Higher Past Papers

These papers and marking instructions are reproduced to support SQA qualifications, please check the conditions of use and ensure they are not used for commercial benefit.

Higher Physics Skills Tagging
SKILLS TAGGING-2015-2024Download

National Qualification Higher Physics Papers

YEARDigital Paper
(spell)		Higher
Paper 		MIExam
Report
2015- 2024skills tag-2015-2024skills tag 2015-2024 pdfskills tagging
2024P1 2024 DQP
P2 2024 DQP
P2 RS DQP		P1 2024
P2 2024
2024 AB		2024 P1MI
2024 P2MI

2024 Report
2023P1 2023 DQP
P2 2023 DQP
2023 AB DQP		P1 2023
P2 2023
2023 AB		2023P1MI
2023 P2MI
2023 RS
2023 Report
2022P1 2022 DQP
P2 2022 DQP		P1 2022
P2 2022
2022 AB
 2022P1MI
2022P2MI		2022Report
2021No digital papersP1 2021
P2 2021
2020 AB		2021P1MI
2021P2MI		keymessages
20192019 DQPNH 20192019MI2019 Report
SpecSpecP1
Spec P2
P1MI
P2MI
20182018 DQPNH 20182018MI2018 Report
20172017 DQPNH 20172017MI2017 Report
20162016 DQPNH 20162016MI2016 Report
20152015 DQPNH 20152015MI2015 Report
SpecH S1 DQP
H S2 DQP		NH SpecSpecMI
READ
THIS!
 Physics
marking		general
principles		general marking principles MARK GUIDE

If you’d like to work through past papers by topic then Mr Davie has done the hard work for you and Mr White has kindly kept this up-to-date. Thanks to you both from everyone that uses this site.

Higher PPQ (March 2025)Download

Below are the Revised Higher Past Papers, the content is very very similar to the new National (CfE) Higher, although the marks would be different. These were the last past papers with half marks!

Higher
Paper 		YEARMIExam Feedback
H Rev 20152015MI Rev 20152015 Report
H Rev 20142014MI Rev 20142014 Report
H Rev 20132013MI Rev 2013
2013 Report
H Rev 20122012MI Rev 20122012 Report
H Rev SpecSpecimen
Paper		MI Rev Spec
READ
THIS		MARK GUIDE

These are the traditional Higher Past Papers (once also known as revised!) Remember some of this material is no longer on the syllabus, and some is relevant to National 5.

Higher
Paper 		YEARMarking
Instructions		Exam
Feedback
H 20152015MI 20152015 Report
H 20142014MI 20142014 Report
H 20132013MI 20132013 Report
H 20122012MI 20122012 Report
H 20112011MI 20112011 Report
H 20102010MI 20102010 Report
H 20092009MI 20092009 Report
H 2008 2008MI 20082008 Report
H 20072007MI 20072007 Report
H 20062006MI 20062006mcH&Int2 stats2006 Report
H 20052005MI 20052005 Report
H 20042004MI 20042004 Report
H 20032003MI 20032003 Report
H 20022002MI 20022002 Report
H 20012001MI 20012001 Report
H 20002000MI 2000
Internal report

U Standards 2000
H Rev Specimen QPSpecimenMI H Rev Specimen

From National Parent Forum of Scotland This great little pdf file gives some ideas of suitable questions from the traditional Higher papers that are suitable for the new National Qualifications.

Thanks to Mr John Irvine and Mr Stuart Farmer for the course reports.

PLEASE both teachers and students READ the Report after tackling the past paper. The course reports give really good background and information about how candidates performed in the exam and what messages you should learn from them.

Higher
Paper 		YEARMarking
Instructions
1999H 1999 PI Solutions
H 1999 PII Solutions
1998H 1998 PI Solutions
H 1998 PII Solutions
1997H 1997 PI Solutions
H 1997 PII Solutions
1996H 1996 P1 Solutions
H 1996 PII solutions
1995H 1995 PI Solutions
H 1995 PII Solutions
1994H 1994 PI Solutions
H 1994 PII Solutions
1993H 1993 PI Solutions
H 1993 PII Solutions
1992H 1992 PI solutions
H 1992 PII Solutions
1991

All the best with your revision!

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September 2020

4 thoughts on “Higher Past Papers”

  2. Hi there, love this page – is very helpful for all my students!
    Just thought it may be of use to you to know that the SQA MI for 2001 and 2002 are posted here:

    and also that the Revised Higher specimen paper you have posted is actually from back from 2000 and not the one from 2011ish (available on Mr Mackenzie’s site!) – can’t remember when they changed the courses, I was still a pupil myself then!!
    Thank you x

    1. Thank you I will make those changes as soon as possible. I ought to have renamed everything with my own numbering. The SQA never kept a constant naming system for their papers.
      I was also going to try to scan some “GREEN” higher papers pre 1991 for the Higher papers before one of the many revisions!
      I don’t think I can compete with Mr Mackenzie, the ultimate site.

      1. Sounds amazing! Love this site as it has all the reports – have no clue how you managed to gather them all, just a shame it looks unlikely we’ll ever see any of the SQA MI from pre-2000, some great questions in those papers.

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