Higher

Engineering Science · Higher

Mechanics, electronics and control engineering applied to real systems, with a design assignment.

The course

What Engineering Science is about

Engineering Science applies physics and maths to real systems: mechanics and structures, electronics and control, and energy — finishing with a design-and-build assignment.

Where it leads

What it offers you

Direct preparation for engineering degrees and technical apprenticeships, with problem-solving and systems thinking that employers value.

The archive

Papers & marking schemes

2022–2026

2025

5 files

2024

4 files

2023

2 files

Question papers

Marking instructions

2022

2 files

Question papers

Marking instructions

SQA publishes the most recent five years of papers. Older papers and specimen papers live on their site — open Engineering Science Higher on sqa.org.uk.

All Engineering Science levels