​​Since 1996, How good is our school? (HGIOS) has become a nationally and internationally recognised brand, which underpins effective self-evaluation as the starting point for school improvement.

It is an important aspect of the Scottish approach to school improvement. How good is our school? (fourth edition) (PDF) can be used to support self-evaluation and reflection by practitioners at all levels.

The correlation between HGIOS and HGIOELC (PDF) illustrates how the quality indicators and themes in the framework relate to How good is our early learning and childcare?

How good is OUR school? Part 1 (PDF) supports improvement in learner participation in self-evaluation and school improvement​​.

Supporting documents

How good is our school? (fourth edition) - Gaelic version (PDF)

 How good is OUR school? Part 1 Gaelic version (PDF)​​

How good is OUR school? Part 2 (PDF)

How good is OUR school? Part 2 Gaelic version (PDF)​