Editing Advanced Higher (section)

{{Short description|Optional qualification of the Scottish secondary education system}}
The '''Advanced Higher''' ([[Scottish Gaelic]]: ''Sàr Àrd Ìre'') is an optional qualification which forms part of the Scottish secondary education system brought in to replace the [[Certificate of Sixth Year Studies]] (CSYS). The first certification of Advanced Higher was in 2001. It is normally taken by students aged around 16–18 years of age after they have completed [[Higher (Scottish)|Highers]], which are the main university entrance qualification in Scotland.

An Advanced Higher is the highest certificate offered by the [[Scottish Qualifications Authority]] as part of the [[Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework]]. An Advanced Higher qualification is essentially a simulation of the first year of university in that particular subject; this is the reason that Advanced Highers can be used for second-year university entry.

[[Universities in Scotland]] traditionally tended to take students with only [[Higher (Scottish)|NQ Higher]] or [[Advanced Level (UK)|A-level]] qualifications, but many have since begun to take students with qualifications gained elsewhere in the UK or, as with the [[University of Glasgow]], for example; an [[International Baccalaureate]] and American qualifications such as a [[High School Diploma]] in combination of [[SAT]]/[[ACT (test)|ACT]] scores and SAT Subject Tests or [[Advanced Placement]] exams.<ref>{{cite web |title=University of Glasgow - International students - Your country - USA |url=http://www.gla.ac.uk/international/country/usa/ |website=www.gla.ac.uk |access-date=12 July 2021}}</ref>

The Advanced Higher is Level 7 on the [[Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework]].<ref>[http://www.scqf.org.uk/table.htm The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061001203658/http://www.scqf.org.uk/table.htm |date=October 1, 2006 }}</ref>