Statistics
Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) and by extension SQA Accreditation is an official statistics producer as named in Official Statistics Amendment (Scotland) Order 2019. Our Statement of Voluntary Compliance can be viewed here. Our Chief Statistician is the Information and Research Manager (IRM), their contact details can be found here.
Below is the SQA Accreditation publication schedule for financial year 2020-21. A pdf version of the schedule can be found here. For more information on our data collection procedures please view our methodology document or contact us at info.accreditation@sqa.org.uk. Information about Ad hoc reports can be found here and current research projects along with weekly, monthly, and annual reports can be found here.
Last updated 21/04/21
| 2021 Publication Schedule | ||
|---|---|---|
| Publication Title | Release Date | Notes |
| Weekly Report | ||
| ACG Decision List | 4.2, 11.2, 18.2 etc. | Weekly on Thursday after Wednesdays Meeting |
| Monthly Reports | ||
| Listing Report | 21.1, 19.2, 19.3, 15.4, 20.5, 17.6, 15.7, 19.8, 16.9, 21.10, 18.11, 16.12 | Third Thursday of each month |
| Lapsing Report | Same as Listing report | Third Thursday of each month |
| Quarterly Reports | ||
| Quarterly Statistics Report | 12.2 13.5 12.8 18.11 | Second Thursday of February, May, August, and November |
| Annual Reports | ||
| Uptake/Annual Statistics Report | 27.5* | Fourth Thursday of May |
| Annual Review | 26.8 | |
| Ad Hoc Reports | ||
| Awarding Body Audit Reports | Published after the completed action plan has been approved and signed. | Publication depends on when the report is submitted to ACG |
| Provider Monitoring Reports | Published after the completed action plan has been approved and signed. | Publication depends on when the report is submitted to ACG |
*Originally this was scheduled for 13.5, the second Thursday of May. However, this was an unnecessarily tight time frame.