Free Scottish calculators and tools
Work out a school date, a grade, a tax bill or your take-home pay, using Scottish rules and this year's official figures.
All tools
When can my child leave school?
Summer or winter leaving date from a date of birth, using your council's Christmas break
When does my child start P1?
August start date, deferral rights and the funded extra nursery year
What year is my child in?
P1 to S6 from a date of birth, with the English year group
What grade is my mark?
National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher, using every year of published grade boundaries
Teacher pay and take-home
SNCT pay points after Scottish tax, NI, pension and student loan
Council calendar feeds
Add your council's holidays to your phone, and get updates when dates change
Council tax calculator
Your bill for any band, council by council, with water charges and the single person discount
LBTT calculator
Land and Buildings Transaction Tax for home movers, first-time buyers and additional homes
ADS calculator
Additional Dwelling Supplement on a second home or buy-to-let
Salary calculator Scotland
Take-home pay after Scottish income tax, National Insurance, pension and student loan
Business rates calculator
Small Business Bonus Scheme relief and your rates bill from the rateable value
Is my car LEZ compliant?
A quick guide for Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen from the fuel and registration date
Munro map
All 282 Munros on one map, with a list to tick off the ones you climb
West Highland Way map
The route from Milngavie to Fort William and its eight stages
Bothy map Scotland
Mountain Bothies Association and estate bothies, with grid references and status
Scottish islands map
Every inhabited island with its population at the 2022 census
Tartan finder
Find the clans linked to your surname and their tartans
For parents
- School leaving date: enter a date of birth to see if a pupil leaves in May or at Christmas.
- P1 start date: find the August a child starts Primary 1, and whether they can defer.
- What year is my child in: find a child's stage, from P1 to S6, by date of birth. Scottish school years run from 1 March to the end of February.
For pupils
- Grade calculator: enter a National 5, Higher or Advanced Higher mark to see the grade it earns.
Money and tax
- Council tax calculator: your yearly and monthly bill for any band, with water and waste water charges.
- LBTT calculator: Land and Buildings Transaction Tax for moving home, first-time buyers and additional homes.
- ADS calculator: the Additional Dwelling Supplement on a second home or buy-to-let.
- Salary calculator: take-home pay after Scottish income tax, National Insurance, pension and student loan.
- Business rates calculator: the Small Business Bonus Scheme and your rates bill from the rateable value.
- Pay scales: teacher, NHS Scotland, Police Scotland and firefighter pay, with take-home for each point.
Driving and the outdoors
- LEZ checker: a quick guide to whether a vehicle meets the Low Emission Zone standards.
- Munro map: all 282 Munros, with a list to tick off the ones you climb.
- West Highland Way map: the route and its eight stages.
- Bothy map: bothies across Scotland, with grid references and who looks after each one.
- Scottish islands map: every inhabited island and its population.
- Tartan finder: the clans linked to a surname.
For everyone
- Council calendar feeds: add your council's holidays and in-service days to your phone or computer calendar.
The tools give a guide, not a formal decision. For a final answer, check with your school, council, employer or Revenue Scotland.
Quick answers
- Are the tools free to use?
Yes. All the tools on this site are free and need no sign-up.
- How does the grade calculator work?
It compares your mark with the grade boundaries Qualifications Scotland published for that course and year.
- When does the Scottish school year cut-off fall?
Scotland groups children born from 1 March to the end of February into the same school year.