National 5

Latin · National 5

Latin language, translation and Roman literature in translation.

The course

What Latin is about

Latin develops the skill of reading authentic Roman poetry and prose, alongside the grammar and vocabulary that make translation possible, plus study of Roman life and literature.

Where it leads

What it offers you

Exceptional training in language analysis and precision, valued in law, classics, linguistics and medicine.

The archive

Papers & marking schemes

2022–2026

2026

4 files

2025

4 files

2024

4 files

2023

4 files

2022

4 files

SQA publishes the most recent five years of papers. Older papers and specimen papers live on their site — open Latin National 5 on sqa.org.uk.

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