Higher Maths

Past papers and worked solutions   

Here you will find all 16 Higher Maths past papers from 2015 to 2023, old specification papers going back to 1995, SQA marking instructions and worked solutions.

New Higher past papers

Specimen P1 (incl. solutions)  −  Mark scheme
Specimen P2 (incl. solutions)  −  Mark scheme
Exemplar P1  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme
Exemplar P2  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme
2015 papers  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme
2016 papers  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme
2017 papers  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme
2018 papers  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme
2019 papers  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme
2021 papers  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme
2022 Paper 1  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme
2022 Paper 2  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme
2023 Paper 1  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme
2023 Paper 2  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme

Older Higher past papers

These past papers are in a different format, but most questions are still useful practice.

1995 papers  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme
1996 papers  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme
1997 papers  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme
1998 papers  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme
1999 papers  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme
2000 papers  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme
2001 papers  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme
2002 winter  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme
2002 summer  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme
2003 Paper 1  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme
2003 Paper 2  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme
2004 Paper 1  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme
2004 Paper 2  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme
2005 Paper 1  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme
2005 Paper 2  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme
2006 Paper 1  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme
2006 Paper 2  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme
2007 Paper 1  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme
2007 Paper 2  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme
2008 papers  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme
2009 papers  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme
2010 papers  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme
2011 papers  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme
2012 papers  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme
2013 papers  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme
2014 papers  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme
2015 papers  −  Solutions  −  Mark scheme

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Acknowledgements: SQA material is copyright © Scottish Qualifications Authority, reproduced by permission of SQA. Solutions by Dunblane High School, Auchmuty High School, Madras College, Michael Aitchison and Allistair Cruickshanks.

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