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Official SQA PDFs · 2022–2026

Pastpapers,withoutthehunt.

National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher question papers with their marking instructions — for every subject SQA examines, from Accounting to Urdu. Every link goes straight to the PDF on sqa.org.uk, next to a plain-English guide to what that exam actually asks.

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140

Courses

2745+

Official PDFs

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AccountingAdministration & ITApplications of MathematicsArt and DesignBiologyBusiness ManagementCantoneseCareChemistryChildcare and DevelopmentClassical StudiesComputing ScienceCruinn eolasDanceDesign and ManufactureDramaEachdraidhEconomicsEngineering ScienceEnglishEnvironmental ScienceESOLFashion and Textile TechnologyFrenchGaelic (Learners)GàidhligGeographyGermanGniomhachas MatamataigsGraphic CommunicationHealth and Food TechnologyHistoryHuman BiologyItalianLatinMandarin SimplifiedMandarin TraditionalMatamataigMathematicsMathematics of MechanicsMediaModern StudiesMusicMusic TechnologyNuadh eolasPhilosophyPhotographyPhysical EducationPhysicsPoliticsPractical Cake CraftPractical CookeryPractical ElectronicsPractical MetalworkingPractical WoodworkingPsychologyReligious, Moral and Philosophical StudiesSociologySpanishStatisticsUrduAccountingAdministration & ITApplications of MathematicsArt and DesignBiologyBusiness ManagementCantoneseCareChemistryChildcare and DevelopmentClassical StudiesComputing ScienceCruinn eolasDanceDesign and ManufactureDramaEachdraidhEconomicsEngineering ScienceEnglishEnvironmental ScienceESOLFashion and Textile TechnologyFrenchGaelic (Learners)GàidhligGeographyGermanGniomhachas MatamataigsGraphic CommunicationHealth and Food TechnologyHistoryHuman BiologyItalianLatinMandarin SimplifiedMandarin TraditionalMatamataigMathematicsMathematics of MechanicsMediaModern StudiesMusicMusic TechnologyNuadh eolasPhilosophyPhotographyPhysical EducationPhysicsPoliticsPractical Cake CraftPractical CookeryPractical ElectronicsPractical MetalworkingPractical WoodworkingPsychologyReligious, Moral and Philosophical StudiesSociologySpanishStatisticsUrdu

Step one

Start with your level

Each level has its own paper structure, its own coursework rules and its own way of asking questions. Pick one and the archive filters to exactly that course.

N5995 files

National 5

The broad first pass at a subject. More recall, more guided questions, and coursework that carries a big share of the grade.

54 subjects
NH1154 files

Higher

The qualification that opens doors. Longer answers, more analysis, and questions that ask you to apply ideas rather than repeat them.

53 subjects
NAH596 files

Advanced Higher

First-year university territory. Extended problem solving, independent project work and a step up in pace.

33 subjects

Step two

Choose your subject

Tap the star on any subject to pin it here, so your own courses sit at the top every visit.

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Accounting

Final accounts, costing, budgets and decision-making — the numbers side of business.

N5NHNAH
53 files

Administration & IT

How modern workplaces actually run.

N5NH
57 files

Applications of Mathematics

Everyday maths in real contexts: finance, statistics, measurement and problem solving, without the algebra of the main course.

N5NH
35 files

Art and Design

Expressive and design folios, plus a written paper on artists and designers.

N5NH
20 files

Biology

Cells, systems and the whole living planet.

N5NHNAH
60 files

Business Management

How organisations plan, market, finance and manage people, from sole traders to multinationals.

N5NHNAH
35 files

Cantonese

Reading, listening, talking and writing in Cantonese, with papers in both character sets.

N5NHNAH
94 files

Care

Health and social care values, practice and legislation, grounded in real care settings.

N5NH
20 files

Chemistry

Atoms, reactions and the maths of matter.

N5NHNAH
55 files

Childcare and Development

Child development from conception to the early years, plus the services and legislation that support families.

NH
10 files

Classical Studies

The classical world through its literature, sculpture and architecture, assessed by extended essays.

N5NHNAH
40 files

Computing Science

Hardware, software and the logic in between.

N5NHNAH
50 files

Cruinn eolas

Mathematics taught and examined entirely in Gaelic.

N5NH
26 files

Dance

Choreography, technical performance and appreciation of professional dance works.

N5NH
20 files

Design and Manufacture

Product design from concept to manufacture: materials, modelling, CAD and design analysis.

N5NHNAH
97 files

Drama

Drama skills, production and performance, plus written analysis of prescribed plays.

N5NHNAH
27 files

Eachdraidh

History taught and examined entirely in Gaelic, built on source evaluation and extended answers.

N5NH
15 files

Economics

Markets, government policy, the UK economy and global trade, with data-handling questions.

N5NHNAH
30 files

Engineering Science

Mechanics, electronics and control engineering applied to real systems, with a design assignment.

N5NHNAH
50 files

English

Reading closely, arguing clearly.

N5NHNAH
65 files

Environmental Science

The living and physical environment, resource use and human impact, with fieldwork-based questions.

N5NH
40 files

ESOL

English for speakers of other languages — reading, writing, listening and talking.

N5NH
70 files

Fashion and Textile Technology

Textile properties, garment construction and fashion design practice.

N5NH
39 files

French

Reading, listening, talking and writing in French, with a directed writing paper and conversation.

N5NHNAH
94 files

Gaelic (Learners)

Gaelic for learners — reading, listening, talking and writing across the three levels.

N5NHNAH
95 files

Gàidhlig

Gaelic as a first language: literature, language skills and critical essay writing.

N5NHNAH
99 files

Geography

Physical and human environments, global issues and geographical skills, including map work.

N5NHNAH
79 files

German

Reading, listening, talking and writing in German, with a directed writing paper and conversation.

N5NHNAH
95 files

Gniomhachas Matamataigs

Applications of Mathematics taught and examined in Gaelic.

N5
4 files

Graphic Communication

Drawing, design and digital production.

N5NHNAH
62 files

Health and Food Technology

Food, health and consumer choices: nutrition, food product development and practical work.

N5NHNAH
51 files

History

Scottish, British and European history, assessed by source evaluation and extended essays across two papers.

N5NHNAH
40 files

Human Biology

Human physiology, genetics and behaviour, with data-handling and extended-answer questions.

NH
25 files

Italian

Reading, listening, talking and writing in Italian, with a directed writing paper and conversation.

N5NHNAH
95 files

Latin

Latin language, translation and Roman literature in translation.

N5NHNAH
59 files

Mandarin Simplified

Mandarin in simplified characters — reading, listening, talking and writing.

N5NHNAH
95 files

Mandarin Traditional

Mandarin in traditional characters — reading, listening, talking and writing.

N5NHNAH
93 files

Matamataig

Mathematics taught and examined entirely in Gaelic.

N5NHNAH
40 files

Mathematics

Pure technique, no coursework, all paper.

N5NHNAH
80 files

Mathematics of Mechanics

Mechanics written as pure mathematics: kinematics, forces, energy and momentum.

NAH
15 files

Media

Media analysis, production and the study of institutions, audiences and representation.

N5NH
29 files

Modern Studies

Democracy, social issues and international relations, assessed by extended answers and source questions.

N5NHNAH
38 files

Music

Performing, composing and listening, with a listening paper on musical concepts and styles.

N5NHNAH
45 files

Music Technology

Recording, mixing and musical acoustics, plus a listening paper on technological concepts.

N5NH
30 files

Nuadh eolas

Modern Studies taught and examined in Gaelic.

N5NH
7 files

Philosophy

Arguments and reasoning in philosophy: knowledge, morality, mind and the nature of the discipline.

N5NH
30 files

Photography

Camera skills, image creation and photographic analysis and appreciation.

NH
15 files

Physical Education

Performance in two activities, factors impacting performance, and the written paper on body and mind.

NH
10 files

Physics

From collisions to quanta.

N5NHNAH
70 files

Politics

Political theory, structures and processes in Scotland, the UK and beyond.

NH
20 files

Practical Cake Craft

Cake baking, finishing and decoration, plus cake design and a written paper.

N5
8 files

Practical Cookery

Food preparation, techniques and culinary skills, assessed through practical work and a written paper.

N5
20 files

Practical Electronics

Circuit building, measurement and electronic systems, assessed by assignment and exam.

N5
9 files

Practical Metalworking

Bench skills, machining and metalwork project work.

N5
6 files

Practical Woodworking

Bench skills, power tools and timber project work.

N5
6 files

Psychology

Individual behaviour, memory, research methods and social psychology.

N5NH
20 files

Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies

World religions, morality and philosophical questions, assessed by extended answers.

N5NHNAH
39 files

Sociology

Society, culture, social inequality and the research methods used to study them.

N5NH
20 files

Spanish

Reading, listening, talking and writing in Spanish, with a directed writing paper and conversation.

N5NHNAH
94 files

Statistics

Data analysis, probability and statistical modelling, assessed by two papers.

NAH
30 files

Urdu

Reading, listening, talking and writing in Urdu, with a directed writing paper and conversation.

N5NH
70 files

How this works

Built to get you into a paper in under ten seconds.

01

Read the exam map

Every course page breaks the exam into its papers and sections, says what the questions actually ask for, and lists the topics that come up — so you know what you're revising before you start.

02

Open the paper and the scheme

Each year sits in one block: question papers on the left, marking instructions on the right. Two clicks and you're reading the real thing, in the same year, side by side.

03

Always the official file

We don't copy, crop or re-host anything. Every link points at the PDF published on sqa.org.uk, so what you revise from is exactly what was sat in the exam hall.