LONDON, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- Next year's Higher and Advanced Highers exams are to be cancelled in Scottish schools, the education secretary of Scotland confirmed Tuesday.
The education secretary, John Swinney, told the Scottish Parliament that allowing the tests to take place would disproportionately impact pupils in the most deprived areas of the country.
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