A Warm Welcome!

Information Evening for Parents & Guardians of First Year Students

Introduction

Advice To Aid Transition (Primary-Secondary

Third Level Requirement

Subject Choice

•Promotes:

Decision-making Self-Awareness

Interpersonal communication skills The ability to plan

Personal and social skills

Problem solving

Assists students with decision-making in:

Educational and Training choices

Job search skills

Employment opportunities

Interview skills

Work and life

Decision-making in relation to:

Course, Subject &Level in 2nd level

Study Skills

Exam Technique

Student

Educational Careers

Personal

The Transition from Primary to Post Primary

A significant life event

Core Subjects

English History Irish Geography

Maths Religion Science C.S.P.E S.P.H.E

French Art German Music Business Studies Home Economics Tech Graphics Study Skills** Metalwork Materials Technology(Wood)

Benefits of thevarious subjects....

How to speak in the language.

The skills of listening to, reading and writing in the language.

The grammar of the language.

Information about the countries where people speak the language, and their way of life.

A foreign language is useful for many careers including: Translator, Interpreter, Tourism, Journalism, Management, International Marketing.

Junior Certificate National Results

French:A B C

Higher: 10 28 31Ordinary: 4 25 33

German:A B C

Higher: 12 32 34Ordinary: 5 37 33

NUIM

NUIG

RCSI

UCC

St. Angela’s,Sli

go

NCADShannon College of

Hotel&Catering

UCD

Cadets & Defence

Force

You do not have to have a third Language to go to the following colleges:

UL- University of Limerick DCU- Dublin City University TCD – Trinity College Dublin

Any of the Institutes of Technology Science & Engineering courses in NUI,

UCD, NUIG

Engineering & Agricultural courses at UCD.

Engineering and Science courses at NUI Maynooth.

Engineering and Science courses in NUI Galway.

University of Limerick (UL): English & another language.

Trinity College Dublin (TCD) accepts a “language

other than English” e.g. Irish.

Institutes of Technology accept English or Irish for entry purposes.

Definitely requires: Any Third Language- Total of 156 courses

May require: Any Third Language - Total of 3 courses

Does not require Any Third Language - Total of 1147 courses

Follow recipes and cook dishes, in pairs and on our own.

Carry out projects on foods. Hand and/or machine sew to make small items. Become more experienced at managing your

resources and your time.

There are many jobs and careers that you can work in, e.g. chefs/cooks, catering, fashion and textiles, child care, teaching, food industry, tourism, and health and nutrition.

Junior Certificate National Results

Home Economics:

A B CHigher: 14 54 27Ordinary: 1 40 43

Music has a very important part in many peoples’ lives. Most of us will take pleasure in listening to music and many people will enjoy singing or playing an instrument throughout their lives.

Music related careers: career in music in areas such as education(teacher, lecturer), business (sound engineer, lyricist, reviewer, therapist) and performance (composer, performer, conductor).

Junior Certificate National Results

Music:A B C

Higher: 11 41 34Ordinary: 2 24 45

Learn a variety of new crafts. Learn to work in 3-D e.g. culpture or clay

work. Learn about the design process and how to use

it to create new design object and images. There are many career opportunities in Art -

areas such as: photography, illustration, interior/industrial/fashion design, education and architecture.

Junior Certificate National Results

Art:A B C

Higher: 23 31 34Ordinary: 13 32 34

Business Studies helps you to make wisedecisions about saving and spending your money

now and throughout your life.

Introduce you to many possible careers suchas: accountancy, finance, sales, marketing,and management.

It also gives you a good foundation for the three Leaving Certificate business subjects.

Junior Certificate National Results

Business Studies:

A B CHigher: 10 35 35Ordinary: 9 39 30

Work with metals and other materials such as wood and plastic.

Assemble these materials into useful and interesting items.

Learn how to apply a finish to your project. Careers: Construction, Craftsmanship,

Engineering

Junior Certificate National Results

Metal Work:

A B CHigher: 12 49 27Ordinary: 8 45 27

Materials Technology Wood (MTW) is one of the technology subjects offered at junior cycle.

In MTW students will learn: to design small projects; and the skills required to use tools and equipment to make their designs.

Students will work mainly with wood but also with other materials.

Students will learn about wood as a material and how it is produced.

Junior Certificate National Results

Material Technology Wood:

A B CHigher: 10 43 33Ordinary: 5 37 36

Can be studied on its own or to compliment

another Technical Subject

• In Technical Graphics students will learn how

to represent 3-D objects on paper and on

computer.

• Students will develop problem solving and

creative thinking skills through the solution of

graphical problems

Junior Certificate National Results

Technical Graphics:

A B CHigher: 16 31 31Ordinary: 12 34 26

Some topics in Metalwork overlap with Materials Technology Wood.

Many of the practical skills learned in Metalwork are similar to those learned in Wood.

Technical Graphics will help you to understand drawings and diagrams that you will be using in Metalwork.

You will also find some of the same topics coming up in Science and Geography.

Metal – Engineering Wood – Construction Studies TG – DCG- Design Communication and

Graphics

At Leaving Cert -Construction Studies• Construction Studies introduces students to the

knowledge and skills associated with construction technology, materials and practices.

• This is done through theoretical study and practical projects.

At Leaving Cert Higher Level 79% of students get A,B,C

At Leaving Cert Ordinary Level 58% of students get A,B,C

(79% of students take Higher level)

At Leaving Certificate, you will be able to study

Design and Communication Graphics.

In this subject there will be a greater emphasis on computer graphics and freehand sketching.

The geometry that is learned in Junior Certificate will be further developed.

At Higher level 77% of students get A,B,C.

At Ordinary level 71% of students get A,B,C.

This focuses on English, Maths and General Subjects.

For students who may find it difficult in taking on 3 choice subjects.

It is on the same band as the Languages, hence it is not possible to do a Language and Study Skills.

Subject Websites:www.scoilnet.iewww.education.ie www.skoool.ie

Career Websites: www.qualifax.iewww.careersportal.iewww.careerdirections.ie

Junior Certificate course books.

New Website

Subject Teachers Current Pupils Parents/Guardians, Older

Brothers & Sisters Guidance Counsellor

Do I like this subject? Am I good at it? How have I

performed up to now? Is there a chance I might need

it for further study/career? Am I keeping my options

open?

Partnership between home and school is vital

An open honest dialogue with ‘the school’ is essential

If there are any difficulties let us know: Year Head Tutor Guidance Counsellor Senior Management

Your son/daughter must list their subject choices in order of preference....The one they would like/want to do the most must be put down as

NO. 1....

4 subjects are chosen from the list and each student will be assigned to 3 of those subjects.

Students have the option to tick the box to indicate they are flexible around their 3rd/4th preference.

JUNIOR CYCLE OPTIONAL SUBJECTS

ART, CRAFT AND DESIGN METALWORK BUSINESS STUDIES MUSIC FRENCH STUDY SKILLS GERMAN ECHNICAL GRAPHICS HOME ECONOMICS MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY

(WOOD)

PLEASE SELECT, IN ORDER OF YOUR PREFERENCE, THE OPTIONAL SUBJECTS WHICH YOU WISH TO STUDY FOR THE JUNIOR CERT. EACH STUDENT SHOULD INDICATE 4 SUBJECTS, FROM WHICH THEY WILL BE ALLOCATED 3. EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO ACCOMODATE STUDENTS, THOUGH NO PARTICULAR COMBINATION OF SUBJECTS CAN BE GUARANTEED.

  STUDENT’S NAME: _______________________________________ CLASS: _______ TUTOR: ________________________________

  1ST CHOICE: ____________________________________________ 2ND CHOICE: ____________________________________________ 3RD CHOICE: ____________________________________________ 4TH CHOICE: ____________________________________________

  IF YOUR 3RD AND 4TH CHOICES ARE EQUALLY ACCEPTABLE TO YOU, PLEASE

INDICATE BY TICKING HERE ________

  STUDENT SIGNATURE: ____________________________________ PARENT/GUARDIAN SIGNATURE: _______________________________