Version: 1.0.4 | Published: 12 Mar 2025 | Updated: 76 days ago
National Qualifications linkage data - Scotland
Dataset
Summary
Citation:
CITATION INCOMPLETE
Documentation
Associated Media:
Description:
The Qualifications dataset encapsulates the results of Scottish Qualification Authority examinations. Each record contains detailed information about the qualification being undertaken as well as the overall result. Further information is provided in the associated documentation on the qualifications in the qualifications reference dataset, which is helpful for comparing qualification results across different qualification levels and comparing old courses with their newer equivalents.
Is Part Of:
School education statistics - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
Coverage
Spatial
Spatial Coverage:
Scotland
Geographical Levels:
council area
Temporal
Start Date:
01 September 2008
End Date:
01 September 2019
Frequency:
IRREGULAR
Provenance
Source:
ELECTRONIC SURVEY
Purpose:
ADMINISTRATIVE
Collection Situation:
Local Authority
Access and Governance
Usage
Condition of Access:
Access needs approval
Condition of Use:
Application of Statistical Disclosure Control
Resource Creator:
Scottish Government
Access
Access Service:
- Access to this data is through submitting a completed application form to the mailbox: statistics.enquiries@gov.scot. The application form is available here: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-government-statistics-request-our-data/
- Find out about accessing secure datasets for research at https://www.researchdata.scot/accessing-data/data-access-overview/
Jurisdictions:
GB-SCT
Data Controller:
Scottish Government
Data Processor:
Not Applicable
Format and Standards
Languages:
en
Formats:
CSV
Enrichment and Linkage
Linkage Opportunity:
These datasets have been created through the ADR Scotland programme to enable
linkage by using the National Records of Scotland population spine.
https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/national-records-of-scotland-indexing-team