--- title: "Year 9 GCSE and BTEC Options" url: "https://st-mary-s-catholic-high-school.schudio.com/learning/year9options" school: "St Mary's Catholic High School" --- # Year 9 GCSE and BTEC Options #### ![](https://st-mary-s-catholic-high-school.schudio.com/images/options_intro.png) #### **Welcome to the Year 9 GCSE and BTEC options** This is the section on the school website for all parents and carers of Year 9 pupils and for pupils in Year 9 regarding the curriculum options available at Key Stage 4, starting in September 2025 #### **Year 9 Options Schedule** The aim is to meet the St Mary’s Year 9 Options Schedule as follows: - Year 9 Options Information Evening Tuesday 24 February 2026 6pm - Year 9 Parents Evening Wednesday 4th March 2026, 3.30pm - 6.30pm - Pupils in Year 9 pupils will be able to make their options choices via the following link when it goes live in February 2025: Year 9 Options [Year 9 Options Presentation](https://prezi.com/view/5FhS2LSYEwrDuUWrsLr6/) [Year 9 Options](https://www.studentoptions.co/SMCHS-Options_2026/index.php) You MUST make a choice from within each section, they can not repeat (e.g. music in option 2 and 3). You may only choose either GCSE PE or Technical Award Sports Studies - you can not choose both. - Pupils will be advised of their option choice after the Easter holidays. The Deadline is Thursday 12th March 2026 **GCSE and BTEC Options** ### GCSE Year 9 Options Guidance Booklet GCSE Year 9 Options Guidance Booklet With Core Subject Information 946 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic-high-school/files/Curriculum/Curriculum2026/Options_Booklet_2026.pdf) Click a link in the table to be taken to the corresponding subject-specific information. | **GCSE Art** | **GCSE Computer Science** | |---|---| | **Cambridge National Creative iMedia** | **GCSE Design and Technology** | | **GCSE Food and Nutrition** | **GCSE Geography** | | **GCSE History** | **GCSE Modern Foreign Languages** | | **GCSE Music** | **GCSE Drama** | | **GCSE Photography** | **GCSE Physical Education** | | **GCSE Dual and Separate Science** | **Cambridge National Sports Studies** | | | **SELECTING A BALANCED CURRICULUM** We feel strongly of the importance of a balanced curriculum for all our pupils. With this in mind, we urge pupils and parents to consider studying a humanity subject and a language subject in KS4. Studying in these two subject areas will give our pupils a wide breadth of educational experiences, as well as qualifications that will open many opportunities to them once they leave St Mary’s. GCSE and BTEC Options Subjects ### GCSE Art GCSE Art Options Booklet 161 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic-high-school/files/documents/GCSE_Art_Options_Booklet.pdf) Example Work - GCSE Art 2.93 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic-high-school/files/documents/GCSE_Art_Example_Work(1).pdf) *Back to subjects* ### GCSE Computer Science GCSE Computer Science Options Booklet 212 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic-high-school/files/documents/GCSE_Computer_Science_Options_Booklet.pdf) *Back to subjects* ### Tech Award Creative iMedia Tech Award Creative iMedia Options Booklet 173 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic-high-school/files/documents/Tech_Award_Creative_iMedia_Options_Booklet.pdf) *Back to subjects* ### GCSE Design and Technology GCSE Design and Technology Options Booklet 157 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic-high-school/files/documents/GCSE_Design_and_Technology_Options_Booklet.pdf) *Back to subjects* ### GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition Options Booklet 168 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic-high-school/files/documents/GCSE_Food_Preparation_and_Nutrition_Options_Booklet.pdf) *Back to subjects* ### GCSE Geography GCSE Geography Options Booklet 139 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic-high-school/files/documents/GCSE_Geography_Options_Booklet(1).pdf) Example Work - GCSE Geography 263 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic-high-school/files/documents/Example_Work_-_Geography.pdf) *Back to subjects* ### GCSE History GCSE History Options Booklet 114 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic-high-school/files/documents/GCSE_History_Options_Booklet.pdf) *Back to subjects* ### GCSE Modern Foreign Languages GCSE Modern Foreign Languages Options Booklet 99 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic-high-school/files/documents/MFL-OptionsBooklet-v2.pdf) *Back to subjects* ### GCSE Music Options GCSE Music Options Booklet 139 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic-high-school/files/documents/GCSE_Music_Options_Booklet.pdf) *Back to subjects* ### GCSE Drama GCSE Drama Options Booklet 72 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic-high-school/files/documents/GCSEDrama.pdf) *Back to subjects* ### GCSE Photography GCSE Photography Options Booklet 84 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic-high-school/files/documents/GCSE_Photography_Options_Booklet.pdf) *Back to subjects* ### GCSE Physical Education GCSE PE Options Booklet 172 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic-high-school/files/documents/GCSE_PE_Options_Booklet(1).pdf) Example Work - GCSE Physical Education 1.44 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic-high-school/files/documents/Example_Work_-_GCSE_PE.pdf) *Back to subjects* ### GCSE Separate Science and Combined GCSE Separate Science and Combined Options Booklet 124 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic-high-school/files/documents/Separate_Science_Combined_Options.pdf) *Back to subjects* ### Cambridge National Sports Studies Cambridge National Sports Studies Options Booklet 192 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic-high-school/files/documents/Tech_Award_Sports_Studies_Options_Booklet.pdf) Example Work 1 - Tech Award Sports Studies 1.46 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic-high-school/files/documents/Sp_St_Example_1.pdf) Example Work 2 - Tech Award Sports Studies 329 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic-high-school/files/documents/Example_Work_2_-_Sports_Studies.pdf) *Back to subjects* ### Curriculum and Options - [Curriculum ](https://st-mary-s-catholic-high-school.schudio.com/learning/curriculum) - [Year 9 GCSE & BTEC Options](https://st-mary-s-catholic-high-school.schudio.com/learning/year9options) ![St Mary's Catholic High School](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic-high-school/images/logo/st-mary-logo-footer-2.png) #### St Mary's Catholic High School St Mary's Catholic High School Royal Avenue Leyland PR25 1BS 01772 421909 #### Useful Links - [Admissions](https://st-mary-s-catholic-high-school.schudio.com/statutory-information/consultation-for-admissions-2026-27) - [Term Dates](https://st-mary-s-catholic-high-school.schudio.com/termdates) - [Ofsted](https://st-mary-s-catholic-high-school.schudio.com/statutory-information/ofsted-report) - [Letters Home](https://st-mary-s-catholic-high-school.schudio.com/news) #### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/StMarysLeyland/) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/leylandstmarys/) © Copyright 2020–2026 St Mary's Catholic High School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://st-mary-s-catholic-high-school.schudio.com/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/) ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic-high-school/images/splash/email_affected.png)