
Leaving Certificate 2025 Timetable here
May 2025
Dear Parent/Guardian and Leaving Certificate Student,
As the exams draw swiftly closer, we draw your attention to TIMETABLE above and to the RULES FOR CANDIDATES (abbreviated) which you should be familiar with in advance of the State examinations beginning Wednesday June 4th 2025.
Students are requested to note the following:
Conduct of Candidates during Examinations
A Candidate shall NOT while in the examination hall –
A Candidate who has finished his/her work at least ten minutes before the time appointed for the conclusion of the examination may be permitted to leave the hall.
It can be disconcerting for students when their peers leave the examination hall early. A Candidate may be expelled from the examination hall if his/her behaviour is such to jeopardise the successful conduct of the examination.
We would encourage you to eat well; get to bed early and drink plenty of water to stay hydrated. On behalf of the whole school community we wish you the very best for the exams and an enjoyable summer.
Le gach dea-ghuí,
Ms. Fiona Gallagher
Príomhoíde
All students take the following subjects to examination level:
In addition to the core subjects above, students select three additional subjects from a list of options. The options offered are based on choice of each group of incoming Fifth Year students and are designed to satisfy the choices of the maximum number of students where possible. The current subjects we offer at senior cycle are as follows:
Students also have timetabled classes in the following non-examination subjects:
Physical Education, Religion (incorporating RSE in Fifth and Sixth Year) and Guidance.
An option available to students at this level is to undertake the Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP) as a full school subject.
Spread over two years, the LCVP combines the academic strengths of the established Leaving Certificate with a new and dynamic focus on enterprise, the world of work, information technology and languages. It promotes the skills and qualities of self-reliance, innovation and enterprise in an integrated programme that will prove relevant to the lives of students on leaving school for further education, for employment and for self-employment.
The Leaving Certificate Applied programme is a two-year Leaving Certificate programme aimed at preparing students for adult and working life.
The programme sets out to recognise the talents of all students and to provide opportunities for developing personal responsibility, self-esteem and self-knowledge, and helps students apply what they learn to the real world.
The two-year programme consists of four half-year blocks called sessions. Achievement is credited in each session. Courses are offered in three main areas: Vocational Preparation; General Education; and Vocational Education.
Assessment
Assessment takes place on the completion of modules, and there is also a final examination in each of the following areas:
Students who successfully complete the programme are awarded a Leaving Certificate from the Department of Education and Science. The certificate is awarded at three levels: Pass; Merit; and Distinction.