Leaving Certificate

All students study Maths, English, Gaeilge and French or Spanish. They then choose 3 of the following options.
History, Geography, Accounting, Economics, Business, Art, Music, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Enterprise Education, Home Economics.

History

• Studied at Higher and Lower levels
• Topics will be taken from Irish History, European and the Modern World
• Case Studies will be undertaken (20%)

Geography

1. Economic Geography or Social Geography
2. Physical Geography
3. Regional Geography - Ireland, Europe, World.
4. More detailed study of Map Reading.
5. Field study will be undertaken.

• The Leaving Certificate music exam consists of three sections:

1. Practical
2. Written
3. Aural

• Three classical works are studied in detail with harmony and counterpoint
• If students participate in the school choir, this can be integrated into the practical part of their exam
• The practical, which amounts to 50% of the exam, allows students to get recognition-vocal or instrumental or a combination.

Art

Economics

Accounting

• A more advanced treatment of the Junior Cert. Book-keeping course.

Chemistry

• The Leaving Certificate course covers the following sections:

1. Atoms, Periodic Table of elements, chemical bonding
2. Acid/Base reactions
3. Gases
4. Radioactivity
5. Environmental Chemistry-Water/Greenhouse effect
6. Study of organic chemistry e.g. acohols, production of soap, extraction of clove oil from cloves

• Chemistry requires an average mathematical ability, logical thinking and a general interest in science.

Biology

The course covers topics such as:

• Cell structure and division
• Plant and Animal Kingdoms e.g. amoeba
• All human systems e.g digestive
• Psychological processes in plants e.g. photosynthesis
• Microbiology-bacteria, fungi, viruses
• Genetics-inheritance of characteristics/evolution, genetic engineering, DNA profiling
• Reproduction and development-Plants and Animals
• Bioprocessing and waste management

Physics

• Topics include:

1. Light
2. Sound
3. Mechanics
4. Heat
5. Electricity
6. Modern Physics e.g. X-rays, nuclear physics, electronics

Business

• Business attempts to explain important aspects of business life and every day living
• Areas covered include:

1. Finance
2. Management
3. Taxation
4. Insurance, etc.

All students have a career guidance class and religious education classes.

Extra curricular activities
Choir
Sport
Debate

The following courses are catered for in the school

Junior Certificate

Leaving Certificate

Leaving Cert Vocational Programme

Leaving Cert Applied

Transition Year