Comments on: How does the Irish Education system work? http://www.busireland.net/irish/how-does-the-irish-education-system-work Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:52:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: eorpach_agus_eireannach http://www.busireland.net/irish/how-does-the-irish-education-system-work/comment-page-1#comment-1484 eorpach_agus_eireannach Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:21:59 +0000 http://www.busireland.net/irish/how-does-the-irish-education-system-work#comment-1484 The Compulsory part of the Irish education system is Primary School from age 5 to Junior Certificate at age 15/16. Primary Cycle Junior Infants Senior Infants 1st Class to 6th Class Junior Cycle 1st to 3rd Year (Approximately 10 subjects taken) English, Maths and Irish are mandatory for Irish citizens and residents for +7years Transition Year (optional) Senior Cycle 5th to 6th Year (Approximately 7 subjects taken) English, Maths and Irish are mandatory for Irish citizens and residents for +7years<br><b>References : </b><br> The Compulsory part of the Irish education system is Primary School from age 5 to Junior Certificate at age 15/16.

Primary Cycle
Junior Infants
Senior Infants
1st Class to 6th Class

Junior Cycle
1st to 3rd Year (Approximately 10 subjects taken) English, Maths and Irish are mandatory for Irish citizens and residents for +7years

Transition Year (optional)

Senior Cycle
5th to 6th Year (Approximately 7 subjects taken) English, Maths and Irish are mandatory for Irish citizens and residents for +7years
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]]> By: J.D. http://www.busireland.net/irish/how-does-the-irish-education-system-work/comment-page-1#comment-1483 J.D. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:59:59 +0000 http://www.busireland.net/irish/how-does-the-irish-education-system-work#comment-1483 i am currently in secondary school in Ireland. Nearly everyone goes to playschool than at about 4 or 5 you start primary school-it goes junior infants, senior infants, 1st,2nd,3rd,4th,5th and 6th class. Parents also often send their children to gael scoils, these are schools where the compulsory language is irish.(my nephew goes to one of these-they are getting more popular)and also you can got to an gael scoil for secondary school. In secondary the first 3 years are a course called your Junior cert.(ificate)or J.C. you sit the exam-most people do about 10-12 subjects. Then you can do a year called transition year or T.Y. which is kinda a year out.You still go to school but it not that school orientated. you go on trips, do plays and shows and have loads of guest speakers in.It's compulsory in some schools.When you're finished that you choose subjects for your Leaving cert(about 7) and study them for 2 years in more detail than you did for junior cert.You sit the exam and depending on the grade you get for each exam you get an allocated amount of points(the highest is 600)and this is what colleges will look at when you applying.<br><b>References : </b><br>i live in ireland and i'm doing my leaving cert i am currently in secondary school in Ireland.
Nearly everyone goes to playschool than at about 4 or 5 you start primary school-it goes junior infants, senior infants, 1st,2nd,3rd,4th,5th and 6th class. Parents also often send their children to gael scoils, these are schools where the compulsory language is irish.(my nephew goes to one of these-they are getting more popular)and also you can got to an gael scoil for secondary school. In secondary the first 3 years are a course called your Junior cert.(ificate)or J.C. you sit the exam-most people do about 10-12 subjects. Then you can do a year called transition year or T.Y. which is kinda a year out.You still go to school but it not that school orientated. you go on trips, do plays and shows and have loads of guest speakers in.It’s compulsory in some schools.When you’re finished that you choose subjects for your Leaving cert(about 7) and study them for 2 years in more detail than you did for junior cert.You sit the exam and depending on the grade you get for each exam you get an allocated amount of points(the highest is 600)and this is what colleges will look at when you applying.
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i live in ireland and i’m doing my leaving cert

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