Senior phase applications are now open

Applications are now open for Senior Phase courses at UHI North, West and Hebrides, offering S4, S5 and S6 pupils more options to expand their subject choice while at school.

UHI North, West and Hebrides, in partnership with Highland Council and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, is offering school pupils in S4, S5 and S6 access to a wider range of qualifications and subjects through its Senior Phase programme, helping them build the skills, confidence and experience needed for further study or employment.

Senior phase pupils can choose from a range of options, including Foundation Apprenticeships, Highers, degree modules, and vocational courses, with subjects ranging from aquaculture to cyber security and from hairdressing to humanities.  

Delivered by college lecturers in partnership with Highland Council and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, each school has a tailored selection of courses to choose from. Some are delivered face-to-face on campus or in school, and others are delivered online in a virtual classroom, with pupils joining peers from across the region to study.

UHI North, West and Hebrides also provides learning and progression opportunities for home-educated students.

Antonio Demirev started his Senior Phase studies with National 5 Business Management, then progressed onto the Foundational Apprenticeship in Business Skills.  He is now studying International Business with Chinese at the University of Edinburgh.

Antonio, a former pupil of Kichuimen Academy in Fort Augustus, said: “Knowing I had no opportunity to study business in my school, I was very committed to making the most of online learning and it paid off.  The online learning environment is not too different from in-person learning in my experience; you get the same information and for some people it may even be easier to ask questions since everything is online.

Studying both National 5 Business Management in S4 and then the Foundation Apprenticeship in Business Skills in S6 online with the college definitely helped me decide that I want to pursue a career in business. There was only one way of finding out whether I am interested in a career in business and that was to give it a try while I was still in school.”

For more information and to explore Senior Phase courses starting in August 2026, visit UHI North, West and Hebrides - Schools.