National 5

Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies · National 5

World religions, morality and philosophical questions, assessed by extended answers.

The course

What Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies is about

RMPS examines belief and morality: the beliefs and practices of major world religions, moral issues such as justice, medicine and the environment, and philosophical questions about religion.

Where it leads

What it offers you

Careful reasoning about values and evidence — useful for theology, philosophy, law, teaching and the care professions.

The archive

Papers & marking schemes

2022–2026

2026

2 files

Question papers

Marking instructions

2025

2 files

Question papers

Marking instructions

2024

2 files

Question papers

Marking instructions

2023

2 files

Question papers

Marking instructions

2022

2 files

Question papers

Marking instructions

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

All Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies levels