Higher Physical Education

Explains the structure of the course, including its purpose and aims and information on the skills, knowledge and understanding that will be developed.

• Higher Physical Education Course Specification
  September 2018
  

This section provides information on marking instructions and/or the coursework assessment task(s). It includes information that centres need to administer coursework and must be read in conjunction with the course specification.

• Coursework Assessment Task for Higher Physical Education
  August 2019
  
• Guidance for Internally Assessed Coursework Component - Physical Education: Performance
  October 2018
  

• Guidance on conditions of assessment

Information on the production and submission of SQA-assessed coursework for National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher.

• Coursework for External Assessment (261 KB)

Examples of candidate evidence with commentaries

• Examples of candidate evidence with commentaries

Further examples of candidate evidence and commentaries can be found on SQA's secure website and you can access these through your SQA co-ordinator.

Course assessment overview

• 2023-2024 Higher Question Paper - Video Presentation 
• 2023-24 National 5 - Advanced Higher Performance - Presentation with audio (22 minutes) (34.00 MB) (34.00 MB)

Webinar (recording 9 November 2022): Question Paper session 2022-2023

• Download webinar

Webinar (recording 06 Dec 2021) - Question Paper session 2021-2022(revised June 2023)

• Download webinar (100.86 MB)
• Webinar - Q&A Dec 2021 - Question Paper (141 KB)

Webinar (recording 19 September 2019) course assessment from session 2019-20

• Download webinar (90.67 MB)
• Webinar Q&A (59 bytes)

• Overview of course assessment - presentation with audio (8 minutes) (8.55 MB)

Changes to understanding standards materials

Changes to published Understanding Standards materials for all subjects

Please note: Understanding Standards materials are regularly reviewed to ensure they remain up to date.

Additional Resources session 2020-22

Please note: Additional resources published during sessions 2020-2022 are currently under review. Further information can be found on the Understanding Standards Website.

Provides information on the performance of candidates - which is useful to teachers, lecturers and assessors in their preparation of candidates for future assessment.

Course Reports

• 2023 Higher Physical Education Course Report September 2023
• 2022 Higher Physical Education Course Report September 2022
• 2019 Higher Physical Education Course Report September 2019

Verification Reports

• Physical Education Qualification Verification Summary Report 2019 June 2019
• Physical Education: Quality Assurance - external verification

• Activities for Assessment in PE research paper (113 KB)
• Activities for Assessment in PE guidance (96 KB)