St. Michael’s Secondary School follows the Curricular programmes set down by the Department of Education and Science, which may be amended from time to time in accordance with the Education Act 1998 (Sections 9 and 30).
Course Details
Students study 3 core subjects:
Students study 4 options from this list:
- Accounting
- Art
- Biology
- Business
- Chemistry
- French
- Geography
- German
- History
- Home Economics
- Music
- Phys/Chem
- Spanish
Students can choose to do LCVP as a 5th choice.
Non-exam subjects taught are:
- Careers & ICT
- PE
- Religion
- Wellbeing
The Principal allocates students to classes subject to demand and resources.
Further information on the Leaving Certificate Programme can be accessed from the NCCA at the following link https://ncca.ie/en/senior-cycle.
The Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme is open to students who take a particular combination of subjects and European Language or Language Module.
This qualifies the student to take ‘Enterprise Modules’, which aim to foster adaptability and initiative and develop communication and technological skills.
This work is assessed on the basis of a portfolio and written exam.
The vast majority of students are capable of taking this course and the benefits, in terms of confidence gained and skills acquired, are very significant.
Further information on the LCVP programme can be found here: https://www.curriculumonline.ie/Senior-cycle/LCVP/