"In Junior Cycle our emphasis on holistic education means that we ensure students have a broad curriculum."

  
 

The Junior Cycle

Junior Cycle

1st Year Curriculum

The Core Curriculum

All students study the full core curriculum.

  • Irish.
  • English.
  • Maths.
  • History.
  • Geography
  • Civic Social and Political Education (C.S.P.E.)
  • Social Personal and Health Education (S.P.H.E)
  • Religious Education:

As a Catholic school, religion imbues the whole ethos of the school and all students who are registered as Catholic are required to take part in both class and out of class religious activities. (Alternative arrangements are made on an individial basis for students who are not registered as Catholic)

  • Physical Education
  • Science:

Though science is not part of the National Core Curriculum, all students do Science in First Year in Mounthawk and are encouraged to keep on one science subject to Leaving Cert.

  • Language: all studnts study a continental language, either French, German or Spanish.
 

Optional Subjects

In addition to the core curriculum above, students take 4 additional subjects from the option groups below.

Modern Languages

  • French
  • German
  • Spanish

Business Studies

The Humanities

  • Art
  • Music

Applied Science

  • Home Economics
  • Design, Communication Graphics
  • Materials Technology (Wood)
  • Metalwork (Materials & Tech)

A student can only take 2 of the 3 technology Subjects on offer in the school.

2nd and 3rd year Curriculum

Core Curriculum

  • Irish

Irish is compulsory for all students who do not have an official exemption granted by the Department of Education. Such exemptions will generally have been processed in national school or in 1st year.

  • English
  • Maths
  • History
  • Geography
  • Civic Social and Political Education (C.S.P.E.)

There is an examination in this subject in the Junior Certificate.

  • Religious Education.

As a norm, all students in Junior Cycle in Mounthawk take Religion as an exam subject in Junior Cycle.

  • Social, Personal and Health Education (S.P.H.E)
  • Physical Education
 

Optional Subjects

Of the 6 optional subjects chosen in first year, students retain 4 subjects and drop 2 from the following list.

Modern Languages

  • French
  • German
  • Spanish

    It is generally advisable that students should keep a language, unless there is a general learning difficulty which makes language learning difficult for a student.

Science.

Because science is desirable for so many courses in third level, and because it divides into three subjects for the Leaving Certificate, we recommend that students retain this subject if at all possible.

Business Studies.

Business divides into three subjects for the Leaving Certificate and should be retained by any student who is intent on pursuing a business career.

Art

Music

Home Economics

Technical Graphics

Materials Technology (Wood)

Metalwork (Materials & Tech)

 

 

  

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