Hounsdown School - A Science College

Year 9 Curriculum

Students begin their KS4 curriculum and start their options subjects.

Groupings are refined with separate ability sets for English / English Literature, Maths, Science and MFL.  In Science, all students follow the same curriculum until the start of year 10, when they will either follow combined or separate sciences.  Option subjects are taught in mixed ability groups.

Curriculum Booklet

The following tables show the number of hours per fortnight taught to support the Year 9 Curriculum.

Subject Hours
English 8
Maths 7
Science 7
Physical Education (PE) 4
PSHCE 1
Subject Hours
Ethics & Beliefs (RE) 3
Option 1 5
Option 2 5
Option 3 5
Option 4 5

Plus 4 Options of 5 hours a fortnight from those listed below:

Art Food Preparation and Nutrition Media Studies
Business Studies French / Spanish (MFL) Music
Dance Geography Photography
Design Technology Graphic Design OCR PE
Drama History