S5 KEY DATES AND LINKS TO INFORMATION

• S3-5  Parents' Info Evening – Tues 27th January 2026 Presentation Link

• S5 Tracking reports with Prelim scores, comments & pathways recommendations  ‘Live’ to Parents - Friday 6th February 2026 LINK: DIDBOOK LOGIN 

• S5  Options Assembly –  Friday 20th February 2026

• S5/6 Parents' Evening - Thurs 26th February 2026

• S5 Options Choice Day - Tuesday 10th March 2026

• 2025 Senior Options Form v1.2 for information, 2026 version tbc

  WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:

• Look at all of the subjects in the SCQF which you are interested in  - check that the course will be useful to you but also check that you are likely to meet the entry requirements.

• Look at your recommended pathway for S6 from your current subject teachers when the post Prelim Tracking Reports go 'live'.

• Research your potential career plans, discuss these with parent/carers and seek help from Skills Development Scotland Officer Laura Cochrane if you have any questions which remain unanswered.

• Complete any paperwork such as Senior School Application form well in advance of your options interview.

• Attend your Options Interview with your PSD teacher or PT PSD for S5  on Monday 10th March 2025. 

• Make 5 choices plus a reserve*

• *Pupils should also be aware that all courses are dependent on uptake and staffing and there is no guarantee at this stage that courses will run.

S5/6 SUBJECT CHOICES BY SCQF LEVEL 

(Information below being updated, will be finalised Mid-February)