The SQA defends this year's Higher Maths exam after a former principal examiner said it was the easiest he had ever seen.

Clive Chamber, a former principal examiner of maths for the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA), said the 2013 paper was easier than any previous paper he had seen.

A maths exam that was deemed ‘too difficult’ to pass had to have its pass rate lowered because of two culprits, it has been revealed. The guilty parties? A crocodile and a zebra. Pupils from ...

Scotland's exams body seeks to calm fears that pupils will be disadvantaged by a Higher maths paper which candidates claim was impossible.

News Scottish News Schools Higher Maths exam leaves students fuming over 'disgraceful' SQA chocolate box question Pupils went straight to social media to vent their frustration over Paper 2 while ...

The controversial new Higher Maths exam which sent Scottish students into a frenzy online for being ‘too difficult’ had its pass mark considerably reduced, it has been revealed.

THE head of Scotland’s national exams body has said this year’s Higher maths “did its job” - despite pupils being left “in tears” afterwards because it was too hard.

This question (below) popped up on the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) Higher maths exam and was so difficult for students to solve that the BBC reports the “question directly ...

The new Higher maths exam sat by pupils in Scotland this year was "more demanding than intended", the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has said.

Scotland's exams body seeks to calm fears that pupils will be disadvantaged by a Higher maths paper which candidates claim was impossible.