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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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93

Informative language

96

Neutral language

68

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

49

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not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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medium-lived

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1

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