Senior Cycle Curriculum

Subjects

Irish    English    German    French
Maths    Business    Economics
Design & Communicatons Graphics
Biology   Physics   Chemistry
History
Religious Education
Geography
Agricultural Science
Art
LCVP    Guidance  Computers

Non Exam Religious Education

All students, except those with an appropriate exemption, take Irish, English, Maths and either German or French.

Irish, English, Maths and French are divided into Higher and Ordinary level classes. The others, in continuing with the College policy of mixed ability classes, are taught in combined classes.

In order to facilitate Third Year and Transition Year students in making their choice of subjects, before undertaking the Leaving Certificate course, the following system operates; students are addressed by those members of staff who teach the Leaving Certificate about the particular requirements of that staff member's subject. This talk covers  all aspects of the subject in question: study requirements, career areas for which it is important and the type and amount of work in class. In addition a booklet is provided for students and their parents giving the above information as well as a synopsis of the course and the employment areas for which a particular subject would be necessary. The Guidance Counsellor also addresses the students about the best combination of subjects to choose in order to give themselves the widest choice of options possible after the Leaving Certificate.

The students have a week after this talk to reflect with their parents on their choice before making it. The combination of subjects ( 4 groups of 3 ), which is based on the students' preferences,  changes annually if the choices made dictate this