Girls outperform boys at Nat 5 and Higher level for computing science - but gender gap in access to subject persists

Girls outperform boys at Nat 5 and Higher level for computing science - but gender gap in access to subject persists

Girls are performing better than boys in computing science at both Nat 5 and Higher levels – but the gender gap in access to the subject persists, according to the latest exam stats released this week. New data from the Scottish Qualifications Authority showed that 88.3 per cent of female entrants for computing science at Nat 5 this year achieved an A-C grade, a rise of 6.5 per cent on the previous year. Compared to male entrants, of whom 80.2 p…