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COURSE CHOICE
Introduction to Course Choice
Session 2025 - 2026
Welcome to the Course Choice section of our website. Within this area you will find information relating to personalisation and choice within the S3-S6 curriculum.
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The choices made in the senior phase can have a huge impact on the destinations for pupils after their school career. As such, making an informed and sensible selection is vital. Below, you will find a number of documents to help you and your child make the right choice.
S1 & S2
33 Period Week
s2 into S3
Course Choice Columns
This document shows the subjects in each of the S3 course choice columns. One subject should be chosen from each column.
In S3, our young people will continue to receive a broad general education while also beginning to cover work for SCQF level 4 and 5 qualifications. Pupils will begin studying towards qualifications in English, Maths, and six additional subjects selected from the course choice form. Pupils will also participate in Social Education, Personal Support, Religious and Moral Education, and PE (core PE or School of Sport in rugby, netball, or football). Scottish Studies will be taught as part of the English, History, Geography, and RE courses. The diagram below shows the number of periods allocated to each subject in S3 and S4.
During the course choice process in February 2025, S3 pupils will review their progress in certificate level courses and continue in to S4 with English, Maths and 4 out of the 6 additional subjects chosen in S3. They will continue with Social Education, Personal Support, Religious and Moral Education and PE. Where subject choices allow, pupils will continue with Scottish Studies with the aim of achieving a pass at SCQF level 5. All subjects available, along with course descriptors and short video presentations describing courses can be viewed by clicking directly on the links below.
s3 into S4
Course Choice Columns
Pupils currently in S3 have already begun studying towards 9 National 4/5 courses (including Scottish Studies). They will continue to study English, Mathematics or Applications of Mathematics and 4 out of the additional SCQF subjects chosen in S3. Where possible, pupils will also continue to work towards an SCQF level 5 qualification in Scottish Studies.
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In addition to subjects studied in school, pupils moving in to S4 can now pick up a Friday College Course offered by Dundee and Angus College.  These courses usually run at the D&A Arbroath Campus with transport to and from the college organised by Angus Council.  Course information for all D&A college courses can be accessed using the link at the bottom of this page or using the dropdown menu at the top of the page. Pupils are expected to catch up on any school work which is missed.
In the course choice form, pupils will be asked to:
1. Identify the two SCQF subjects that are not being continued in to S4
2. Identify which college course, if any, that they would wish to study.​
S4 into S5 / S5 into S6
Course Choice Columns
A wide range of school and college courses are available to our young people as they move through S5 and S6. These include SCQF level 4, 5, 6 and 7 courses, D&A College courses on Monday/Wednesday afternoons or Friday mornings as well as a range of wider achievement options for S6 pupils.
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Pupils in S5 are expected to select one subject from each of the timetable columns and may select an additional Friday college course.
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Pupils in S6 are expected to select a minimum of 4 subjects from across the school and college course offer, including a maximum of 1 wider achievement course. Some SCQF level 7 Advanced Higher courses are offered by the Tayside Regional Improvement Collaborative (TRIC) or Angus Academy. Angus Academy courses include two periods of inperson learning in the host school and two periods of online learning. Angus Academy courses being delivered in schools other than Monifieth High School are highlighted in yellow in the column structure table.
TRIC courses are taught through online learning delivered by secondary school teachers from across Tayside. More information about TRIC courses can be obtained by clicking on the link at the bottom of this page.
