What would you like to ask?Scottish School Examinations during WW2 and up to 1950.?

Question

1 What were the Scottish school qualifications available to children in secondary education during the second world war and up until 1950?

2 What was the qualifying exam?

3 What were 'the highers' and in what year at secondary school did a pupil sit these exams?

4 Is it true that children only got 'one shot' at sitting their 'highers' and that up to eight subjects were taken at one time?

5 What was the Lower Leaving Certificate?

Your help will be very much appreciated.

Kind regards,

The Auld Yin (Aged 80)

Answer 1

I think this question is in the wrong section. This is 'Computers and Internet'.