9.00 – 9.10 am Registration

9.10 – 10.30 am Period 1 

10.30 – 10.45 am Morning Break

10.45 – 12.05 pm Period 2 

12.05 – 12.45 pm Lunch

12.45 – 2.05 pm Period 3

2.05 – 2.10 pm Comfort break 

2.10 – 3.30 pm Period 4

This pattern significantly reduces any “downtime” as pupils very rarely move classes without a break or lunchtime.  Pupils in S1 – S4 have one 80 minute period in the week which is split into 2 x 40 minutes with a change from Maths to English or vice versa.