Qualifications Scotland Exams

e-Sgoil Study Support sign up

e-Sgoil is an online study support programme which offers live, interactive webinars across many subjects at N5, Higher and Advanced Higher levels. 

Last session, almost all learners attending Evening Webinars rated the overall quality of their experience as excellent. 

Please visit the e-Sgoil website: https://e-sgoil.com/senior-phase/study-support/ (opens new window) for more information about the e-Sgoil Evening Study programme, to view the study support timetable and to sign up.

Masterclasses

Masterclasses run from Monday 12th January until Friday 17th April from 3.30 - 5.30pm on Monday - Thursday and 12.45 - 2.45pm on Fridays.

Visit the Senior Phase Masterclasses page to view the timetable or download it via the following link: Masterclass timetable 2026 (PDF, 278 KB)(opens new window)

Qualifications Scotland Exam Timetables

The Qualifications Scotland examinations are an important part of most courses that our S4 - S6 pupils take.   To check when each exam is taking place and to build your own timetable, click on the link below. (Please Note: some exam times might be slightly different than those on the Qualifications Scotland website. Please refer to the exam timetable issued by the school for the correct timings for Whitburn Academy). Each pupil is also issued with their own personalised exam timetable by the school.

• Exam timetable (opens new window) (Qualifications Scotland Exam Timetable)

Early receipt of Qualifications Scotland certificates for Group Awards

Some Qualifications Scotland courses being offered at Whitburn Academy are not standard Qualifications Scotland courses but are Qualifications Scotland Group awards. The way Qualifications Scotland operate the certificates for Group awards differs from standard Qualifications Scotland awards: Qualifications Scotland produce certificates as soon as all Group award units are complete.

Most pupils doing at least one Group award will receive more than one Qualifications Scotland certificate. However, for any pupil doing any standard Qualifications Scotland course, there will also be the usual certificate run in early August.

Important information for Pupils studying National 5 or Higher English:

All pupils submitting National 5 and Higher folios must make sure that their creative and discursive pieces are typed onto a portfolio template with the text inside the margins on the page.   Templates can be downloaded from the downloads section at the foot of the page.  The font is pre-formatted so avoid changing this.  The word document can be opened and typed directly on to.  You can also copy over your existing text (just make sure that it is pasted inside the margins of the new template).

For anyone who wishes to hand-write their essay, the PDF version of the template can be printed out. Please see your teacher if you need help with this.