New Higher
This course is designed for students who have achieved a grade A or B at National 5. Students who have a grade C may be allowed to take Higher Maths but are more likely to study the course over two years.
Higher Supported Study is available each week on Monday from 3.45pm until 4.30pm.
Course Structure
The New Higher course is organised into 3 Units:
- Applications
- Expressions and Functions
- Relationships and Calculus.
Each unit has an assessment at the end which must be successfully completed. Students will be given 2 attempts at passing these assessments.
Course Notes
The table below contains course notes by topic.
|
UNIT 1 Applications |
UNIT 2
Expressions and Functions |
UNIT 3 Relationships and Calculus |
| Straight Lines | Exponentials and Logarithms | Polynomials and Quadratics |
| The Circle | Trigonometry | Trig. Equations |
| Recurrence Relations | Functions and Graphs | Further Calculus |
| Differentiation | Vectors | |
| Integration |
Past Papers
The table below contains past papers from previous years.
| Year | Paper 1 | Paper 2 | Marking Scheme |
| 2018 | |||
| 2017 | Paper 1 & 2 | SQA MS 2017 | |
| 2016 | Paper 1 & 2 | SQA MS 2016 | |
| 2015 | Papers 1 & 2 | SQA MS 2015 | |
| 2014 | Paper 1 & 2 | SQA MS 2014 | |
| 2013 | Paper 1 & 2 | SQA MS 2013 | |
| 2012 | Paper 1 & 2 | SQA MS 2012 | |
| 2011 | Paper 1 | Paper 2 | SQA MS 2011 |
| 2010 | Paper 1 & 2 | SQA MS 2010 | |
| 2009 | Paper 1 | Paper 2 | SQA MS 2009 |
| 2008 | Paper 1 | Paper 2 | SQA MS 2008 |
| 2007 | Paper 1 | Paper 2 | SQA P1 MS 07 |
