Course Content

Accounting may be chosen as a new subject in S4. Pupils who wish to select Accounting should be on track to achieve National 5 Maths by the end of S4.

This course aims to help candidates understand and use financial information, prepare accounting statements, and analyse, interpret, and report on an organisation’s financial performance.

This course has 2 units:

Unit 1: Financial Accounting

In this unit you will develop skills, knowledge and understanding to prepare, interpret and analyse financial accounting information by using the relevant accounting concepts and techniques.

Unit 2: Management Accounting

In this unit you will develop skills, knowledge and understanding of internal accounting information and are able to prepare this using a range of basic accounting techniques. This information will be used by management when making a decision about future planning.

Career Pathways

What can you do with a qualification in Accounting?

• Accountancy

• Business Analyst

• Actuary

• Financial Advisor

• Human Resources

• Economics

• Insurance

• Forensic Accounting

• Auditing

• Banking

• Taxation

• Teaching