Senior Cycle Redevelopment
The Senior Cycle curriculum (Leaving Certificate) is undergoing significant reform.
These developments are guided by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment’s Advisory Report on the Review of Senior Cycle, together with the reported experiences of Leaving Certificate students themselves.
At present, Senior Cycle subjects are being updated through a phased approach known as ‘tranches.’ Each of the newly revised subject specifications will include additional assessment components, referred to as AACs. These AACs will account for a minimum of 40% of the total marks available in each subject and will be administered by the State Examinations Commission. They will be conducted independently by students in accordance with guidelines provided by the State Examinations Commission.
More detailed information may be found here
Core
Subjects
The following subjects are timetabled for senior cycle students:
→ Religious Education
→ Irish
→ English
→ Mathematics
→ Career Guidance
→ Physical Education
Academic
& Practical
In addition students choose 3 of the following - Art, Home Ec & Music and either French or Spanish.
→ Accounting
→ Agricultural Science
→ Applied Mathematics
→ Biology
→ Business
→ Chemistry
→ Economics
→ French
→ Geography
→ History
→ Physics
→ Spanish
→Art
→ Home Economics
→ Music