Higher Latin
Course Specification
Explains the structure of the course, including its purpose and aims and information on the skills, knowledge and understanding that will be developed.
- Higher Latin Course Specification July 2018
Past Papers and Marking Instructions
Access all past papers by subject/level
Additional question papers resources
Illustrates the standard, structure and requirements of the question papers candidates will sit (includes marking instructions).
- Higher Latin Literary Appreciation Specimen Question Paper
September 2018 - Higher Latin Translating Specimen Question Paper
September 2018
2021
There were no exams in 2021. The 2020-21 question paper resources are, for most subjects, modified papers which reflect the modifications put in place for session 2020-21
Understanding Standards (16/12/2024)
Examples of candidate evidence with commentaries
Webinar (recording)
Course Assessment 19 November 2024
Overview of course assessment from session 2018-19
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Audio Presentation
Changes to Understanding Standards materials
Please note: Understanding Standards materials are regularly reviewed to ensure they remain up to date.
Course reports (23/09/2024)
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
- 2024 Higher Latin course report September 2024
- 2023 Higher Latin course report October 2023
- 2022 Higher Latin course report October 2022
Verification Reports
Prescribed texts
- Higher Latin prescribed text (209 KB)
- Higher Latin prescribed text The Poems of Catullus (363 KB)
- Higher Latin prescribed text Ovid Metamorphoses IV and VIII (362 KB)
- Higher Latin prescribed text Virgil Aeneid I IV and VI (358 KB)
- Higher Latin prescribed text Pliny Letters (348 KB)
- Higher Latin prescribed text Cicero In Verrem V (828 KB) (352 KB)