Young people across Scotland will sit their exams from April 28 to May 30 in 2025.
You can find the date and time for every subject at National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher level in our searchable Scotland exams timetable.
The Scottish Qualifications Authority has published the examination schedule for 2025, and we have used it to produce this easy-to-use resource.
From accounting to Urdu, you can find the day and time candidates in Tayside, Fife and Stirling schools will sit the papers with their peers across the country.
Scotland exams timetable 2025
Music, media and Urdu first
Those studying music, media (National 5) and Urdu will be first in exams halls, with their tests on Monday April 28.
Among the busier days will be May 6, 7 and 14. These are when English and maths exams take place. They are among the most popular subjects at both National 5 and Higher level.
Those sitting care and engineering science exams will have to wait until the bitter end before they can relax.
The same is true for those doing religious, moral and philosophical studies.
Exams for these subjects are on the final day of the Scotland exams timetable 2025, Friday May 30.
When will results be issued?
After the last exam, young people will have an anxious wait of almost 10 weeks for their results.
Certificates will arrive on Tuesday August 5 by post.
But if young people don’t want to have to wait for the post to arrive, they can sign up to get their results by text and email too.
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