56 National 5 courses
- AccountingCourse code C800 75
- Administration and ITCourse code C801 75
- Applications of MathematicsCourse code C844 75
- Art and DesignCourse code C804 75
- BiologyCourse code C807 75
- Business ManagementCourse code C810 75
- CantoneseCourse code C811 75
- CareCourse code C812 75
- ChemistryCourse code C813 75
- Classical StudiesCourse code C815 75
- Computing ScienceCourse code C816 75
- Cruinn-eolas (Geography)Course code C871 75
- DanceCourse code C818 75
- Design and ManufactureCourse code C819 75
- DramaCourse code C821 75
- Eachdraidh (History)Course code C872 75
- EconomicsCourse code C822 75
- ElectronicsCourse code C884 75
- Engineering ScienceCourse code C823 75
- EnglishCourse code C824 75
- English for Speakers of Other LanguagesCourse code C827 75
- Environmental ScienceCourse code C826 75
- Eolas Creideimh, Moraltachd agus Feallsanachd (Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies)Course code C865 75
- Fashion and Textile TechnologyCourse code C828 75
- FrenchCourse code C830 75
- Gaelic (Learners)Course code C831 75
- GaidhligCourse code C832 75
- GeographyCourse code C833 75
- GermanCourse code C834 75
- Gniomhachas Matamataigs (Applications of Mathematics)Course code C873 75
- Graphic CommunicationCourse code C835 75
- Health and Food TechnologyCourse code C836 75
- HistoryCourse code C837 75
- ItalianCourse code C842 75
- LatinCourse code C843 75
- Mandarin (Simplified)Course code C845 75
- Mandarin (Traditional)Course code C846 75
- Matamataig (Mathematics)Course code C874 75
- MathematicsCourse code C847 75
- MediaCourse code C848 75
- Modern StudiesCourse code C849 75
- MusicCourse code C850 75
- Music TechnologyCourse code C851 75
- Nuadh-Eolas (Modern Studies)Course code C875 75
- PhilosophyCourse code C854 75
- Physical EducationCourse code C856 75
- PhysicsCourse code C857 75
- Practical Cake CraftCourse code C881 75
- Practical CookeryCourse code C885 75
- Practical MetalworkingCourse code C882 75
- Practical WoodworkingCourse code C883 75
- PsychologyCourse code C863 75
- Religious, Moral and Philosophical StudiesCourse code C864 75
- SociologyCourse code C868 75
- SpanishCourse code C869 75
- UrduCourse code C870 75
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 National 5?
- National 5 is a National Qualification at SCQF level 5, usually taken in S4 or S5. Qualifications Scotland lists 56 National 5 courses in its Catalogue of National Qualifications.
- Can Heapso plan National 5 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.