Senior Cycle Curriculum

Our curriculum constantly adapts to meet the changing needs of students and offers a diverse range of subjects at all levels in both Junior and Senior Cycle.

Programme	Abbreviation
Programmes Offered
Leaving Certificate Established	LCE
Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme	LCVP
Leaving Certificate Applied	LCA

Senior Cycle Curriculum

Senior Cycle students follow a two-year programme leading to the Leaving Certificate Examination.

During Transition Year, students are given the opportunity to sample all Leaving Cert subjects, therefore assisting them in making their subject choice for the senior cycle.

We take a student-centred approach to subject options where students are surveyed well in advance of entering senior cycle, and every opportunity is taken to ensure that student preference is met.

Core Subjects

Irish
English
Mathematics
Religion
PE
Career Guidance

Elective Subjects

French
German
History
Geography
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Agricultural Science
Home Economics
Politics and Society
Accounting
Business
Economics
Music
Art
Technology
Design and Communications Graphics (DCG)
Physical Education

Leaving Cert Vocational Programme

The LCVP is an enhanced Leaving Certificate Programme. Students who have specified subject combinations (as laid down by the DES) qualify to take “link modules”: Enterprise, Preparation for the World of Work and Work Experience.

It is a worthwhile programme that combines the academic strengths of the Leaving Certificate with a dynamic focus on self-directed learning, enterprise, work experience and the community.

Assessment is by a written examination (40%) and a portfolio of coursework (60%).