Change of SQA exam dates/times

Monday 3rd February 2025

Exam Timetable Change
 
SQA have made the decision to start the exam diet 1 day earlier to allow more flexibility within the exam timetable. 
 
This now means that exams will run from Friday 25th April to Friday 30th May. 
 
Due to this change, the following subjects have had a date change. 
 

Change of exam day 

  • Accounting – all levels 
  • Classical Studies – all levels 
  • Computing Science – all levels 
  • Dance – all levels 
  • Engineering Science – all levels 
  • ESOL – Higher  
  • French – all levels 
  • German – Higher  
  • Media – Higher  
  • Modern Studies – all levels 
  • Nuadh-eòlas – all levels  
  • Practical Metalworking – National 5 
  • Practical Woodworking – National 5 
  • Psychology – all levels 

Change of exam time 

  • Biology – National 5  
  • Cantonese (Listening) – Higher 
  • Cantonese (Listening and Discursive Writing) – Advanced Higher 
  • Care – National 5 and Higher 
  • Fashion and Textile Technology – National 5 and Higher 
  • Mandarin Simplified and Traditional (Listening) – Higher 
  • Mandarin Simplified and Traditional (Listening and Discursive Writing) – Advanced Higher 
  • RMPS – National 5  
  • Urdu – Higher  

An updated timetable is available below. 

nq-2025-exam-timetable (updated 3 Feb 2025)

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