The
school provides the following subjects at
Junior Certificate level:
Irish, English, Mathematics, History, Geography,
French, Spanish, Science, Business Studies,
Art, CSPE. Students will usually sit nine
or ten of these subjects in their Junior Certificate.
The
junior cycle also has non-exam programmes
in Computer Studies, Religious Knowledge,
Social Personal & Health Education, Physical
Education and Sport.
The school has an oratory where Mass is celebrated
each day. Students have the opportunity of
attending a class Mass once each week. Annual
class retreats are also held.
The
school provides the following subjects at
Leaving Certificate level:
Irish, English, Mathematics, History, Geography,
French, Spanish, Physics-Chemistry, Business
Studies, Accounting, Economics, Art, Music.
Students will usually sit seven of these subjects
in their Leaving Certificate. Subjects are
timetabled from year to year to maximise student
choice. The senior school also has non-exam
programmes in Religious Knowledge, Physical
Education and Sport.
The
school gives importance to co-curricular trips
abroad. Each year, outside of term, most students
in the school have the opportunity to participate
in a trip abroad. All these trips have a language
or cultural emphasis and may last from 8 days
to 21 days. Full details on trips are usually
available in the school newsletter.
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