The new funding kicks in from 2021 when the current school building programme ends, and will benefit around 50,000 pupils.

The proportion of young people in Scotland in education, training or employment has increased to a record 91.8 per cent

SQA data shows that the number of ‘Higher’ passes has remained stable over the past year despite a fall of more than 2.4% in the S5 and S6 school roll, new figures from the SQA show.

Attainment in Scottish schools has been rated as above international averages in a review from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).