SQA qualifications:  English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) 

The SQA now offer ESOL qualifications at National 2 through to National 6 (Higher) for certain bilingual pupils who arrived in the UK during their secondary education, as an alternative to English exams.

At present, we have a range of pupils from S4-6 working towards ESOL SQA qualifications.

From the SQA (23.10.24)

“Higher ESOL is already accepted at universities for entry into secondary teacher education courses. We’re pleased to advise that Higher ESOL will now be accepted at universities across Scotland for entry into all primary teacher education courses for 2025-26 onwards.  

This is a welcome development, which confirms Higher ESOL’s status as a fully equivalent qualification to Higher English for UCAS applications to university courses in Scotland.”