Higher MAT (Maths admissions) tutors
2 UK tutors who teach MAT (Maths admissions) at Higher.
The Maths Admissions Test (MAT) was Oxford's admissions filter for undergraduate maths, computer science, and joint courses from 2007 to 2025; its final sitting was October 2025, and from the 2026 cycle those applicants sit the TMUA instead. Imperial and Warwick, which previously accepted MAT scores, had already moved to TMUA. The MAT's past-paper archive (published freely by Oxford, with worked solutions) remains a well-regarded problem-solving bank, and tutors still use it as supplementary practice for TMUA and STEP preparation. For current-cycle admissions coaching, look for tutors with TMUA experience.
Scottish Higher is the standard Scottish sixth-year qualification, sat in S5 (age 16-17), and is the main route into Scottish university applications (which run on a different cycle from English UCAS). Most students take five Highers in S5, with strong applicants sitting another year of Advanced Highers in S6. The qualification is administered by the SQA (now Qualifications Scotland), with coursework and examination components. Tutoring helps most with subject content, with the coursework write-ups, and with exam-paper technique under SQA mark schemes. Match the tutor to SQA experience specifically.
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