Leaving Cert
Following completion of Junior Cycle and/or Transition Year, students enter Senior Cycle and follow a two year course leaving to the completion of either The established Leaving Certificate or Leaving Cert Applied.
For those who choose the established Leaving Cert, in general, most students will study seven subjects on which they are examined in June of 6th Year.
Alongside these seven subjects, all students follow prescribed courses of study in Physical Education (PE), Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE), Career Guidance and Religion. Students also have 1 tutorial period per week.
At Ratoath College, all students study the following three core subjects for the Leaving Cert exam:
- Irish (unless exempt)
- English
- Maths
The Arts
- Art
- Music
Business & Finance
- Business
- Economics
- Accounting
Humanities & Social Sciences
- Classics
- Geography
- History
- Religious Education
Languages
- French
- Italian
Practical Subjects
- Construction Studies
- Design and Graphics Communication (DCG)
- Engineering
- Home Economics
- Physical Education (PE)
Sciences
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Applied Maths
Click the button below to visit the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) webpage with more information on Leaving Cert subjects and the ongoing review of Senior Cycle that is currently underway.
