Dept. of Education Junior Cycle Information for Parents/Guardians
Learning in the junior cycle will be informed by:
- Eight principles that underpin the entire Framework for Junior Cycle
- Twenty-four statements of learning that are central to planning for, the students’ experience of, and the evaluation of the school’s junior cycle programme
- Eight key skills that are required for successful learning by all students
All students study
- English
- Irish
- Maths
- Geography
- History
- Modern Foreign Language (French, Spanish or German)
- Religious Education
- Science
- ICT
- Wellbeing
- Short Course in CSPE
- Short Course in Physical Education
- Short Course in SPHE
Students choose to study 2 of the following subjects
- Art
- Business
- Home Economics
- Music
- Technical Graphics
- Technology