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Which GCSE options?

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Leoparddrawer · 24/08/2025 22:33

DS likes most subjects. Favourites are probably science, history and PE. Least favourite is computing.
He gets excellent marks in all, especially geography and German.
He can only choose 3 and can’t decide between:
German
History
Geography
RE
PE
DT
Photography

Getting good marks is important to him (and he seems pretty good at exams so far) but I worry he will put himself under a lot of pressure to get them.
He has no idea what he wants to do after school. Possibly some sort of engineering.

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Fearfulsaints · 14/02/2026 15:47

If engineering is of interest i'd go German, DT and geography.

But history is a great subject and gives balance, so its a strong choice from him..

So History, DT and German from me

Georgiepud · 14/02/2026 15:54

German, Geography and either DT or PE for me. I think they show an all-rounder and might be best for opening future doors

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