Advanced Higher Geography
Mandatory information
Course Specification
This explains the overall structure of the Course, including its purpose and aims and information on the skills, knowledge and understanding that will be developed.
Course Assessment Specification
This explains the structure of the Course assessment; including the type and method of assessment. It also includes information on Course coverage.
Unit Specifications
These provide an outline of what each Unit will cover within the Course and detail the Outcomes and Assessment Standards.
Advice and guidance
Course and Unit Support Notes
These provide advice and guidance for teachers/lecturers on learning, teaching and assessment within the Course and its Units.
Assessment support
Past Papers and Marking Instructions
Specimen Question Papers
These illustrate the standard, structure and requirements of the question papers learners will sit. These also include marking instructions.
- Advanced Higher Geography Specimen Question Paper
February 2015
Coursework
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.
- General assessment information for Advanced Higher Geography
September 2015 - Guidance on conditions of assessment (409 KB)
Unit Assessment Support
These documents contain details of Unit assessment task(s), show approaches to gathering evidence and how the evidence can be judged against the Outcomes and Assessment Standards. Teachers/lecturers can arrange access to these confidential documents through their SQA Co-ordinator.
Course Reports
There was no Round 2 verification activity at this level in 2016.
- 2018 Advanced Higher Geography Course Report
September 2018 - Geography Verification Key Messages Round 1
March 2018 - 2017 Advanced Higher Geography Course Report October 2017
- 2016 Advanced Higher Geography Course Report October 2016
- Geography Verification Key Messages Round 1 March 2017
Resources
Understanding Standards
Examples of candidate evidence with commentaries
Further examples of candidate evidence and commentaries can be found on the SQA Secure Site. You can access these through your SQA Coordinator
Course assessment overview
- Video overview folio webinar 7 December 2016 part 1 (49.81 MB)
- Video overview folio webinar 7 December 2016 part 2 (31.46 MB)
- Folio webinar 7 December 2016 Q & A (25 KB)
- Folio webinar 7 December 2016 Candidate Evidence - Carron Water Study (1.46 MB)
- Folio webinar 7 December 2016 Candidate Evidence - Climate Change Issues (3.01 MB)
Changes to understanding standards materials
Please note: Understanding Standards materials are regularly reviewed to ensure they remain up to date.
Essential Information
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.
Course Reports
In 2019, a single qualification verification summary report replaced the verification key messages.
Assessment
Past Papers and Marking Instructions
Resources
Understanding Standards
Course assessment overview