Course info - NABs

NABs

Your knowledge of the units covered will be tested with SQA unit tests throughout the course. You are required to gain 50% (a ‘C’ pass) or more in all of these, as without doing so you cannot gain your higher, even if you pass the exam.

You have up to three attempts to pass each NAB. You must attend on the day of a NAB (see appendix 4, below, for provisional dates); any unexplained absences count as one of these three attempts.

If NABs are failed, a time must be arranged with your teacher to do a reassessment. The reassessment will consist of a completely new set of questions, so you must be prepared to answer on any aspect of the unit content. Again, failure to attend as arranged must count as one out of the three possible attempts, so make sure you take a note of time and place.

Tests will usually be marked and returned within a week of the date they are sat; resits and late tests may take longer before they are returned.