Higher
Physical Education · Higher
Performance in two activities, factors impacting performance, and the written paper on body and mind.
What Physical Education is about
Physical Education studies performance and the body behind it: you are assessed in two activities, and learn about the factors that affect performance, training methods, and how to plan and evaluate improvement.
What it offers you
A foundation for sport science, coaching, physiotherapy and teaching — plus a training habit that lasts.
Papers & marking schemes
2026
2 files2025
2 files2024
2 files2023
2 files2022
2 filesSQA publishes the most recent five years of papers. Older papers and specimen papers live on their site — open Physical Education Higher on sqa.org.uk.