• Question: what subjects did you do for gcses

    Asked by anon-385226 to sandrarobertson, Michael S, Martin M, Kirsty L, Erin P, Debbie, Cliff W, Alexander dB, Karen E on 27 Feb 2024. This question was also asked by hunt1met, path1raw, cash1meg, emily.
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      Erin Pallott answered on 27 Feb 2024:


      I did maths, English lit, English language, biology, chemistry, physics, geography and French. I moved schools late into my GCSEs, so I ended up dropping a couple of other subjects as the exam boards were too different for me to catch up!

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      Alexander De Bruin answered on 27 Feb 2024:


      Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Maths, German, English Literature and Language, Music, ICT and RE (and one other that I can’t remember!)

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      Martin McCoustra answered on 28 Feb 2024:


      I didn’t do GCSEs as I went to school in Scotland. I did 8 O Grades in fourth year at high school (English, French, Latin, History, Chemistry, Physics, Maths, and Arithmetic). I then did 5 Highers (Chemistry, Physics, Maths, English and History) and crashed an Engineering Drawing O Grade all in my fifth year at High School. I left school at the end of that years to go to university.

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      Kirsty Lindsay answered on 28 Feb 2024:


      Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Maths, English Language and Literature, Electronics, History, ITC, RE, Drama and Spanish.

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      Michael Schubert answered on 29 Feb 2024:


      I went to high school in Canada, so we didn’t do GCSEs. Instead, I did the IB Diploma programme, which meant I had to study English, a second language (mine was French), maths, history (with geography), and two sciences. I added on the third science, so I did biology, chemistry and physics. I also did music and drama, but only as electives, so they weren’t part of my IB programme.

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      anon answered on 1 Mar 2024:


      English Language, English Literature, Maths, Science (Physics/Chemistry/Biology), History, Industrial Technology, RE, ICT

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      Cliff Williams answered on 13 Mar 2024:


      So I think things have changed quite a bit from when I went to school. However I can remember back then I thought it was important to chose a rounded set of subjects, as far as I could.

      For us English Language, English Literature and Maths were compulsory subjects. In addition we got to choose five additional subjects. I choose Physics, Biology, History, French and Design and Technology.

      They have all been of much use to me in later life but I have to say that the most useful of all has been Maths

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      Sandra Robertson answered on 15 Mar 2024:


      When I chose my subjects at high school – Compulsory for everyone were English & Maths, with Arithmetic as a separate exam, I had to chose one language which was French, I couldn’t choose all 3 sciences and could only choose 2 so went for Chemistry and Physics – I did Higher Biology in 6th Year when I had more space in my timetable. And I couldn’t choose Geography and Art, as they were in the same choice column so went for Art.

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      Debbie Guest answered on 27 Mar 2024:


      Maths, English language, English Literature, French, History, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, IT

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