Higher Physics past papers

Every SQA / Qualifications Scotland Higher Physics past paper from 2015–2026. Open any paper to try its first questions free, with the SQA marking scheme and video worked solutions; the full papers, topic filters and worksheets are in the free question bank.

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Higher Physics papers by year

2026
Higher Physics 2026 Paper 1 (multiple choice) 25 questions
Higher Physics 2026 Paper 2 14 questions
2025
Higher Physics 2025 Paper 1 (multiple choice) 25 questions
Higher Physics 2025 Paper 2 14 questions
2024
Higher Physics 2024 Paper 1 (multiple choice) 25 questions
Higher Physics 2024 Paper 2 16 questions
2023
Higher Physics 2023 Paper 1 (multiple choice) 25 questions
Higher Physics 2023 Paper 2 14 questions
2022
Higher Physics 2022 Paper 1 (multiple choice) 25 questions
Higher Physics 2022 Paper 2 14 questions
2021
Higher Physics 2021 Paper 1 (multiple choice) 25 questions
Higher Physics 2021 Paper 2 13 questions
2020
Higher Physics 2020 Paper 1 (multiple choice) 25 questions
Higher Physics 2020 Paper 2 11 questions
2019
Higher Physics 2019 Paper 1 (multiple choice) 25 questions
Higher Physics 2019 Paper 2 15 questions
2018
Higher Physics 2018 Paper 1 (multiple choice) 20 questions
Higher Physics 2018 Paper 2 13 questions
2017
Higher Physics 2017 Paper 1 (multiple choice) 20 questions
Higher Physics 2017 Paper 2 15 questions
2016
Higher Physics 2016 Paper 1 (multiple choice) 20 questions
Higher Physics 2016 Paper 2 14 questions
2015
Higher Physics 2015 Paper 1 (multiple choice) 20 questions
Higher Physics 2015 Paper 2 12 questions

Higher Physics topics in these papers

Motion — equations and graphs · Forces, energy, and power · Collisions, explosions, and impulse · Skills of scientific inquiry · The expanding Universe · Spectra · Uncertainties · Semiconductors and p-n junctions · Gravitation · Current, potential difference, power, and resistance · Special relativity