22 pipers and drummers from Preston Lodge sat SQA SCQF Examinations in Piping and Drumming in December 2025. All pupils passed with flying colours gaining them invaluable UCAS points for their CV. The examinations include Performance, Music Theory and Instrument maintenance.

Congratulations to all of the following:

SCQF Level 7 Bagpipes
Angus JS
Archie T
Charlie M
Jamie C
John D

SCQF Level 6 Bagpipes
Callum R
Ethan S
Kirsten G
Logan C

SCQF Level 4 Bagpipes
Cailean A
Ciaran K
Cash M
Ethan J
Finlay M
Iona C
Lucy T
Matthew Y
Niamh M
Oliver K
Oliver W

SCQF Level 4 Snare Drumming
Daniel F
Mirrum G

We also held internal examinations for level 2 and level 3 where we had 13 snare drummers complete their level 3 and 15 snare drummers complete their level 2.