As pupils move from Year 8 into Year 9, they take a narrower range of subjects and specialise in their strength areas.
There are a number of subjects which are compulsory at key stage 4.
Pupils are able to select four other subjects from a wide range of academic and vocational courses. These are detailed on the Year 8 options page.
In some subject areas, pupils are ‘fast-tracked’ through two subject areas within one option line. For example, Art & Design and Graphics or Graphic Products and Engineering
The following links highlight the key subject dates for Years 10 & 11 e.g., coursework deadlines, oral examinations etc.:
Wrth i ddisgyblion symud o Flwyddyn 9 i Flwyddyn 10 maent yn astudio rhychwant culach o bynciau ac yn arbenigo yn eu meysydd cryfaf.
Mae yna nifer o bynciau sy’n hanfodol yng nghyfnod allweddol 4.
Gall disgyblion ddewis tri phwnc arall o rychwant eang o gyrsiau academaidd, galwedigaethol ac arbenigol. Gellir cael mwy o fanylion ar dudalen opsiynau Blwyddyn 9.
Mewn rhai pynciau gall disgyblion astudio dau bwnc ar un linell opsiwn – er enghraifft, Celf a Chynllunio gyda Graffeg neu Dechnoleg gyda Chynnyrdd Graffeg.