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COURSE CHOICE
Introduction to Course Choice
for Session 2023 - 2024
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.
s2 into S3 Course Choice Coulmns
This document shows the subjects in each of the S3 course choice columns. One subject should be chosen from each column.
Course Choice for Pupils currently in S3
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 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.
Course Choice for Pupils currently in S4 and S5
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. Some SCQF level 7 Advanced Higher courses are offered by the Tayside Regional Improvement Collaborative (TRIC). These courses are taught through online learning delivered by a Tayside secondary teacher. More information about TRIC courses can be obtained by clicking on the link at the bottom of this page.
s4 into S5 Course Choice Coulmns
This document shows the subjects in each of the S5 course choice columns. One subject should be chosen from each column. A Friday college course may be taken as an additional course.
s5 into S6 Course Choice Coulmns
This document shows the subjects in each of the S6 course choice columns. A mininum of 4 subjects should be chosen from across the school and college options. One subject may come from the wider achievement list.
COURSE CHOICE PRESENTATIONS
Administration & IT N5
Art and Design Higher
Biology N5
Business Management N5
Administration & IT Higher
Art and Design advanced Higher
Biology Higher
Business Management Higher
Art and Design National 5
Barista
Biology Advanced Higher
Chemistry National 5
Chemistry Higher
Classical Studies Higher
Design & Manufacture N5
Engineering Science Higher
English Advanced Higher
Chemistry Advanced Higher
Computing Science National 5
N5 Drama
English N5
Environmental Science N5
Classical Studies National 5
Computing Science Higher
Engineering Science N5
English Higher
Environmental Science Higher
Fashion & Textile N5 & Higher
Geography National 4/5
German Higher
Health & Food Technology Higher
Human Biology Higher
French National 5
Geography Higher
Graphic Communication N5
History National 5
Laboratory Science Skills N5
French Higher
German National 5
Graphic Communication Higher
History Higher
Manicure & Pedicure NPA
Maths All Levels
Music National 5
Photography Higher
Physics National 5
Practical Cookery
Modern Studies National 5
Music Higher
Modern Studies Higher
Photography NPA
Physical Education National 5
Physics Higher
Practical Electronics National 5
Physical Education Higher
Physics Advanced Higher
Practical Metalwork National 5
Practical Wordwork National 5
Spanish National 5
RMPS National 5
Spanish Higher
RMPS Higher
SCQF POINTS EXPLAINED
Please see the documents below for details: