Curriculum

Senior Cycle

Our Structure

At Senior Cycle our students sit seven examination subjects for the Leaving Certificate programme. As per Department of Education guidelines, English, Mathematics and Irish are compulsory except for students with exemptions from Irish. All students also take Religion, PE and Career Guidance on a non-examination basis. Some students opt to study an eighth subject. such as Applied Maths, Exam-Religion and LCVP.

The remaining four subjects are chosen from the list of optional subjects based on availability.

 

Core Exam Subjects

  • Gaeilge
  • English
  • Maths

 

Core non-exam Subjects

  • Religion
  • PE
  • Career Guidance

 

Optional Subjects

  1. History
  2. Geography
  3. French
  4. German
  5. Spanish
  6. Business
  7. Economics
  8. Accounting
  9. Biology
  10. Chemistry
  11. Physics
  12. Agricultural Science
  13. Applied Maths
  14. Home Economics
  15. Music
  16. DCG
  17. Construction
  18. Technology
  19. Religion (Exam)
  20. Physical Education (Exam)
  21. Computer Science
  22. LCVP