It is very important that the following year groups should submit their option form on the website between the following dates only.
S5 Thursday 26th March - Wednesday 1st April
S4 Thursday 2nd April- Wednesday 8th April
S3 Thursday 9th April - Wednesday 15th April
S2 Thursday 16th April - Wednesday 22nd April
Below are the notes on completing the Options Form for each year group. Please read these carefully before making your choice. If you wish to know more information on a subject click on the subject name below and this will take you to the subject page in the school website.
The link to the options form is at the bottom of the page.
S5
- S6 pupils are allowed to pick from a minimum of four columns leaving time for S6 activities. Pupils who are doing Advanced Highers or Foundation Apprenticeships can negotiate a lesser timetable.
- Skills for Work (SfW) courses run by Argyll College need minimum numbers to run and so pupils considering such a course should think of an alternative in that column.
- Argyll College are also running Foundation Apprenticeships in a number of subjects. Please contact Argyll College for further details.
- YASS courses (Young applicants in Scottish Schools) are also available to S6 and the relevant link is YASS
- Advanced Highers do not run in all subjects and the subjects in which they are offered change from year to year.
- The Skills for Work (SfW) courses being offered by Argyll College are on the form in italics.
S4
- Pupils should pick one subject from each column.
- Pupils can choose a Skills for Work course run by Argyll College. These courses are vocational in nature and more information can be found on the Argyll College website. These courses are only run by the college should they receive sufficient numbers for each course so pupils should consider a back-up option in the relevant column. Argyll College also offer Foundation Apprenticeships and again, details can be found via the college website.
- Pupils wishing to choose a course at Advanced Higher level need to contact the subject teacher to ascertain if the course is running next session and negotiate contact times.
- The choices pupils make may need to change in August in light of SQA results and/or staffing changes
S3
- Pupils should pick one subject from each column
- Pupils can now choose a Skills for Work course run by Argyll College. These courses are vocational in nature and more information can be found on the Argyll College website. These courses are only run by the college should they receive sufficient numbers for each course so pupils should consider a back-up option in the relevant column.
- The choices pupils make may need to change in August in light of SQA results and/or staffing changes
- Some chosen classes may be full and pupils who find this will be prioritised for the following session
S2
- Pupils should pick one subject from each column
- Pupils cannot follow a Skills for Work course in S3 so should not pick those subjects
- Pupils should plan their choices around what qualifications they wish to achieve by the end of S4
- The choices pupils make may need to change in August in light of SQA results and/or staffing changes
- Some chosen classes may be full and pupils who find this will be prioritised for the following session
You can find the link to the option fourm here
Options Form 2020 - Click here to complete the form, only do this once you have decided options.