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Information for new S5 and new S6 Students - The Process

Please consider the following information carefully:

  • There are five columns available for S5 and S6 students to choose from.

  • A full range of courses is available from Level 3 to Level 7 study. Generally students will study National qualifications at Level 4 or 5, Higher qualifications at Level 6, or Advanced Higher qualifications at Level 7.

  • In S5 all students are expected to choose five subjects from the columns on the Course Option Sheet. If this is not possible it is important that you speak to your pastoral teacher as soon as possible.

  • S5 students who are studying a National course for four periods will choose an additional 2-period option for that column. this helps build wider skills and gives more qualifications.

  • In S6 all students are expected to be involved in 28 periods of study or other activity

  • All will study PSE, PE and RME at some point in the timetable.

  • Advanced Highers fit into their own timetable - some will stand alone, some may combine with a Higher class.  Please see the Course Option Sheet below. Some of these may be available through working with other schools. Other subjects may be possible by arrangement.

  • S6 only – Open University Young Applicant in Scotland Scheme (YASS) courses are available. Please indicate on the return sheet if you would like to study one of these. These are at Level 7 – equivalent to Advanced Higher – and take up eight periods a week of self-study.

  • S6 Students are expected to be engaged in classes or other enhanced curriculum activities for 28 periods in a week, as a minimum. They can join also the 2-period options in a 'free' column to make up their time in school.

Please examine the Course Option Sheet below, and then click on each faculty to find out more.

We will collect your choices in your Pastoral Interview by Friday 21st March. In addition to selecting courses you will be asked to identify which is your top choice and so on down to your fifth choice. We can use this information to allocate places if a course is oversubscribed.

Please be aware that we may need to adjust our courses based on staff availability and course take up.