School Curriculum 2008/2009

FORMS 1 - 3 CURRICULUM

FORM 1	FORM 2	FORM 3
English	English	English
Mathematics	Mathematics	Mathematics
French	French	French
Latin	Latin	History
History	History	Geography
Geography	Geography	Biology
Biology	Biology	Chemistry
Chemistry	Chemistry	Physics
Physics	Physics	Technology
Technology	Technology	Art
Art	Home Economics	Music
Music	Art	Religious Education
Religious Education	Music	I.C.T.
I.C.T./ Employability	Religious Education	Games, PE, Swimming
Health Education	I.C.T.	+ options
Games, PE, Swimming	Games, PE, Swimming
Citizenship	Citizenship	Spanish
		German
		Latin
		Home Economics
		Drama
		Technology
		Business Studies

FORMS 4 - 5 CURRICULUM

CORE SUBJECTS

ENGLISH

most pupils also take

ENGLISH LITERATURE

FRENCH

L.L.W.

MATHEMATICS

just under half the pupils also take ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS

OPTIONS

Choice A

HISTORY or GEOGRAPHY

or BUSINESS STUDIES or MUSIC or TECHNOLOGY

Choice B

BIOLOGY plus CHEMISTRY plus PHYSICS

or

DOUBLE AWARD SCIENCE

plus optionally HISTORY or LATIN

Choice C

Subject Option Studied in Form 3

(Drama, German, Home Economics, Spanish, Technology)

or GEOGRAPHY or ART

Choice D

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Choice of GCSE or non GCSE

GAMES & PE/SWIMMING

non GCSE

Within the above framework all pupils take as many subjects as they wish and no attempt is made to restrict entry only to those pupils whose prospects of ‘passing’ seem assured.

FORM 6 CURRICULUM

The School offers 27 subjects at Advanced Subsidiary Level. Normally pupils select three or four subjects in the Lower Sixth Form and continue with three of these subjects to Advanced Level GCE in the second year of Sixth Form.

General courses in Information Technology, Religious Education and a Tutorial class are included in the Sixth Form Study programme.

Advanced Subsidiary Levels

Pupils select three or four subjects from Blocks, similar to those outlined in the table below – the combinations vary each year according to demand. No more than one subject may be chosen from each Block.

LVI SUBJECT CHOICE OPTIONS

BLOCK A	BLOCK B	BLOCK C	BLOCK D
Business Studies	Biology	Art	Art
Double Mathematics	Business Studies	Biology	Business Studies
English Language	Classical Civilisation	Business Studies	Chemistry
English Literature	Drama/Theatre Studies	Chemistry	Economics
French	Economics	German	French
Gov & Politics	English Literature	History	Geography
History	Geography	I.C.T.	History
I.C.T.	History	Music	Home Economics
Mathematics	I.C.T.	Gov & Politics	Latin
R.E.	Sociology	R.E.	Physical Education
Sociology		Spanish	Physics
Technology			R.E.
			Sociology

MVI SUBJECT CHOICE OPTIONS

BLOCK A	BLOCK B	BLOCK C	BLOCK D
Business Studies	Biology	Art & Design	Business Studies
Classical Civilisation	Economics	Biology	Chemistry
Drama	English Literature	Chemistry	Economics
English Literature	French	English Literature	French
History	German	Geography	Geography
I.C.T.	Gov. & Politics	History	History
Mathematics	History	I.C.T.	Physics
P.E.	Home Economics	Latin	R.E.
R.E.	Technology & Design	Music	Sociology
Sociology		Sociology	Spanish

School News

OLD GIRLS’ ASSOCIATION

9th May 2008

Annual Dinner - Ramada Hotel, Belfast

Choice B	BIOLOGY plus CHEMISTRY plus PHYSICS	or	DOUBLE AWARD SCIENCE
			plus optionally HISTORY or LATIN