Higher PE past papers by topic and year
Revise Higher PE with 66 real SQA and Qualifications Scotland (QS) exam questions, sorted by course topic and year, from SQA Higher PE papers from 2015 to 2026 plus the specimen paper. Every question comes with the official marking instructions, so you can practise exactly what the exam asks and check your answer straight away.
What is in the PE question bank
- Questions from the SQA Higher PE question papers
- Official SQA marking instructions for every question
- Filter by year and course topic
- RishAI tutor feedback on your answers
- Print a topic as a revision booklet
Higher PE topics covered
Questions are tagged against the current SQA course specification, so you can revise one area at a time.
- Factors impacting on performance
- mental, emotional, social and physical factors
- Approaches to performance development
- methods of practice, training and data collection
- Planning, monitoring and evaluating
- performance development plans, goal setting and evaluation
PE past papers by year
Pick a year to practise a full paper, or mix questions from every year on one topic.
Higher PE past papers
- Higher PE 2015 past paper
- Higher PE 2016 past paper
- Higher PE 2017 past paper
- Higher PE 2018 past paper
- Higher PE 2019 past paper
- Higher PE 2022 past paper
- Higher PE 2023 past paper
- Higher PE 2024 past paper
- Higher PE 2025 past paper
- Higher PE 2026 past paper
- Higher PE specimen paper
How to revise PE with past papers
- Link every point to performance: say what the factor is and how it affects your performance.
- Learn two or three approaches and data-collection methods per factor in detail.
- Check how many marks each command word is worth in the marking instructions.
Questions students ask
Are these SQA or Qualifications Scotland past papers?
Both. Qualifications Scotland (QS) replaced SQA as Scotland’s exam body in February 2026, and the National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher courses carried on. The questions here come from the SQA past papers and the newer Qualifications Scotland papers.
Is the PE question bank free?
Yes. Rishi Subjects is free for every Scottish student. Create a free account and sign in to use the full PE question bank.
Which PE levels are covered?
Higher, using SQA Higher PE papers from 2015 to 2026 plus the specimen paper.
Are the answers included?
Yes. Every question links to the official SQA marking instructions for that question, and RishAI can explain them or give feedback on your own answer.