OPEN NIGHT 2014OPEN NIGHT 2014

GUIDANCE GUIDANCE

JEANELLE GRIFFINJEANELLE GRIFFIN

COMPREHENSIVE COMPREHENSIVE

ETHOS ALL WELCOME BOYS & GIRLS ALL ABILITIES SUBJECT CHOICE PROGRAMME CHOICE MIXED ABILITY CLASSES EXTRA CURRICULAR

“A HEALTHY MIND IN A “A HEALTHY MIND IN A HEALTHY BODY”HEALTHY BODY”

BELONGING &BELONGING & INTEGRATINGINTEGRATING

COMPREHENSIVECOMPREHENSIVE SUBJECT RANGESUBJECT RANGE

COMPREHENSIVECOMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMME CHOICEPROGRAMME CHOICE

JUNIOR CERT 2018JUNIOR CERT 2018

TRANSITION YEAR 1YRTRANSITION YEAR 1YR

LEAVING CERTLEAVING CERT

LEAVING CERT LEAVING CERT VOCATIONAL PREPVOCATIONAL PREP

LEAVING CERT APPLIEDLEAVING CERT APPLIED

JUNIOR CYCLE 3YR

SENIOR CYCLE 2YR

YOUR CHOICEYOUR CHOICE

Five/Six Year PackageFive/Six Year Package

JUNIOR CERTIFICATE JUNIOR CERTIFICATE PROGRAMMEPROGRAMME

3 Years3 Years

2015 2015 –– 20182018

Junior Cert Junior Cert foundation for foundation for Leaving Cert Leaving Cert ProgrammesProgrammes..

JUNIOR CERTIFICATE JUNIOR CERTIFICATE PROGRAMME PROGRAMME

COMPULSORY COMPULSORY CORECORE

OPTION OPTION SUBJECTSSUBJECTS

COMPULSORY CORECOMPULSORY CORE PROGRAMMEPROGRAMME

IrishIrish EnglishEnglish MathsMaths FrenchFrench ScienceScience HistoryHistory GeographyGeography Civic, Social & Civic, Social &

Political Education Political Education (C.S.P.E.)(C.S.P.E.)

Religion (R.E.)Religion (R.E.) Physical Education Physical Education

(P.E.)(P.E.) Social, Personal & Social, Personal &

Health Education Health Education (S.P.H.E.)(S.P.H.E.)

ComputersComputers

EXAM NON-EXAM

& 2 OPTION SUBJECTS

OPTION PROGRAMMEOPTION PROGRAMME

77 OPTIONSOPTIONS

SELECT SELECT ANY TWOANY TWO

2 OPTION S

OPTION PROGRAMMEOPTION PROGRAMME SELECT SELECT ANY 2!ANY 2!

Materials Technology Materials Technology –– WoodWood

MetalworkMetalwork

Technical GraphicsTechnical Graphics

Business StudiesBusiness Studies

ArtArt

Home EconomicsHome Economics

MusicMusic

SAMPLING…SAMPLING…

Students sample all options up Students sample all options up to midto mid--term breakterm break

SAMPLING…SAMPLING…

GIVES THE STUDENT GIVES THE STUDENT AN OPPORTUNITY AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE TO EXPLORE INTERESTS AND INTERESTS AND ABILITIESABILITIES

MAKE AN MAKE AN INFORMEDINFORMED DECISIONDECISION

LOOKING AHEAD!LOOKING AHEAD! … TO LEAVING CERT… TO LEAVING CERT

CONTINUATION SUBJECTS

KEEPING OPTIONS OPEN

MATERIALSMATERIALS TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY --WOODWOOD

ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY

“HANDS ON”“HANDS ON”

PRACTICALPRACTICAL

TOOLS & MACHINERYTOOLS & MACHINERY

SKETCH FREEHANDSKETCH FREEHAND

THEORYTHEORY : WRITTEN 2 : WRITTEN 2 HOUR EXAM 100marksHOUR EXAM 100marks

PROJECTPROJECT : MAKING & : MAKING & DESIGNING & DESIGNING & PORTFOLIO 200 marksPORTFOLIO 200 marks

METALWORKMETALWORK ENGINEERINGENGINEERING

• “HANDS ON” • PRACTICAL • TOOLS & MACHINERY •THEORY : WRITTEN 25% •PROJECT : 4 MONTHS – COMPLETED AT SCHOOL 50% •PRACTICAL: 3 HOUR FITTING TEST HELD IN MAY 25%

METALWORKMETALWORK HAND SKILLS – MARKING OUT,

CUTTING, DRILLING & FILING

MACHINE SKILLS – TURNING, DRILLING, BENDING

JOINING SKILLS – SOLDERING, WELDING, BRAZING

SKILLS FOR LIFE – FROM WIRING A PLUG TO WELDING A TABLE!

TECHNICAL GRAPHICSTECHNICAL GRAPHICS DESIGN & COMMUNICATIONDESIGN & COMMUNICATION GRAPHICS (DCG)GRAPHICS (DCG)

DRAWING SKILLS, DRAWING SKILLS, PROBLEM SOLVING, PROBLEM SOLVING, AWARENESS OF AWARENESS OF SHAPE & DESIGNSHAPE & DESIGN

SUITS STUDENTS SUITS STUDENTS WHO THINK WHO THINK LOGICALLY, ARE LOGICALLY, ARE CAREFUL, ACCURATE CAREFUL, ACCURATE AND CREATIVEAND CREATIVE

COMPUTER AIDED COMPUTER AIDED DESIGNDESIGN

TECHNICAL GRAPHICSTECHNICAL GRAPHICS 3 HOUR EXAM

SHORT ANSWER Q’s

LONGER Q’s – allow student to show the drawing & problem solving skills learned

ARCHITECTURE OR ENGINEERING

BUSINESS STUDIESBUSINESS STUDIES

ACCOUNTINGACCOUNTING

BUSINESS STUDIES BUSINESS STUDIES

BUSINESS STUDIES

THEORY – INSURANCE, BANKING, TECHNOLOGY, MARKETING etc

ACCOUNTING – ORGANISE & RECORD FINANCIAL INFORMATION: FINAL, CLUB, FARM ACCOUNTS etc

RELATES TO LIFE: SAVING, SPENDING, RUNNING A BUSINESS, WAGES etc

EXAM: 2PAPERS : MIXTURE OF ACCOUNTING & THEORY …WIDE CHOICE ON PAPERS SO IF STUDENT IS NOT STRONG IN ACCOUNTS – THEORY SECTION CAN COMPENSATE THEM

STUDENT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE STRONG IN MATHS, BASIC +, -, and % calculation

HOME ECONOMICSHOME ECONOMICS SOCIAL SCIENTIFICSOCIAL SCIENTIFIC

THEORYTHEORY : FOOD : FOOD CHOICES, CONSUMER CHOICES, CONSUMER STUDIES ,SOCIAL STUDIES ,SOCIAL STUDIES, CHILDCARE STUDIES, CHILDCARE etcetc

PRACTICALPRACTICAL : : COOKERY, COOKERY, CRAFTWORK, CRAFTWORK, TEXTILES & FASHION TEXTILES & FASHION

HOME ECONOMICS

WRITTEN EXAM 50%WRITTEN EXAM 50%

PROJECT & FOLDER 15% (CRAFT)PROJECT & FOLDER 15% (CRAFT)

COOKERY TASKS & FOLDER 35%COOKERY TASKS & FOLDER 35%

“HANDS ON”, PRACTICAL “HANDS ON”, PRACTICAL –– ACTIVE LEARNINGACTIVE LEARNING

VALUABLE SUBJECT VALUABLE SUBJECT -- VITAL TO VITAL TO EVERYDAY LIVINGEVERYDAY LIVING

ARTART ART AND DESIGNART AND DESIGN

LEARN A VARIETY OF LEARN A VARIETY OF NEW CRAFTSNEW CRAFTS

SUITS STUDENT WITH SUITS STUDENT WITH CREATIVE, ARTISTIC CREATIVE, ARTISTIC FLAIRFLAIR

PREPARED TO WORK ON PREPARED TO WORK ON TECHNIQUE & TECHNIQUE & EXPRESSIVE STYLEEXPRESSIVE STYLE

CREATE AND MAKE SO CREATE AND MAKE SO THAT STUDENT LEARNS THAT STUDENT LEARNS BY BY DOINGDOING

ART

PROJECT: SCHOOL BASED, FROM A LIST OF THEMES

EXAM: DRAW AN OBJECT AND A PERSON

MUSICMUSIC

•SING •LEARN TO PLAY AN INSTRUMENT •LISTEN TO ALL TYPES OF MUSIC: POP, CLASSICAL, TRADITIONAL •COMPOSING •PRACTICAL EXAM – SING OR PLAY AN INSTRUMENT •COMBINED AURAL & WRITTEN EXAM COMPOSING & LISTENING

SUBJECT CHOICESUBJECT CHOICE SOME GUIDELINES SOME GUIDELINES

STUDY SUBJECTS YOU STUDY SUBJECTS YOU ENJOY!ENJOY!

Aptitude for the subjectAptitude for the subject

Prepared to work at the Prepared to work at the subjectsubject

Don’t do subject Don’t do subject because the friend is because the friend is doing it!doing it!

All subjects are open to All subjects are open to girls and boysgirls and boys

NCCA Website & Fact Sheets

SUBJECT CHOICESUBJECT CHOICE SOME GUIDELINESSOME GUIDELINES

Our Our CORECORE subjects subjects keep all options keep all options open open

*French, *Science *French, *Science

(implications for (implications for third level courses) third level courses)

NEED A PASS IN A MODERN LANGUAGE AS AN ENTRY REQUIREMENT FOR NUI COLLEGES

FRENCH (*CORE*)

SCIENCE (*CORE*)SCIENCE (*CORE*)

JUNIOR CERTJUNIOR CERT

LEAVING CERTLEAVING CERT

BIOLOGYBIOLOGY

CHEMISTRYCHEMISTRY

PHYSICSPHYSICS

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

ENTRANCE ASSESSMENTENTRANCE ASSESSMENT

SPRING 2015 2 HOURS (with break!) ENGLISH & MATHS IDENTIFY STUDENTS WHO MAY NEED EXTRA SUPPORT –NO WORRIES!

SUBJECT LEVELSSUBJECT LEVELS

Higher and Ordinary Level in all Higher and Ordinary Level in all subjects.subjects.

Foundation Level : Irish, English & Foundation Level : Irish, English & Maths.Maths.

Common Level in CSPE.Common Level in CSPE.

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LITERACY

NUMERACY

LITERACY!

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FINALLY …FINALLY …

BEST OF LUCK AS BEST OF LUCK AS YOU SELECT YOU SELECT

THANK YOU FOR THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION YOUR ATTENTION