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Scottish Education system - what is intermediate?

When I was at secondary school in Scotland we did "o" grades and then Highers. Then "o" grades were replaced by standard grades. But now there seems to be something called intermediate. What is this, and how does it compare with G.C.S.E? I live in England now, and my son is doing G.C.S.Es and I'm curious to know how they compare. Thanks.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    ok so you know Standard grades are the same as GSCEs, right?

    and that in standard grade there are 3 levels: Credit (highest), General, and Foundation (lowest)

    and at standard grade you can attain a grade from 1 - 7

    1&2 being credit, 1 is the upper band mark

    3&4 being general, 3 is the upper band mark

    5&6 being foundation, 5 is the upper band mark

    7 being a complete fail.

    well intermediate is just a different course,

    at intermediate there is 2 levels: int 1 & int 2

    int 1 is roughly equivalent to foundation/general

    int 2 is roughly equivalent to credit (perhaps a touch higher than credit)

    and so they (GCSEs, Standard Grades & Intermediates) are all pretty much the same thing - just different names really and i suppose the coursework varies slightly through the 3...

    hope this helped :)

    if you have any more questions feel free to contact me :)

    Source(s): I'm a Standard Grade Credit & Intermediate 2 student :)
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    4 years ago

    we haven't have been given something like GCSE, O or A stages or something which could evaluate to them. US scholars bypass to severe college for 4 years. No tests are taken each and each 300 and sixty 5 days or on the top of HS. you would be able to desire to take all HS required credit/ instructions, bypass with a D (no longer too perplexing to do) to get a HS degree. IF a student plans on going to varsity,,, college/college are an identical subject right here-US scholars will continually say college. ie. i'll varsity this autumn at Ohio State college. ... they might desire to take the SAT or ACT examination to word to US college. A student applies and the college will deliver out data in the event that they're prevalent or denied. college do no longer deliver out gives you. An US student can word to any US college they choose for to. some faculties are harder to get into than others. A Bachelor degree takes 4 years to end. A student might wish a 4 300 and sixty 5 days BAchelor degree, with pre med instructions, take the MCAT examination then word to Med faculties-the place they are going to be for yet another 6 yrs. you may bypass directly to any US college internet internet site to work out standards, the thank you to word and an internet utility. We do have the simple utility. some college settle for it. you may fill out the simple app and deliver it to any college that accepts it. each and each college rates a cost to word. everywhere from $40-$a hundred

  • 1 decade ago

    i dont know

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