Higher

ESOL · Higher

English for speakers of other languages — reading, writing, listening and talking.

The course

What ESOL is about

ESOL develops English reading, writing, listening and talking for speakers of other languages, using everyday, work and study contexts.

Where it leads

What it offers you

It opens up further study, employment and everyday life in an English-speaking environment, with a recognised qualification to show for it.

The archive

Papers & marking schemes

2022–2026

2026

7 files

2025

7 files

2024

7 files

2023

7 files

2022

7 files

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

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