Physics
Investigate matter, energy, forces, waves and electricity through scientific reasoning.
Add to my subjectsYour 2027 exam
- Question paper
- – BST
Published national times, in UK local time. Confirm your personal timetable, room and any assessment arrangements with your school or college. Coursework deadlines are set by your centre.
- Results day
- National contingency day
Qualifications Scotland timetable · Version 02, August 2026 · checked .
The subject at a glance.
- Motion and forces
- Waves and matter
- Electricity and investigation
These are broad subject themes, not an exhaustive syllabus or a promise of topic coverage at every level. Use your qualification-level specification and confirm taught options, coursework and practical requirements with your teacher.
A useful way to prepare
State the relationship, substitute with units and give a reasoned answer in context.
Check with your school or college
- Your exact qualification entry, taught options and personal exam timetable.
- Coursework, practical and performance deadlines; these are not all in the national exam timetable.
- Permitted equipment, arrival instructions, rooms and any approved assessment arrangements.
The dates worth keeping.
- National exam period
- 26 April–3 June 2027
- National contingency day
- Results day
These are national times in British Summer Time (BST), not prelim dates or your personal exam arrangements. Your school or college confirms rooms, seat numbers, extra time, practical assessments and coursework deadlines. Keep the contingency day available as advised by your centre.
Source: Qualifications Scotland 2027 timetable, Version 02, August 2026. Checked . Check for updates before relying on a downloaded calendar.
Official timetable updates