Explanatory Notes

Education (Scotland) Act 2025

2025 asp 11

6 August 2025

Overview of the Act

Schedule 4 – Consequential Modifications

Part 1: Qualifications Scotland

Chapter 2: Other modifications
Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992

242.Paragraph 10 replaces reference to the Scottish Qualifications Authority in the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 with reference to Qualifications Scotland. This will have the effect of bringing qualifications awarded by Qualifications Scotland within the definition of “further education” in section 1 of that Act, and including any qualification known as the Qualifications Scotland national certificate in the list of courses which set the standard above which education is treated as “higher education”.