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Students will typically begin their Options Choices in March/April of each school year. This process is for students in S3-6 where they choose their subjects from 5 available “columns”, students in S5 and S6 also have the opportunity of taking a 6th additional subject

While the process doesn’t begin until later in the year, all pupils should start thinking about their options choices for next session now and remember to plan beyond next session to reduce the chance of clashes within columns.

Any pupils who intend to leave school next session please inform the school at the earliest opportunity.

Below are 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 in the table below and this will take you to an SQA subject breakdown.

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 ot 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

Pupils should pick one subject from each column
Pupils can now choose a Skills for Work (SfW) course run by Argyll College. These courses are vocational in nature and more information can be found on the Argyll College website.
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 for that 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

Pupils should pick one subject from each column
Pupils can choose a Skills for Work (SfW) course run by Argyll College. These courses are vocational in nature and more information can be found on the Argyll College website.
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 for that column.
Argyll College are also running Foundation Apprenticeships in a number of subjects, please contact Argyll College for further details.
Pupils wishing to choose a course at Advanced Higher level n eed to contact the subject teacher to confirm if the course is running next session and negotiate contact times.
Pupils choices may need to change in August in light of SQA results and/or staffing changes.

Pupils going into S6 are allowed to pick form 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 for 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 and can be found at the following link Click Here
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.

Notes:

Column B will alternate between National Modern Studies (this Year) and National History (next Year)
Column C will alternate between Higher History (this Year) and Higher Modern Studies (next Year)