Tag: past papers

I’ve tried to avoid stepping on others toes, but alas, with my big feet I felt I needed to add the Physics Higher Past Papers and Marking Instructions (MI) as well as the PA/Exam/External / Course Reports.

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.

National Qualification Higher Physics Papers

Digital Paper (spell)	Higher Paper	YEAR	MI	Exam Report
NO EXAM	NO EXAM	2020	COVID-19	FOR THE 1ST TIME IN ITS HISTORY
	NH 2019	2019	mi H 2019	2019 Report
	NH SpecP1 NH Spec P2	Spec	MI H P1 MI H P2
2018 DQP	NH 2018	2018	MI H 2018	2018 Report
2017 DQP	NH 2017	2017	MI H 2017	2017 Report
2016 DQP	NH 2016	2016	MI H 2016	2016 Report
2015 DQP	NH 2015	2015	MI H 2015	2015 Report
H S1 DQP H S2 DQP	NH Spec	Spec	MI H Spec
Physics marking	general principles	READ THIS!	MARK GUIDE

If you’d like to work through past papers by topic then Mr Davie has done all the hard work for you and has promised to keep this list up to date. He says

This document was created in order to make it easier to find past paper questions both for teachers and students. I will do my best to keep this document up to date and include new past paper questions as they become available. – C Davie Glenrothes High School.

http://bit.ly/HigherPhysics18

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	YEAR	MI	Exam Feedback
H Rev 2015	2015	MI Rev 2015	2015 Report
H Rev 2014	2014	MI Rev 2014	2014 Report
H Rev 2013	2013	MI Rev 2013	2013 Report
H Rev 2012	2012	MI Rev 2012	2012 Report
H Rev Spec	Specimen 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	YEAR	Marking Instructions	Exam Feedback
H 2015	2015	MI 2015	2015 Report
H 2014	2014	MI 2014	2014 Report
H 2013	2013	MI 2013	2013 Report
H 2012	2012	MI 2012	2012 Report
H 2011	2011	MI 2011	2011 Report
H 2010	2010	MI 2010	2010 Report
H 2009	2009	MI 2009	2009 Report
H 2008	2008	MI 2008	2008 Report
H 2007	2007	MI 2007	2007 Report
H 2006	2006	MI 2006	2006 Report
H 2005	2005	MI 2005	2005 Report
H 2004	2004	MI 2004	2004 Report
H 2003	2003	MI 2003	2003 Report
H 2002	2002	MI 2002	2002 Report
H 2001	2001	MI 2001
H 2000	2000	MI 2000
H Rev Specimen QP	Specimen	MI H Rev Specimen

Below is a work in progress of old papers. I am not sure if I’ve overlapped some but I’ll eventually get it all sorted!

Higher Paper	YEAR	Marking Instructions	Exam Feedback
H 2015	2015	MI 2015	2015 Report
H 2014	2014	MI 2014	2014 Report
H 2013	2013	MI 2013	2013 Report
H 2012	2012	MI 2012	2012 Report
H 2011	2011	MI 2011	2011 Report
H 2010	2010	MI 2010	2010 Report
H 2009	2009	MI 2009	2009 Report
H 2008	2008	MI 2008	2008 Report
H 2007	2007	MI 2007	2007 Report
H 2006	2006	MI 2006	2006 Report
H 2005	2005	MI 2005	2005 Report
H 2004	2004	MI 2004	2004 Report
H 2003	2003	MI 2003	2003 Report
H 2002	2002	MI 2002	2002 Report
H 2001	2001	MI 2001
H 2000	2000	MI 2000

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 for filling in most of the gaps in the Exam Reports, and to Mr Stuart Farmer for making it a full house, only a few left to fill. PLEASE can I recommend that 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. Believe it or not, candidates often make the same mistakes every year! The reports are designed to help you learn from this.

Please also note that some of the National Higher content was once in the AH course, so it is worth checking these papers for some additional practice.

The papers pre-2000 can be found at http://mrmackenzie.co.uk/higher-revision/

I’ve added some info in here until Mr Mackenzie’s fab site is back up. Thanks to Mr Mallon, the originator of online resources!

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

All the best with your revision!

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