Secondary School

The secondary curriculum is an academic one providing breadth and progression and leading towards national certificate examinations at the end of Fourth, Fifth and Sixth year. A wide range of subjects is available in Senior 1 and 2. The compulsory core in Senior 3 consists of English, Mathematics and French together with some non-examinable elements such as Health Education, Religious and Moral Education, Citizenship and Physical Education. At this stage eight subjects is the norm although Latin can be added in fourth year as a ninth for students with good linguistic and academic potential. Five SQA Highers are offered in Fifth year and a mixture of A-levels, Advanced Highers and Highers is provided in Sixth year.

The big advantage offered by this pattern is the flexibility to meet a wide range of needs amongst our cohort of students. The provision of subjects such as Latin, Spanish and Psychology, offered by distance learning, is an innovative example of this ability to provide for the needs of individuals.

The following subjects are provided for: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, English, Mathematics, History, Geography, Modern Studies, Business Management, Graphic Communication, Computing, Art, Music, Psychology, French, German, Spanish, Latin, Physical Education, Health Education, Religious and Moral Education, Study Skills and Citizenship.