Senior Cycle
In 5th Year at Laurel Hill Secondary School FCJ the Leaving Certificate Programme begins. Students can study seven different subject areas for the Leaving Certificate.
Senior Cycle subject choices are made in the latter part of Transition Year (4th Year). All classes are forty minutes long with a mixture of single and double classes across subject areas.
Core Subjects
English
Irish
Maths
French or Spanish
Physical Education
Career Guidance
Religion
Religion, Physical Education and Career Guidance are core subject areas but not exam subjects at Laurel Hill Secondary School FCJ.
Choice Subjects
Laurel Hill Secondary School FCJ also offers sixteen choice subjects at Senior Cycle of which students undertake three subjects to study throughout 5th and 6th Year. Optional subjects on offer include:
History
Geography
Politics & Society
Design & Communication Graphics (DCG)
Art
Social Scientific (Home Economics)
Biology
Physics
Chemistry
Agricultural Science
Business Studies
Accounting
Economics
LC Physical Education
Music
Link Modules/LCVP
Link Modules (LCVP) is also offered as an additional subject option and more information on this can be found in the LCVP section of the website.
More information on subject choices in Transition Year can be found by clicking on the Transition Year Subject Choice Information Evening information sheet.
Throughout each of the above subject areas focus is placed on pupils developing the Senior Cycle Key Skills of:
- Information Processing
- Communicating
- Bening Personally Effective
- Working With Others
- Critical & Creative Thinking
More information on the Senior Cycle Curriculum can be found on Curriculum Online (PDF).