National 5

French · National 5

Reading, listening, talking and writing in French, with a directed writing paper and conversation.

The course

What French is about

French builds reading, listening, talking and writing across the contexts of society, learning, employability and culture, with a directed writing paper and a conversation assessment.

Where it leads

What it offers you

A widely useful language for university entry, travel and international work — and often a requirement for language degrees.

The archive

Papers & marking schemes

2022–2026

2026

6 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 French National 5 on sqa.org.uk.

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