre-pandemic performance for Highers, with some young people sitting exams for the first time in their educational career.Councillor Clare Steel, Convener of Educational Services, said: “West Dunbartonshire’s pupils should be extremely proud of their achievements in these examinations.“To undertake formal examinations for the first time, and deliver results that match the standards set before everyone’s world changed is a testament to their hard work and determination, not to mention their resilience.“Cr

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