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National 5 and Higher Mathematics
Scottish Maths resources
Free practice and teaching material for the two main Scottish maths courses, National 5 and Higher, organised by course and published as downloadable PDFs with worked answers for every question.
These are independent resources aligned to Qualifications Scotland National 5 Mathematics (C847 75) and Higher Mathematics (C847 76), not produced, approved, endorsed by or affiliated with Qualifications Scotland or the former SQA.
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Which course are you studying?
Both courses are live. Each has a set of lesson notebooks that teach the course chapter by chapter, and a set of exam practice books with eight modules per book. Everything comes with worked answers.
National 5 Maths
Two resource sets. The lesson notebooks teach Number, Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry, and Statistics in 51 chapters. The exam practice books give eight modules of 45 questions for each of the four areas.
Higher Maths
Two resource sets. The lesson notebooks teach Number, Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry, and Calculus in 64 chapters. The five exam practice books run from algebraic skills to integral calculus, eight modules each.
Independent and original
Everything here is independently written for the current course specifications. Nothing reproduces official question papers, marking instructions or diagrams, so these books sit alongside past papers without overlap.
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| Course | Code | Paper 1 (non-calculator) | Paper 2 (calculator) |
|---|---|---|---|
| National 5 | C847 75 | 40 marks, 1 hour | 50 marks, 1 hour 30 minutes |
| Higher | C847 76 | 55 marks, 1 hour 15 minutes | 65 marks, 1 hour 30 minutes |
Both courses are graded A to D and provide a formulae list in the exam. Higher is a separate qualification taken after National 5; it is not the same as GCSE Higher tier. Studying in England or Wales instead? See our GCSE Maths resources.
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