Junior Cycle Curriculum

St. Mary’s offers a three year Junior Cycle to prepare students for the Junior Certificate at the end of their third year. Students then go on to complete state examinations in ten subjects.

A New Junior Cycle has been introduced in recent years. Students will experience newly developed subjects and short courses and will find that their learning has a significant focus on key skills and wellbeing. The new junior cycle will place the student at the centre of the learning process. It allows for new ways of learning and a broader range of skills to be properly assessed. These skills will largely be assessed through a new form of continuous assessment known as Classroom-Based Assessment (CBAs). We have listed below the subjects that contain CBAs

Students have the option to enter a Transition Year programme in their fourth year. The junior cycle course on offer is comprised of compulsory and optional subjects.

The following subjects are offered to Junior Certificate Level;

Compulsory

English

Gaeilge

Mathematics

Civic Social and Political Education (CSPE)

Geography

History

Science

French or German or Spanish

Computer Studies

Religious Education

Social Personal and Health Education (SPHE)

Physical Education (PE)

Optional

Art, Craft & Design

Music

Wood Technology

Home Economics

Business Studies

Technology

Technical Graphics

The following subjects have elements of Classroom-Based Assessment (CBAs);