LEAVING CERT SUBJECTS AT A GLANCE. IRISH. Higher-level Irish is taken by less than one-third of students – the majority of whom are female.

The French Leaving Cert paper is 2.5 hours, encompassing the reading and writing tasks. There is then a short 10 minute break, after which students complete the aural or listening section of the exam.

Sir I am a third-year student in secondary school. Last week, we were given a list of subjects for Leaving Certificate to think about before deciding our subject choice later in the year.

The subjects that a student selects for the Leaving Certificate can have a big influence on performance in the exam. While some are essential for entry to particular third-level courses, others ...

The first schools to offer the two new subjects of Leaving Certificate Drama, Film and Theatre Studies and Leaving Certificate Climate Action and Sustainable Development have been named. Some 100 ...

Two deaf students in Ireland are campaigning to have Irish Sign Language (ISL) made a Leaving Cert examination subject. According to Chime, the national charity for deaf and hard of hearing people ...

A handful of Cork schools have been selected to trial two brand new Leaving Cert subjects. The new classes - 'Drama, Film and Theatre Studies' and 'Climate Action and Sustainable Development ...

Students can get half their marks in a new Leaving Certificate physical education subject for projects and performances in activities as diverse as sprinting, camogie, orienteering, or jazz dance.

STUDENTS could be facing a three-year Leaving Certificate programme under a revised examination system being considered by Education Minister Noel Dempsey.

Ireland’s Leaving Cert is getting a new subject – climate action and sustainable development. It was announced today (29 March) as part of a planned reform of senior cycle education, ...

Over 60,000 Leaving Certificate students received their calculated grades today. ... Higher Level subjects gain more points than their Ordinary Level counterpart, with a H1 ...