Scotland-specific. Not adapted from an English site.

Scotland’s education, explained.

Highers not A-Levels. SAAS not Student Finance. 32 councils, free tuition, and a family benefits package worth £25,000 more. Clear answers for busy parents.

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180+: Free parent guides
£0: Tuition fees via SAAS
10: Interactive tools
32: Councils covered

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New to Scotland?How the school system works, year groups, and how to enrol Choosing a school?Catchments, placing requests, city school guides Exam year?National 5 & Higher guides, revision, results day Heading to uni?SAAS finance, UCAS deadlines, what it really costs Claiming benefits?Every education benefit stacked in one place ASN support?Your child's rights, CSPs, autism/ADHD, school refusal

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P1 to graduation — the Scotland-specific stuff, fast.

The Scottish School System

How Scottish education works — from nursery to S6

Exams & Qualifications

Nationals, Highers, Advanced Highers, and what comes after

Scottish Universities

Free tuition, SAAS, choosing a uni, and student life

Family Benefits in Scotland

Scottish Child Payment, Best Start Grant, and more

Early Years & Childcare

Funded hours, nurseries, childminders, and childcare costs

Choosing a School

Catchment areas, placing requests, and school comparisons

Additional Support Needs

ASN rights, CSPs, and getting the right support

Moving to Scotland

Everything families need to know about the Scottish system

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Subject choices, career routes, childcare and student cities — page by page, from the data.

Careers

25 career paths

Nurseries & childcare

32 council areas

National 5 subjects

11 subject guides

Advanced Higher subjects

7 subject guides

Universities

19 institutions

Student cities

7 city guides

UCAS Clearing is live until late September. Places are still being filled — the results-day hub has the next steps. Term starting too? The back-to-school checklist covers uniform, grants and free meals.

How Clearing works

Interactive tools