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Is learning in Home Economics anything like what I did in primary school?
In SPHE and SESE: Science you will have learnt about your body, how to care for it and the correct
foods to eat. You may have had cookery classes in primary.

You will have made some items in Visual Arts which will be useful when you start sewing in class. Some
of you may have been taught sewing, knitting or crochet and even participated in textile classes and
camps.

You will have weighed and measured items and materials in Mathematics. You will have studied topics
related to the family in SESE.

Progression after the Junior Cycle
> Leaving Certificate Established – Home Economics – Social and Scientific
> Leaving Certificate Applied – Hotel, Catering and Tourism, Childcare

Career Note
> Home Economics teaching (very employable)
> Nutritionists
> Dieticians
> Food Technology
> Food Technicians
> Catering
> Textiles – Dress design, manufacture, Arts and crafts
> Interior Design

26 St. Mary's Secondary School First Year Subject Choice