54 Higher courses
- AccountingCourse code C800 76
- Administration and ITCourse code C801 76
- Applications of MathematicsCourse code C844 76
- Art and DesignCourse code C804 76
- BiologyCourse code C807 76
- Business ManagementCourse code C810 76
- CantoneseCourse code C811 76
- CareCourse code C812 76
- ChemistryCourse code C813 76
- Childcare and DevelopmentCourse code C814 76
- Classical StudiesCourse code C815 76
- Computing ScienceCourse code C816 76
- Cruinn-eolas (Geography)Course code C871 76
- DanceCourse code C818 76
- Design and ManufactureCourse code C819 76
- DramaCourse code C821 76
- Eachdraidh (History)Course code C872 76
- EconomicsCourse code C822 76
- Engineering ScienceCourse code C823 76
- EnglishCourse code C824 76
- English for Speakers of Other LanguagesCourse code C827 76
- Environmental ScienceCourse code C826 76
- Fashion and Textile TechnologyCourse code C828 76
- FrenchCourse code C830 76
- Gaelic (Learners)Course code C831 76
- GaidhligCourse code C832 76
- GeographyCourse code C833 76
- GermanCourse code C834 76
- Gniomhachas Matamataigs (Applications of Mathematics)Course code C873 76
- Graphic CommunicationCourse code C835 76
- Health and Food TechnologyCourse code C836 76
- HistoryCourse code C837 76
- Human BiologyCourse code C840 76
- ItalianCourse code C842 76
- LatinCourse code C843 76
- Mandarin (Simplified)Course code C845 76
- Mandarin (Traditional)Course code C846 76
- Matamataig (Mathematics)Course code C874 76
- MathematicsCourse code C847 76
- MediaCourse code C848 76
- Modern StudiesCourse code C849 76
- MusicCourse code C850 76
- Music TechnologyCourse code C851 76
- Nuadh-Eolas (Modern Studies)Course code C875 76
- PhilosophyCourse code C854 76
- PhotographyCourse code C855 76
- Physical EducationCourse code C856 76
- PhysicsCourse code C857 76
- PoliticsCourse code C858 76
- PsychologyCourse code C863 76
- Religious, Moral and Philosophical StudiesCourse code C864 76
- SociologyCourse code C868 76
- SpanishCourse code C869 76
- UrduCourse code C870 76
Before you plan, check the course specification and assessment details on the Qualifications Scotland website. Heapso links to them; it doesn't copy them.
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Questions teachers ask
- What is Higher?
- Higher is a National Qualification at SCQF level 6, usually taken in S5 or S6. Qualifications Scotland lists 54 Higher courses in its Catalogue of National Qualifications.
- Can Heapso plan Higher lessons?
- Yes. Choose a course, and Heapso opens a unit plan set to that course. Pip writes in its own words and doesn't reproduce Qualifications Scotland's course specifications.
- Does Heapso include course specifications or past papers?
- No. Qualifications Scotland owns them. We list each course with its official code and link to its page. Check the course specification before you teach a plan.
- Is it SQA or Qualifications Scotland?
- Qualifications Scotland replaced SQA as Scotland's awarding body on 1 February 2026. Course names, levels and codes didn't change.
- Is Heapso approved by Education Scotland or Qualifications Scotland?
- No. Heapso is an independent planning tool.