SEC Physics Past Papers 2012 to 2026, Sorted by Topic
Every MATSEC SEC Physics paper on MATSEC’s website, from 2012 to 2026, newest first. Below the list of papers, a topic index shows which topics come up most often and takes you straight to each question. Every link opens MATSEC’s official PDF, free to download for your own revision.
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All Physics papers since 2012
- 2026: May · September
- 2025: May · September
- 2024: May · September
- 2023: May · September
- 2022: May · September
- 2021: May · September
- 2020: May
- 2019: May · September
- 2018: May · September
- 2017: May · September
- 2016: May · September
- 2015: May · September
- 2014: May · September
- 2013: May · September
- 2012: May · September
Each PDF holds the whole session: Paper 1 and the versions of Paper 2. Paper 2 comes in two versions (2A and 2B in older papers, Level 1-2 and Level 2-3 in newer ones), so practise the version you are registered for.
MATSEC’s list has no paper for September 2020.
Physics questions by topic
Each topic shows how many of the last 15 exam years it came up in, then every question on it, newest first. A question that tests two topics is listed under both, and each link opens the PDF at the page where that part starts. The topic tags are KPC’s own reading of each question against the SEC syllabus.
Motion, forces and energy: comes up in 15 of the last 15 years (188 questions)
2026: May Paper 1 Q1 · May Paper 1 Q6 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q1 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q2 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q9 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q1 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q2 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q9 · September Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 1 Q6 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q1 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q2 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q9
2025: May Paper 1 Q1 · May Paper 1 Q2 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q1 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q2 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q3 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q10 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q1 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q2 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q3 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q10 · September Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 1 Q2 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q1 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q2 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q3 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q10
2024: May Paper 1 Q1 · May Paper 1 Q2 · May Paper 1 Q3 · May Paper 1 Q4 · May Paper 1 Q5 · May Paper 1 Q8 · May Paper 2A Q1 · May Paper 2B Q1 · September Paper 1 Q2 · September Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 1 Q4 · September Paper 1 Q6 · September Paper 1 Q8 · September Paper 2B Q1
2023: May Paper 1 Q2 · May Paper 1 Q3 · May Paper 1 Q4 · May Paper 1 Q5 · May Paper 1 Q7 · May Paper 2A Q1 · May Paper 2A Q5 · May Paper 2B Q1 · May Paper 2B Q5 · September Paper 1 Q2 · September Paper 1 Q4 · September Paper 1 Q6 · September Paper 2B Q1 · September Paper 2B Q5
2022: May Paper 1 Q1 · May Paper 1 Q3 · May Paper 1 Q5 · May Paper 1 Q6 · May Paper 1 Q7 · May Paper 2A Q1 · May Paper 2A Q3 · May Paper 2B Q1 · May Paper 2B Q3 · September Paper 1 Q4 · September Paper 1 Q7 · September Paper 1 Q9 · September Paper 2B Q1 · September Paper 2B Q3
2021: May Paper 1 Q2 · May Paper 1 Q3 · May Paper 1 Q4 · May Paper 1 Q5 · May Paper 2A Q1 · May Paper 2B Q1 · May Paper 2B Q4 · September Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 1 Q2 · September Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 1 Q4 · September Paper 1 Q7 · September Paper 1 Q8 · September Paper 2B Q1
2020: May Paper 1 Q1 · May Paper 1 Q2 · May Paper 1 Q3 · May Paper 1 Q4 · May Paper 1 Q8 · May Paper 2A Q1 · May Paper 2B Q1
2019: May Paper 1 Q1 · May Paper 1 Q2 · May Paper 1 Q4 · May Paper 1 Q8 · May Paper 1 Q10 · May Paper 2A Q1 · May Paper 2B Q1 · September Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 1 Q6 · September Paper 1 Q8 · September Paper 1 Q10 · September Paper 2B Q1 · September Paper 2B Q2
2018: May Paper 1 Q2 · May Paper 1 Q7 · May Paper 1 Q9 · September Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 1 Q2 · September Paper 1 Q9 · September Paper 2B Q3
2017: May Paper 1 Q3 · May Paper 1 Q8 · May Paper 1 Q10 · May Paper 2A Q1 · May Paper 2A Q2 · May Paper 2A Q5 · May Paper 2B Q1 · May Paper 2B Q2 · September Paper 1 Q2 · September Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 1 Q4 · September Paper 1 Q6 · September Paper 1 Q9 · September Paper 2B Q4
2016: May Paper 1 Q1 · May Paper 1 Q2 · May Paper 1 Q5 · May Paper 1 Q6 · May Paper 1 Q7 · May Paper 1 Q10 · May Paper 2A Q2 · May Paper 2B Q2 · September Paper 1 Q2 · September Paper 1 Q7 · September Paper 1 Q8 · September Paper 2B Q3 · September Paper 2B Q5
2015: May Paper 1 Q1 · May Paper 1 Q2 · May Paper 1 Q4 · May Paper 1 Q7 · May Paper 2A Q1 · May Paper 2A Q4 · May Paper 2B Q1 · May Paper 2B Q4 · September Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 1 Q4 · September Paper 1 Q7 · September Paper 1 Q10
2014: May Paper 1 Q4 · May Paper 1 Q5 · May Paper 2A Q2 · May Paper 2A Q5 · May Paper 2B Q2 · May Paper 2B Q5 · September Paper 1 Q2 · September Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 1 Q7 · September Paper 1 Q9 · September Paper 1 Q10 · September Paper 2B Q4
2013: May Paper 1 Q2 · May Paper 1 Q7 · May Paper 1 Q10 · May Paper 2A Q2 · May Paper 2A Q3 · May Paper 2B Q2 · May Paper 2B Q3 · September Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 1 Q5 · September Paper 1 Q10 · September Paper 2B Q4
2012: May Paper 1 Q1 · May Paper 1 Q2 · May Paper 1 Q5 · May Paper 1 Q9 · May Paper 2A Q3 · May Paper 2A Q4 · May Paper 2B Q3 · May Paper 2B Q4 · September Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 1 Q7 · September Paper 1 Q8 · September Paper 2B Q4 · September Paper 2B Q5
Electricity: comes up in 15 of the last 15 years (89 questions)
2026: May Paper 1 Q4 · May Paper 1 Q7 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q6 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q11 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q6 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q11 · September Paper 1 Q4 · September Paper 1 Q7 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q6 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q11
2025: May Paper 1 Q5 · May Paper 1 Q6 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q6 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q12 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q6 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q12 · September Paper 1 Q5 · September Paper 1 Q6 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q6 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q9
2024: May Paper 1 Q9 · May Paper 2A Q4 · May Paper 2B Q4 · September Paper 2B Q4
2023: May Paper 1 Q6 · May Paper 2A Q2 · May Paper 2B Q2 · September Paper 1 Q9 · September Paper 2B Q2
2022: May Paper 2A Q4 · May Paper 2B Q4 · September Paper 1 Q6 · September Paper 2B Q5
2021: May Paper 1 Q8 · May Paper 2A Q4 · May Paper 2B Q4 · September Paper 1 Q9 · September Paper 2B Q4
2020: May Paper 1 Q5 · May Paper 2A Q4 · May Paper 2A Q5 · May Paper 2B Q4 · May Paper 2B Q5
2019: May Paper 1 Q3 · May Paper 2A Q4 · May Paper 2B Q4 · September Paper 1 Q9
2018: May Paper 1 Q4 · May Paper 1 Q5 · May Paper 2A Q3 · May Paper 2B Q3 · September Paper 1 Q5 · September Paper 2B Q1
2017: May Paper 1 Q4 · May Paper 1 Q6 · May Paper 2A Q4 · May Paper 2B Q4 · September Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 1 Q8
2016: May Paper 1 Q4 · May Paper 1 Q9 · May Paper 2A Q3 · May Paper 2B Q3 · September Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 2B Q1
2015: May Paper 1 Q3 · May Paper 1 Q6 · May Paper 2A Q5 · May Paper 2B Q5 · September Paper 1 Q5 · September Paper 1 Q6 · September Paper 2B Q5
2014: May Paper 1 Q7 · May Paper 1 Q9 · May Paper 2A Q1 · May Paper 2B Q1 · September Paper 2B Q2
2013: May Paper 1 Q3 · May Paper 2A Q1 · May Paper 2B Q1 · September Paper 1 Q7 · September Paper 1 Q9 · September Paper 2B Q1
2012: May Paper 1 Q4 · May Paper 1 Q6 · May Paper 2A Q1 · May Paper 2B Q1 · September Paper 1 Q4 · September Paper 1 Q5
Waves, light and sound: comes up in 15 of the last 15 years (87 questions)
2026: May Paper 1 Q2 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q3 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q10 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q3 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q10 · September Paper 1 Q2 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q3 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q10
2025: May Paper 1 Q3 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q5 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q9 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q5 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q9 · September Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q5 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q12
2024: May Paper 1 Q6 · May Paper 2A Q2 · May Paper 2B Q2 · September Paper 1 Q5 · September Paper 1 Q7
2023: May Paper 1 Q1 · May Paper 1 Q9 · September Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 1 Q8 · September Paper 2B Q4
2022: May Paper 1 Q2 · May Paper 1 Q9 · September Paper 1 Q10 · September Paper 2B Q4
2021: May Paper 1 Q6 · May Paper 2A Q3 · May Paper 2B Q3 · September Paper 1 Q6 · September Paper 2B Q3
2020: May Paper 1 Q7 · May Paper 2A Q3 · May Paper 2B Q3
2019: May Paper 1 Q5 · May Paper 2A Q2 · May Paper 2B Q2 · September Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 1 Q4 · September Paper 1 Q6 · September Paper 1 Q7
2018: May Paper 1 Q10 · May Paper 2A Q2 · May Paper 2A Q5 · May Paper 2B Q2 · May Paper 2B Q5 · September Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 1 Q4 · September Paper 1 Q6
2017: May Paper 2A Q3 · May Paper 2B Q3 · September Paper 1 Q7 · September Paper 2B Q1
2016: May Paper 2A Q4 · May Paper 2B Q4 · September Paper 1 Q2 · September Paper 1 Q9 · September Paper 1 Q10
2015: May Paper 2A Q3 · May Paper 2A Q4 · May Paper 2B Q3 · May Paper 2B Q4 · September Paper 1 Q8 · September Paper 1 Q9 · September Paper 2B Q2
2014: May Paper 1 Q2 · May Paper 2A Q3 · May Paper 2B Q3 · September Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 1 Q6 · September Paper 2B Q3
2013: May Paper 1 Q6 · May Paper 1 Q8 · May Paper 2A Q4 · May Paper 2B Q4 · September Paper 1 Q2 · September Paper 1 Q4 · September Paper 2B Q3
2012: May Paper 1 Q7 · May Paper 2A Q2 · May Paper 2B Q2 · September Paper 1 Q6 · September Paper 2B Q3
Thermal physics: comes up in 15 of the last 15 years (78 questions)
2026: May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q4 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q5 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q4 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q5 · September Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q4 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q5
2025: May Paper 1 Q4 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q4 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q11 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q4 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q11 · September Paper 1 Q4 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q4 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q10 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q11
2024: May Paper 1 Q1 · May Paper 2A Q3 · May Paper 2B Q3 · September Paper 2B Q2 · September Paper 2B Q3
2023: May Paper 2A Q3 · May Paper 2B Q3 · September Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 1 Q5 · September Paper 1 Q6
2022: May Paper 2A Q2 · May Paper 2B Q2 · September Paper 1 Q8 · September Paper 2B Q1
2021: May Paper 2A Q2 · May Paper 2B Q2 · September Paper 1 Q5 · September Paper 2B Q2
2020: May Paper 1 Q4 · May Paper 1 Q9 · May Paper 2A Q2 · May Paper 2B Q2
2019: May Paper 1 Q4 · May Paper 1 Q7 · May Paper 1 Q8 · May Paper 2A Q3 · May Paper 2B Q3 · September Paper 2B Q2 · September Paper 2B Q4
2018: May Paper 2A Q1 · May Paper 2B Q1 · September Paper 1 Q10 · September Paper 2B Q4
2017: May Paper 1 Q2 · May Paper 1 Q5 · May Paper 2A Q2 · May Paper 2B Q2 · September Paper 2B Q3
2016: May Paper 2A Q1 · May Paper 2B Q1 · September Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 1 Q5 · September Paper 1 Q6
2015: May Paper 1 Q4 · May Paper 1 Q5 · May Paper 1 Q7 · September Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 2B Q3
2014: May Paper 1 Q6 · May Paper 2A Q4 · May Paper 2B Q4 · September Paper 1 Q5 · September Paper 1 Q8
2013: May Paper 1 Q4 · May Paper 1 Q5 · September Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 1 Q8
2012: May Paper 1 Q3 · May Paper 1 Q6 · September Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 1 Q2 · September Paper 2B Q2
Magnetism and electromagnetism: comes up in 15 of the last 15 years (61 questions)
2026: May Paper 1 Q5 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q12 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q12 · September Paper 1 Q5 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q12
2025: May Paper 1 Q7 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q12 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q12 · September Paper 1 Q7 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q6
2024: May Paper 2A Q5 · May Paper 2B Q5 · September Paper 1 Q10 · September Paper 2B Q5
2023: May Paper 1 Q9 · May Paper 1 Q10 · September Paper 1 Q7 · September Paper 2B Q3
2022: May Paper 1 Q8 · May Paper 1 Q10 · May Paper 2A Q5 · May Paper 2B Q5 · September Paper 1 Q2 · September Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 2B Q2
2021: May Paper 1 Q9 · May Paper 2A Q5 · May Paper 2B Q5 · September Paper 2B Q5
2020: May Paper 2A Q5 · May Paper 2B Q5
2019: May Paper 2A Q5 · May Paper 2B Q5 · September Paper 1 Q5 · September Paper 2B Q5
2018: May Paper 1 Q8 · May Paper 2A Q4 · May Paper 2B Q4 · September Paper 1 Q8 · September Paper 2B Q5
2017: May Paper 1 Q9 · May Paper 2A Q5 · May Paper 2B Q5 · September Paper 2B Q5
2016: May Paper 2A Q5 · May Paper 2B Q5 · September Paper 2B Q4
2015: May Paper 1 Q10 · May Paper 2A Q2 · May Paper 2B Q2 · September Paper 2B Q1
2014: May Paper 1 Q8 · May Paper 1 Q10 · September Paper 2B Q5
2013: May Paper 2A Q5 · May Paper 2B Q5 · September Paper 1 Q6
2012: May Paper 1 Q10 · May Paper 2A Q5 · May Paper 2B Q5 · September Paper 1 Q9
The Earth and the Universe: comes up in 15 of the last 15 years (29 questions)
2026: May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q8 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q8 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q8
2025: May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q8 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q8 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q8
2024: May Paper 1 Q7 · September Paper 1 Q8
2023: May Paper 1 Q8 · September Paper 1 Q1
2022: May Paper 1 Q4 · September Paper 1 Q1
2021: May Paper 1 Q7 · September Paper 1 Q8
2020: May Paper 1 Q6
2019: May Paper 1 Q9 · September Paper 1 Q2
2018: May Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 2B Q2
2017: May Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 1 Q10
2016: May Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 1 Q4
2015: May Paper 1 Q8 · September Paper 1 Q2
2014: May Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 1 Q4
2013: May Paper 1 Q1
2012: September Paper 2B Q4
Radioactivity: comes up in 14 of the last 15 years (31 questions)
2026: May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q7 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q7 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q7
2025: May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q7 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q7 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q7
2024: May Paper 1 Q10 · September Paper 1 Q9
2023: May Paper 2A Q4 · May Paper 2B Q4 · September Paper 1 Q10
2021: May Paper 1 Q10 · September Paper 1 Q10
2020: May Paper 1 Q10
2019: May Paper 1 Q6 · September Paper 2B Q3
2018: May Paper 1 Q6 · September Paper 1 Q7
2017: May Paper 1 Q7 · September Paper 1 Q5 · September Paper 2B Q2
2016: May Paper 1 Q8 · September Paper 2B Q2
2015: May Paper 1 Q9 · September Paper 2B Q4
2014: May Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 2B Q1
2013: May Paper 1 Q9 · September Paper 2B Q5
2012: May Paper 1 Q8 · September Paper 1 Q10
Units, measurement and density: comes up in 14 of the last 15 years (22 questions)
2026: May Paper 1 Q3
2025: September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q4
2024: September Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 2B Q2
2023: September Paper 1 Q3
2022: September Paper 1 Q5
2021: May Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 1 Q4 · September Paper 2B Q2
2019: May Paper 1 Q7
2018: May Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 1 Q10
2017: May Paper 1 Q2
2016: May Paper 1 Q1
2015: May Paper 1 Q7 · September Paper 1 Q1
2014: May Paper 2A Q4 · May Paper 2B Q4
2013: May Paper 1 Q4 · September Paper 2B Q2
2012: May Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 2B Q1
Practical skills and handling data: comes up in 3 of the last 15 years (4 questions)
2025: September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q9
2022: September Paper 2B Q3
2021: May Paper 2A Q1 · May Paper 2B Q1
How to use past papers well
- Revise a topic first, then try its questions. Open a topic above, start with the newest questions and work backwards.
- Mark it honestly. MATSEC publishes marking schemes and examiners’ reports that show where candidates lose marks.
- Keep a list of the questions you get wrong, with their topic. Go back to that topic in your notes, then try another question on it a week later.
- Do at least one full paper under exam conditions. Time yourself and finish it in one sitting.
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Good to know
- These papers belong to MATSEC (University of Malta). This page only links to them, so every download comes from MATSEC’s own website.
- The syllabus changes over the years. Older questions are listed under the closest current topic, and anything the current syllabus no longer covers is kept apart.
- If a link stops working, MATSEC may have moved the file. Every paper is listed on MATSEC’s past papers page.
- This page was last checked against MATSEC’s website on 8 November 2026.
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