St Raphaela's Secondary School

Junior Cycle

Junior Cycle Overview

Junior Cycle caters for students in the first three years of their post-primary education. It features revised subjects and short courses, a focus on key skills, and new approaches to assessment and reporting. For students, the junior cycle curriculum available in their schools is a mix of subjects and short courses as well as other learning experiences. In addition to classroom-based assessments, students complete state examinations at the end of their three year junior cycle and receive a Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement.

During second and third year, students complete a number of Classroom-Based Assessments. In addition to classroom-based assessments, students complete state examinations at the end of their three year junior cycle and receive a Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement.

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Junior Cycle Subjects in St. Raphaela's

Students in St. Raphaela's study a varied and extensive range of subjects at Junior Cycle between traditional core subjects, optional subjects, wellbeing subjects and short-course style subjects.

Core Subjects: Optional Subjects: Wellbeing Subjects: Short Course Subjects:

Irish

English

Maths

Religious Education

Physical Education

Science

Spanish or French

Geography

History

Art

Business

Home Economics

Music

(All first year students studying all option subjects, and choose two to continue with in second and third year)

C.S.P.E

S.P.H.E

Artistic Performance

Coding

Choir

Sustainability

(All first and second year students study these subjects for one term in both years)

The following link provides greater insight into the above subjects:

https://curriculumonline.ie/junior-cycle/

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