Scottish Pupils' Stem Exam Pass Rates
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•'Very worrying' pass rates for maths and science in Scotland
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Commission on School Reform analysed exam pass rates for secondary pupils taking National 5 subjects with data going back to 2015 .
Only 40.1% of fourth year pupils achieved a pass rate for National 5 mathematics in 2024 , while 75.2% passed English .
Just over 25% passed the most popular science subject, biology.
Scottish government said not all pupils sit National 5 exams in S4 .
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