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Transition Senior

Year Cycle

Transition Year provides a bridge Senior Cycle Students at Senior Cycle
between Junior Cycle and Leaving follow a two year programme leading
Certificate. It offers a broad educational to the Leaving Certificate Examination.
experience promoting the personal, All subjects are offered at all levels
social, academic and vocational with students being encouraged to
development of each student. It provides pursue subjects at higher levels. We
us with opportunities to create new take a student centred approach to
learning environments in which each subject options with the opportunity
student can discover her own individual being afforded to study an extensive
talents, aptitudes and abilities. curriculum. Students are surveyed well
in advance of entering senior cycle and
Our aim is to prepare each student every opportunity is taken to ensure
for her role as an independent and student preference is met resulting in the
responsible member of society. We highest possible satisfaction rating.
encourage the involvement of parents,
employers and the local community
in the Transition Year Programme,
specifically through our Social Care,
Enterprise and Law, Future Leaders,
STEM, Work Experience and Enrichment
Programmes.

MANDATORY OPTIONAL
SUBJECTS SUBJECTS

Irish Accounting Economics
English Agricultural Science Applied Maths
Mathematics Home Economics Biology
Modern Foreign Language (French/German) Business Physics

Religious Education History Chemistry
Career Guidance Geography Music
Physical Education Modern Foreign Language Art
Information & Communications Technology Physical Education (Exam) Politics & Society

“Students behaviour was exemplary over the course
of the evaluation.”

Whole School Evalualtion - March 2013

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