National 5

German · National 5

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

The course

What German is about

German develops all four language skills across society, learning, employability and culture, with a directed writing paper and a conversation assessment.

Where it leads

What it offers you

An economically important European language that strengthens university applications and opens up study and work abroad.

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 German National 5 on sqa.org.uk.

All German levels