GCSE options - 1 science

[Jimjam68]

DD1 is at a super selective independent. She is choosing her options at the moment and has 3 free choices after the compulsory subjects. She is an all rounder but passionate about and talented in art and drama, so wants to do both these subjects. She also wants to do two humanities to keep options open for A level (no idea what she wants to do at A level yet, but quite likely to do Art). The only way she can achieve this is to only do one science. The rules are that you have to do two sciences but school may flex that in exceptional circs. They don’t do double or triple sciences, but sit the sciences as separate subjects. My question is will she be disadvantaged when it comes to uni applications if she only has one science?

Exactly. DD has top grade predictions for everything except sciences which I will be shocked if she even passes. If she'd been able to pick 1 science and 2 other subjects she'd be looking at coming out with higher grades and more subjects overall.

The idea of a 'well rounded science education' is all very well but I don't see that happening in practice for a sizeable cohort of children.

DD wanted to do Geography AND history and/or Classical Civ... instead she's had to Physics and Chemistry which she has so little interest in she's basically in reverse (ADHD and SpLd so interest in a subject is rather crucial). I feel the lack of history has far more effect on her broader knowledge of the world than lack of Chem would.