Leaving Certificate Programme
The following subjects are available at Leaving Certificate Level at Higher, Ordinary and Foundation Level. the subjects marked with an (*) are available at Higher Level.
→ English(*)
→ Mathematics(*)
→ Accounting(*)
→ History(*)
→ Biology(*)
→ Home Economics(*)
→ Art(*)
→ Information Technology
→ Careers
→ P.E/Water Safety
→ Religion
→ Geography
→ French
→ Business Organisation
→ S.P.H.E.(Social, Personal and Health Education)
Our Pastoral Care and Religion programmes endeavor to cater for the emotional and spiritual needs of the students. The students benefit from small class sizes and achieve a high standard of Leaving Certificate results.
Leaving Certificate - Course Content
English - Paper 1, Language
- → Composition
- → Prose
English - Paper 2, Literature
- → Drama
- → Poetry
- → Fiction
History
- → European History - (1870-1970) Political, Social and Economic Development of the Major Countries of Europe.
- → Irish History - (1868-1970) Political, Social and |Economic Development in Ireland during this period
Examination
Ordinary Level- → Short Question
- → Paragraphs
- → Essays
Higher Level
- → Essays
Biology
Biology at Leaving Certificate is offered at both Higher & Ordinary Levels. The biology course is divided into three units- → Biology - the study of life
- → The Cell
- → The Organism
10% of the final leaving cert result is awarded for the completion of practical experiments which are done during the course of the two-year cycle.
Home Economics
A two-year course with theory and practical aspects.- → Nutrition
- → Food constituents
- → Microbiology
- → Social Studies
- → Sociology Option
- → Home Budgeting
- → Consumer Education
- → Consumer Protection
- → Money Management
- → Textiles Option
Accountancy
The syllabus structure is laid out as follows:- → The conceptual framework of Accounting
- → The regulatory framework of Accounting
- → Double-entry Book-keeping
- → Bank Reconciliation Statements
- → Control Accounts
- → Suspence Accounts
- → Sole Trader
- → Company Accounts
- → Published Accounts
- → Manufacturing Accounts
- → Stock
- → Club Accounts & Accounts of Service Firms
- → Departmental Accounts
- → Farm Accounts
- → Incomplete Records
- → Cash flow statements
- → Ratios
- → Management Accounting
Art
Art is done to Higher and Ordinary levels in the school.The examination consists of four papers:
- → Imaginative Composition
- → Design
- → Life Sketching
- → History of Art
The course is under review at the moment and will be more project-based in the future.