Scotland's National 5 exams have been cancelled for students in 2021 and will be replaced with teacher assessments and coursework.
Education Secretary John Swinney made the announcement yesterday and said going ahead with all exams during the pandemic was "too big a risk".
Higher and Advanced Higher exams will go ahead as planned, starting slightly later as usual on May 13 next year.
Pupil's will now be alternatively graded based on their teacher's judgement and assessed work.
It comes after Scotland's school exams were cancelled for the first time ever in 2020, with the country in lockdown.
Swinney said: “Due to the level of disruption already caused by Covid, and due to the likely disruption faced by some or all pupils and students this academic year, a full exam diet is simply too big a risk. It would not be fair.”
It comes as Nicola Sturgeon introduced a raft of strict new measures across Scotland, but allowed schools, universities and colleges to stay open.
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