Higher Business Management exam date 2027

In 2027 the Higher Business Management question paper is on Thursday 13 May, from 09:00 to 11:15. It is one paper of 2 hours 15 minutes with two sections.

Weeks before the question paper

Hours a week for business

Area 1: Understanding business

Area 2: Management of marketing

Area 3: Management of operations

Area 4: Management of people

Area 5: Management of finance

26 weeks, 104 hours in all

Start with Area 1

Understanding business: 19.2 of your hours. It is 4 of the 20 questions on our timed knowledge checks, 20%.

Hours per area
Area	Your hours	Share of the checks
Area 1: Understanding business	19.2	20%
Area 2: Management of marketing	19.2	20%
Area 3: Management of operations	19.2	20%
Area 4: Management of people	19.2	20%
Area 5: Management of finance	19.2	20%

Week by week

Week 1Area 1: Understanding business
Week 2Area 1: Understanding business
Week 3Area 1: Understanding business
Week 4Area 1: Understanding business
Week 5Area 1: Understanding business, Area 2: Management of marketing
Week 6Area 2: Management of marketing
Week 7Area 2: Management of marketing
Week 8Area 2: Management of marketing
Week 9Area 2: Management of marketing
Week 10Area 2: Management of marketing, Area 3: Management of operations
Week 11Area 3: Management of operations
Week 12Area 3: Management of operations
Week 13Area 3: Management of operations
Week 14Area 3: Management of operations
Week 15Area 3: Management of operations, Area 4: Management of people
Week 16Area 4: Management of people
Week 17Area 4: Management of people
Week 18Area 4: Management of people
Week 19Area 4: Management of people
Week 20Area 4: Management of people, Area 5: Management of finance
Week 21Area 5: Management of finance
Week 22Area 5: Management of finance
Week 23Area 5: Management of finance
Week 24Area 5: Management of finance
Week 25A Section 1 case study and two Section 2 questions against the clock, then rewrite every weak answer
Week 26A Section 1 case study and two Section 2 questions against the clock, then rewrite every weak answer

Check your areas with the free test

Date	Thursday 13 May 2027
Time	09:00 to 11:15
Length	2 hours 15 minutes, 70 marks
Calculator	Allowed

Planning back from 13 May

Put the planner below to work: tell it how many weeks are left and how sure you are of each area, and it splits your hours by area and keeps the last weeks for case studies and Section 2 questions against the clock.

Using the 2 hours 15 minutes

At 70 marks in 135 minutes you have just under two minutes a mark. That is about 55 minutes for the 30-mark case study and about 15 minutes for each 8-mark Section 2 question, with a little time left to read the case first.

Try 2 questions

Question 1

Braeside Foods: results of three promotions
Promotion	Cost of promotion	Extra sales revenue
Buy one get one free	£12 000	£30 000
Money-off coupons	£5 000	£20 000
Free samples	£8 000	£14 000

Braeside Foods tried three out-of-the-pipeline promotions for its soups, one at a time. The table shows the cost of each promotion and the extra sales revenue it brought in. Which conclusion does the table support?

Question 2

Kintyre Distribution Ltd: absence last year
Department	Number of staff	Days lost to absence
Packing	80	640
Office	40	200
Drivers	25	300

The table shows days lost to absence last year in three departments of Kintyre Distribution Ltd. Which department has the most serious absence problem?

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When is the Higher Business Management exam in 2027?

Thursday 13 May 2027, from 09:00 to 11:15.

How long is the exam?

2 hours 15 minutes for 70 marks: Section 1 (30 marks) and Section 2 (40 marks), both compulsory.