Standard Grade

British

noun

(in Scotland) a type of examination designed to test skills and the application of knowledge, replaced O grade

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Pok passed his Standard Grade in maths at the age of nine and his Higher a year later.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2019

For many academically-able youngsters, a National 5 qualification is merely a stepping stone on the way to a Higher just as an O Grade or Standard Grade used to be.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2015

Standard Grades were scrapped - the National 5 qualification is broadly equivalent to a Credit pass in a Standard Grade.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2015

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