Senior Cycle

Leaving Certificate

Our Leaving Certificate (Established) is a two-year programme that aims to provide learners with a broad, balanced education while also offering them a chance to specialise towards particular higher education and career options.

To facilitate our 3rd and TY students in making their choice of subjects before beginning their Leaving Certificate course, an information evening will be held for all Parents/Guardians and their sons. This is facilitated by theGuidance Counsellor and the Principal. This talk covers all aspects of the Leaving Certificate programme, subjects, study requirements, career areas for which it is important and the type and
amount of work that is expected. In addition, a booklet is provided for students and their Parents/Guardians giving the above information as well as a synopsis of the course and the employment areas for
which a particular subject would be useful.

The Guidance Counsellor also addresses the students about the best combination of subjects to choose in order to give themselves the widest choice of options possible after the Leaving Certificate. This information evening usually takes place early in January.

The students have a period of time after this talk to reflect with their parents and teachers on their choice before making a final decision. The combination of subjects which is based on the students’
preferences, changes annually. The student choices made, will dictate the subjects which will be grouped together.

In Leaving Certificate, all students study the following core subjects:

  • Irish

  • English

  • Mathematics

  • Religious Education

  • Physical Education

  • Careers Guidance

This also includes specific workshop sessions on personal safety, health, study skills,
Relationship and Sexuality Education (RSE).

For more information on the Leaving Certificate established, please click HERE.

In addition, students have the opportunity to study up to four of the following option subjects:

  • Accounting

  • Agricultural Science

  • Biology

  • Business

  • Chemistry

  • Design and Communication Graphics

  • Economics

  • French

  • Geography

  • German

  • History

  • Music

  • Physical Education (Examinable)

  • Physics

  • Politics & Society

  • Religious Education

  • Technology

  • Visual Art

    Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP)

    The LCVP is a Leaving Certificate with a focus on enterprise and preparation for working life. This two-year programme combines the academic strengths of the Leaving Certificate with a dynamic focus on self-directed learning, enterprise, work and the community. LCVP students take two additional courses, called Link Modules, in the areas of Preparation for the World of Work and Enterprise Education.