Hounsdown School - A Science College

Year 11 Curriculum

Students continue with their KS4 curriculum with separate ability sets for English / English Literature, Maths and Science (either Combined Science or Triple Science).

With GCSEs for Ethics & Beliefs and French / Spanish (MFL) completed in Year 10, students will gain additional hours to support study in each of their option subjects, English, Maths and Science.

The following tables show the number of hours per fortnight taught to support the Year 11 Curriculum.

Subject Hours
English 9
Maths (For students taking Combined Science) 9
Maths (For students taking Triple Science) 8
Science (Combined) 11
Science (Triple) 12
Subject Hours

Physical Education (PE)

2
PSHCE 1
Option 1 6
Option 2 6
Option 3 6

Plus 3 Options of 6 hours a fortnight from those listed below:

Art Food Preparation and Nutrition Music
Business Studies Geography Photography
Dance Graphic Design OCR PE
Design Technology History
Drama Media Studies

Options after Year 11