Scottish National 4 (Nat 4) Syllabus

Vocational qualifications offered at various levels, widely taken in schools and colleges as career-focused alternatives or supplements to GCSEs and A-Levels.

The international version of the GCSE offered by Cambridge, taken in some UK independent schools and worldwide at age 14-16.

A post-16 alternative to A-Levels offered by Cambridge Assessment, designed as preparation for university (being phased out).

A historic English/Welsh/NI qualification for 16-year-olds run alongside O-Levels, merged into the GCSE in 1988.

A standalone Level 3 qualification in England in which sixth-form students complete an independent research project, valued for university admission.

Qualifications in English, maths and ICT in England providing practical core skills, often taken by students who did not achieve GCSE grades 4/C.

Subject-based qualifications taken at age 18 that form the primary basis for UK university admission.

The main subject-based qualifications taken by students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, typically at age 16 (end of Year 11).

A two-year pre-university diploma offered by many UK schools as an alternative to A-Levels.