Advanced Higher Computing Science
Alternative certification model
The alternative certification model is how National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher courses will be resulted this year, following the cancellation of the 2021 exams. It involves five different stages.
View the alternative certification model and see what will happen at each stage.
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.
Gathering evidence (Jan 2021)
Past Papers and Marking Instructions
Access all past papers by subject/level
Specimen Question Papers
Illustrates the standard, structure and requirements of the question papers candidates will sit (includes marking instructions).
Coursework
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.
Understanding Standards (Apr 2021)
Additional resources session 2020-21
- Audio presentation - Gathering evidence (33.55 MB)
- Audio presentation - Identifying A and C marks (33.11 MB) (59 bytes)
- Candidate evidence and commentaries - Project (these examples have been published on the SQA secure site, you can access these through your SQA coordintaor).
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Please note: For session 2020-21 there will be no external assessment for this course. The materials below should therefore be viewed along with the National 5 to Advanced Higher Course information for 2020-21.
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
Changes to understanding standards materials
Please note Understanding Standards material are regularly reviewed to ensure they remain up to date.
Course reports
Course Reports
In 2019, a single qualification verification summary report replaced the verification key messages.
- 2019 Advanced Higher Computing Science Course Report September 2019
- Computing Science Qualification Verification Summary Report June 2019 June 2019
- 2017 Advanced Higher Computing Science Course Report
October 2017 - 2018 Advanced Higher Computing Science Course Report
August 2018 - Computing Science Verification Key Messages Round 2
June 2018 - Computing Science Verification Key Messages Round 1 March 2017
Verification Reports
In 2019, a single qualification verification summary report replaced the verification key messages.
- 2019 Advanced Higher Computing Science Course Report September 2019
- Computing Science Qualification Verification Summary Report June 2019 June 2019
- Computing Science Verification Key Messages Round 2
June 2017 - Computing Science Verification Key Messages Round 1
March 2017 - 2018 Advanced Higher Computing Science Course Report
August 2018 - Computing Science Verification Key Messages Round 2
June 2018 - 2017 Advanced Higher Computing Science Course Report October 2017
Course Support
The Database design and development exemplification in the course support notes can be used with reference to the following file:
- Hotel Bookings (47 KB)
Reference language
- Reference language for Computing Science (479 KB)
September 2016 - Reference language for Computing Science (summary) (224 KB)
September 2016
Workbooks