CORE SUBJECTS

• Irish
• English
• French/German
• Maths
• Religious Education
• Physical Education
• Computers/ECDL

MODULES

Three week taster modules in the fololowing option subjects for Leaving Certificate, before the students choose the subjects in which they wish to specialise:

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Accounting
• Business
• Economics
• Geography
• History
• Art
• Construction Studies
• Engineering
• Technical Drawing

Additional seven/eight week modules, each module being allotted
three classes per week. Each student will take four of these:

• Film Making
• Food Safety
• Furniture Making
• FAI Coaching
• Art and Craft
• Horticulture
• Mini-company
• Log On Learn Computers for Older People

COMMUNITY SERVICE is done for one morning per week for half of the
school year.

WORK EXPERIENCE is done on a two-week block release system.

THEATRE PERFORMANCE

The Transition Year puts on a show each year, which involves all of the students in one of the areas of activity: acting, dancing, singing/music, set design and construction, publicity and front-of-house.

In the second half of the year, the students run workshops in various activities, for groups of children who come into the school from neighbouring primary schools.

Last updated 12 March 2010