Bearsden Academy follows a 32 period week. This takes the form of two "long" days on Monday and Wednesday which will start at 8.50am and finish at 3.55pm and three short days on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday which will start at 8.50am and finish at 3.05pm.
The timings for the school day are:
| Monday & Wednesday | 8:50am - 3:55pm | Tuesday, Thursday & Friday | 8:50am - 3:05pm | |
| Registration | 8:50am - 9am | Registration | 8:50am - 9am | |
| Period 1 | 9am - 9:50am | Period 1 | 9am - 9:50am | |
| Period 2 | 9:50am - 10:40am | Period 2 | 9:50am - 10:40am | |
| Interval | 10:40am - 10:55am | Interval | 10:40am - 10:55am | |
| Period 3 | 10:55am - 11:45am | Period 3 | 10:55am - 11:45am | |
| Period 4 | 11:45am - 12:35pm | Period 4 | 11:45am - 12:35pm | |
| Period 5 | 12:35pm - 1:25pm | Lunch | 12:35pm - 1:25pm | |
| Lunch | 1:25pm - 2:15pm | Period 5 | 1:25pm - 2:15pm | |
| Period 6 | 2:15pm - 3:05pm | Period 6 | 2:15pm - 3:05pm | |
| Period 7 | 3:05pm - 3:55pm |
