This course covers key areas on the Leaving Certificate Higher Level Accounting syllabus. It includes comprehensive notes with questions and detailed solutions, which will empower students to answer Leaving Certificate Higher Level questions to a H1 standard.

Topics include:

Adjustments to Final Accounts of a sole trader, limited company plus presentation of final accounts of a manufacturing company

• Q1 is guaranteed to be final accounts and two of these options will be available to students worth 30% of the total marks.

Interpretation of Accounts and Ratio Analysis

• Q5 is guaranteed to be on this area again this year and is worth 25% of the total marks.

Club Accounts 

• This topic appears in Section 1 and Section 2 of the paper and can be worth 25% of the exam.

Cash Flow Statements

Budgeting

Topics include:

The course will cover a range of topics from the course, with each day drawing from a different strand of the syllabus.

• Day 1 – Strand 1 Topics: Health and Safety, and the Scientific Method
• Day 2 – Strand 2 Topics: Soil Science. Physical and Chemical properties of soil
• Day 3 – Strand 2 Topics: Biological properties of Soil and Soil Management
• Day 4 – Strand 4 Topics: Animal Health and Welfare, and animal reproduction
• Day 5 – Strand 3 and 4 Topics: Plant Genetics, Animal Genetics

This course focuses on the new additions to the Applied Maths syllabus, covering the following topics:

• Algorithms on Graphs
• Project Scheduling
• Dynamic Programming
• Integration by Parts and Substitution
• Difference and Differential Equations
• Work, Energy and Power

Students will be given notes showing clear but concise instructions on how to set up and solve typical problems in each of these topics, along with fully worked examples. Special focus will also be given to sample papers relevant to the new syllabus and advice on what will be expected of students in the new Applied Maths exam.

This course is structured to ensure students achieve the best results possible in their Leaving Certificate Higher Level Biology exam.

Due to syllabus length, Biology is divided into Section A and Section B. Each section is treated as a separate subject when calculating fees.

Section A – Topics include:

• Bacteria
• Fungi
• Amoeba
• Viruses
• Plant Structure
• Plant Transport
• Plant Reproduction
• Plant Responses
• Scientific Method
• Food
• Ecology
• Heart
• Human Digestion
• Excretion

Section B – Topics include:

• Cell Structure
• Cell Diversity
• Cell Division
• Genetic Engineering
• Variation and Evolution
• DNA and RNA
• Genetic Crosses
• Enzymes
• Photosynthesis
• Respiration
• Nervous System
• Human Reproduction
• Endocrine System

This course prepares students for success in the Leaving Certificate Higher Level Business exam.

Due to syllabus length, Business is divided into Section A and Section B. Each section is treated as a separate subject when calculating fees.

Section A – Topics include:

• Consumer Law
• Enterprise
• Management Activities
• Human Resource Management
• Change Management
• Insurance
• Source of Finance (Cash Flow Analysis)

Applied Business Question Preparation Units 1,2 and 3.

Section B – Topics include:

• Promotion and Place
• Expansion
• Getting Started
• Business Organisations
• Community Development
• Global Business
• European Union

Business Short Question Analysis and Solutions

This course covers key elements of the Leaving Certificate Higher Level Chemistry paper.

Due to syllabus length, Chemistry is divided into Section A and Section B. Each section is treated as a separate subject when calculating fees.

Section A – Topics include:

• Stoichiometry (empirical and molecular formulas)
• Volumetric Analysis (redox)
• Chemical Equilibrium
• pH Calculations

Section B – Topics include:

• Fuels and heats of reaction
• Rates of Reaction experiments
• Organic chemistry (aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and esters)
• Organic Chemistry (*reactions)

Please bring periodic table and calculator

• Alexander’s character: positive and negative traits.
• Alexander’s and Caesar’s treatment of defeated peoples
• Homer’s Odyssey: key considerations
• Homer’s Odyssey: key considerations, part two and propaganda in the Aeneid
• Virgil’s Aeneid: key considerations

This course allows students to gain an in-depth knowledge of the important sections on the Leaving Certificate Higher Level Economics syllabus and prepares them for answering questions to the highest standard.

Due to syllabus length, Economics is divided into Section A and Section B. Each section is treated as a separate subject when calculating fees.

Section A (Micro-Economics) – Topics include:

• Costs of Production
• Economies of Scale
• Revenue and Profit
• Perfect Competition
• Monopoly and Price Discrimination
• Monopolistic Competition
• Oligopoly
• Economic Data

Section B (Macro-Economics) – Topics include:

• Inflation
• Monetary Policy, ECB and the Banks
• Financial Sector
• International Trade
• Balance of Payments and Exchange Rates
• Globalisation
• Economic Development
• Population

This course is intended to place a firm focus on exam technique, question analysis and essay writing skills. Detailed revision notes will be provided to facilitate effective revision of key topics.

Day 1 – Paper 1:

• Questions A and B – Structuring you answers. Sample answers.

Day 2 – Paper 1:

• The Composition – Discursive options, the Short Story. Sample Answers.

Day 3 – Paper 2:

• Macbeth – Detailed notes on Dramatic Techniques. Sample answers to LC ‘Macbeth’ questions.

Day 4 – Paper 2: 

• Detailed notes on Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin and Paula Meehan.
• How to write a poetry essay.
• Sample Answers.

Day 5 – Paper 2:

• Comparative – Cultural Context and Literary Genre essay writing technique and sample answers.

This course provides a detailed analysis of the prescribed material for Leaving Certificate higher level French, with emphasis on the Marking Scheme.

Topics include:

Comprehension Treatment of Core Grammar

• L’Imparfait
• Le Subjonctif
• Le Passé Simple
• Le Participe Présent
• L’Impératif
• Les Pronoms

Reading Comprehension

• Answering technique and key pitfalls to be avoided on the day of the examination.

Listening Comprehensions

• Examination Technique and answering strategies.

Written Production

• Here the focus will be on core vocabulary, answering strategies and sample answers for Diary Entries, Reaction Pieces, and Formal & Informal Letters.

The 6th year German Easter Course will concentrate on building and developing the student’s skills in written and reading and aural proficiency to enable them to maximise their potential in the written exam

Topics include:

Reading Comprehension

• The course will cover Journalistic and Literary Reading comprehension practice with in-depth concentration on answering skills and marking outline.

Written Section:

• Productive writing techniques and topics will be covered while concentrating on ways to improve written proficiency.

Grammar

• Essential Grammar areas covered including Angewandte Grammatik section
• Cases
• Tenses
• Word order
• Level 2
• Adjectival endings
• Passive
• Subjunctive
• Pronouns

Aural Comprehension

• Aural comprehension practice with emphasis on essential skills required to maximise grade.
• Sample solutions from past papers will be provided.

This intensive course prepares students for exam success in Leaving Certificate Higher Level Geography. Exam analysis and marking scheme interpretation will be covered in all topics.

Due to syllabus length, Geography is divided into Section A, Section B and Section C. Each section is treated as a separate subject when calculating fees.

Section A (Physical Environment) – Topics include:

Plate Tectonics

• Plate boundary types.
• Folding and Faulting.
• Earthquakes.

Rocks

• Physical and chemical weathering.
• Karst landscapes.
• Ireland’s geological past.

Landform Development

• Human interaction with surface processes (rivers and coasts).
• Isostasy.
• Overview of glaciation and mass movement.

8- and 20-Mark questions

• OS map and aerial photo skills.
• Sketch maps.
• Weather maps.

Exam analysis and mark scheme interpretation throughout topics.

Section B (Regional Geography) – Topics include:

Concept of a Region

• Physical regions.
• Cultural regions.
• 8-mark questions.

Secodary Economic Activities

• Irish and European regions.

Continental/Sub-Continental Region

• Primary, secondary, and tertiary activities.

Complexity Of Regions (ii)

• Boundaries and extent of regions changes over time.

20 Mark Questions

• Sketch maps of regions.
• Data interpretation

Exam analysis and mark scheme interpretation throughout topics.

Section D (Elective Unit: Patterns and processes in Economic Activities) – Topics include:

• Economic Development, HDI
• Financial Services Ireland
• Mass tourism Spain
• An Irish Based multinational company (MNC)
• Conflict local and global interests
• Ireland and the EU
• Colonialism
• Environmental impact burning fossil fuels
• Sustainable development
• Ordnance Survey Maps and Photographs

This course is designed to help student prioritise work that needs to be done in preparation for the Leaving Certificate Higher Level History exam in June in an organised and structured way. All classes will allow for questions from students regarding the topics across their history course programme. Exam tips regarding essay writing and the marking scheme will also be provided.

Due to syllabus length, History is divided into Section A and Section B. Each section is treated as a separate subject when calculating fees.

Section A – Irish History

Topics to be covered will include:

Module 1 – Sovereignty and Partition, 1912-1949.

1. Socio-Economic developments in the Irish Free State.
2. Anglo-Irish relations in the Irish Free State.
3. Law and Order in the Irish Free State.
4. The 1932 Eucharistic Congress (Case Study).
5. Gaelic and Catholic Identity in the Irish Free State.
6. The steps towards Partition, 1912-1920.
7. The Bombing of Belfast (Case Study).
8. The Contribution of WT Cosgrave to Irish affairs.

• Students will receive a Sample Answer Pack of Irish Leaving Cert essays.
• Students will be given a presentation on how to write more effectively and score more points in their essays.

Module 2 – Movements for Reform, 1870-1914 (Compulsory DBQ section of exam).

1. The GAA to 1891.
2. The 1913 Dublin Lockout.

Course B – European History

Topics to be covered will include:

Module 1: Dictatorship and Democracy, 1920-1945.

1. Nazi Cinema and Propaganda.
2. Stalin and the Transformation of the USSR.
3. Fear and Terror in Stalin’s Russia (Case Study).
4. France between the Wars.
5. The contribution of Charlie Chaplin, Bing Crosby, and Leni Riefenstahl to Cinema.

• Students will receive a sample pack of European Leaving Cert essays.

Module 2: The United States and the World, 1945-1989.

1. The Vietnam War – Reasons for Entry and Military Escalation.
2. The Vietnam War – US military tactics and the impact on President Johnson (Case Study).
3. The Collapse of the Age of Consensus.
4. The Contribution of President Johnson to US affairs.
5. Black Militancy and developments in Race Relations to 1989.
6. The Apollo Moon Landing and Advance in Military and Computer Technology (Case Study).

• Students will receive a Sample Answer Pack of USA Leaving Cert essays.

This course covers key aspects of the Higher Level Home Economics Leaving Certificate course.

Day 1

• Exam Timings
• Topic Analysis
• Approach to answering Short Questions
• Diet across the Lifecycle.

Day 2

• Special Diets
• Approach to answering part (d) & (e) on Question 1.B

Day 3

• Protein
• Meat/Fish/Eggs
• Analysis of Tables/Charts on Question 1.B

Day 4

• Milk and Cheese
• Food profiles/processing
• Approach to answering B3

Day 5

• FRM
• Housing

This course aims to maximise the student’s ability to achieve the highest possible grade in the Leaving Certificate Higher Level Irish exam.

Comprehensive questions and answers are covered in all sections, with specific emphasis now being placed on the Literary aspects of the course. In relation to these ‘literature’ sections of the exam, in-depth notes are supplied and explained throughout the course, along with the allocation of marks and common pitfalls students should try avoid. Many of the grammatical areas required for a H1 grade will also be covered, with full and comprehensive sample answers supplied.

Topics include:

• Ceapadóireacht
• Léamhthuiscint
• Gramadach
• Filiocht
• Prós
• Cluastuiscint
• An Triail

This course covers the essential methods, formulae and procedures required for success in the Leaving Certificate Higher Level Maths Papers 1 & 2. Comprehensive notes are presented and fully worked solutions, with a huge number of examples, are provided.

Due to syllabus length, the Maths course is divided into Paper 1 and Paper 2. Each is treated as a separate subject when calculating fees.

Paper 1 – Topics include:

• Day 1: Differentiation
• Day 2: Applications of Differentiation
• Day 3: Integration
• Day 4: Complex Numbers
• Day 5: Financial Maths

Paper 2 – Topics include:

• Day 1: Practical Trigonometry
• Day 2: Geometry
• Day 3: Probability
• Day 4: Statistics
• Day 5: Inferential Statistics

This course is designed for students whose ambition is at least a H3 in the Leaving Certificate Higher Level Maths exam. Emphasis is placed on the understanding of the methods and on the application of these methods to practical problems. Also stressed is the ability to recognise appropriate methods when presented with new looking questions. Comprehensive notes are presented and fully worked solutions, with a huge number of examples, are provided.

Due to syllabus length, this course is divided into Paper 1 and Paper 2. Each is treated as a separate subject when calculating fees.

Paper 1 – Topics include:

• Day 1: Differentiation
• Day 2: Applications of Differentiation
• Day 3: Integration
• Day 4: Complex Numbers
• Day 5: Financial Maths

Paper 2 – Topics include:

• Day 1: Practical Trigonometry
• Day 2: Geometry
• Day 3: Probability
• Day 4: Statistics
• Day 5: Inferential Statistics

Please bring maths tables and calculator.

This course covers the essential methods, formulae and procedures required for success in the Leaving Certificate Ordinary Level Maths exam. Due to syllabus length, Maths is divided into Paper 1 and Paper 2. Each is treated as a separate subject when calculating fees.

Paper 1 – Topics include:

Algebra

• Manipulation of Formulae
• Inequalities
• Fractions

Calculus

• Max & Min Turning points of curves
• Rates of Change Questions

Number Patterns

• Sequences & Series Rule

Financial Maths

• Income Tax
• Interest Rates
• VAT, Exchange Rates, % Profit/Loss

Paper 2 – Topics from:

Probability

• Terminology
• Laws
• Bernoulli Trials
• Expected Value & Expected Frequency

Statistics 1

• Measures of Central Tendency (Averages)
• Measures of Variability (Spreads)

Inferential Statistics 2

• Margin of Error
• 95% Confidence Interval
• Hypothesis Testing

Length, Area & Volume

• Trapezoidal rule
• Perimeter
• Area
• Volume & Displacement

Please bring maths tables and calculator.

In the Easter Revision Course we will look at how to prepare for the LC Music listening and composition Papers.

Listening 

• Irish Music listening and essays
• Set work 3 of 4 – Mozart
• Set work 4 of 4 – Deane

Composition

• Harmony – Composing Bass Notes and Chord Indications to a given tune (Question 5).

Performing

• Practical Advice
• Unprepared Tests

This course gives an intensive overview of key elements of the Leaving Certificate Higher Level Physics exam.

Due to syllabus length, Physics is divided into two separate sections, Section A and Section B. Each section is treated as a separate subject when calculating fees.

Section A – Topics include:

Day 1: Mechanics 4

• Notes will be provided on Circular and Planetary Motion
• Fully worked out answers to a selection of past paper questions on these topics will also be provided.

Day 2: Mechanics 5

• Notes will be provided on Simple Harmonic Motion and Hooke’s Law and the following experiment
• Fully worked out answers to a selection of past paper questions on these topics will also be provided.

Day 3: Heat 2

• Notes will be provided on Specific Latent Heat of Fusion and Specific Latent Heat of Vaporisation and heat transfer and the following experiments
• To measure the specific latent heat of fusion of ice
• To measure the specific latent heat of vaporisation of water.
• Fully worked out answers to a selection of past paper questions on these topics will also be provided.

Day 4: Modern Physics 1

• Notes will be provided on Thermionic emission, Photoelectric emission, X-rays
• Fully worked out answers to a selection of past paper questions on these topics will also be provided.

Day 5: Modern Physics 2

• Notes will be provided on The Nucleus; Fission and Fusion Reactions
• Fully worked out answers to a selection of past paper questions on these topics will also be provided.

Section B – Topics include:

Day 1: Light  

• Notes will be provided on Wave Nature of Light and the following experiment
• To measure the wavelength of monochromatic light
• Fully worked out answers to a selection of past paper questions on these topics will also be provided.

Day 2:  Electricity 4

• Notes will be provided on Semiconductors and the following experiments
• To investigate the variation of resistance of a thermistor with temperature.
• To investigate the variation of current with voltage for a semiconductor diode

Day 3: Electricity 5

• Notes will be provided on Electromagnetism
• Fully worked out answers to a selection of past paper questions on these topics will also be provided.

Day 4: Option 1

• Notes will be provided on Particle Physics
• Fully worked out answers to a selection of past paper questions on these topics will also be provided.

Bring maths tables, past papers and calculator

•  Notes will be provided on Comprehension Style Question (Q13), Short Questions (Q6), Exam Strategy

Section A:

The 5 sessions will focus on the Development section of the source (Topic 8 in the subject specification). It will include engagement with the three key thinkers (Andre Gunder Frank, Vandana Shiva, & DR. Seán McDonagh), Bretton Woods Organizations (World Bank, IMF, WTO) and with the increasingly important are of the SDGs (Millenium & Sustainable Development Goals). These will be dealt with both through detailed class notes, Data-Based Question content with sample answers, and through essay structure and planning – all of which are integral to the structure of the SEC exam in June.

Topics include:

Session 1 – Intro to Development & Andre Gunder Frank’s “Under-Development”

• “Changing Notions of Development”
• KT – Andre Gunder Frank
• Causes of Under-development
• Corruption Data-Based Sample Answers and Corruption Sample Essay.
• Zimbabwe ‘Gold Mafia’ case study.

Session 2 – Vandana Shiva and “Mal-Development”

• Assessing the “Green Revolution”
• Eco-Feminism: KT – Vandana Shiva
• “Partners in Health” – Case Study
• Indian Farmer Protests – Sri Lanka and the move to organic farming.
• Stewardship & Gender Essay Structure.

Session 3 – Fr Seán McDonagh and “Eco-Theology”

• Fr Seán McDonagh
• Laudato Si. Consumption and Ethical Production.
• Ethical Trade Data-Based Question.
• The work of NGOs such as Trócaire.

Session 4 – Development Institutions – IMF, World Bank, and WTO

• Intro to Development Institutions IMF & World Bank.
• “Unfair Terms of Trade” essay structure and planning.
• Return to “Partners in Health” Case Study.
• Debt Relief Data-Based Question.

Session 5 – Sustainable Development

• SDGs and Ireland – Linking SDGs to multiple topics. SDGs and our Key Thinkers. “Technology and the Free Market” Essay.
• Ireland and the SDGs Data-Based Question.
• Dealing with Development “Backsliding” and recent destabilisation in the world development.

Section B:

This course gives an intensive overview of key elements of the Leaving Certificate Higher Level Politics & Society exam. Exam preparation techniques, including study skills for Politics & Society, exam strategy and timing will also be covered during the course.

This course is designed to prepare students for the Leaving Certificate Higher Level Spanish exam.

Topics include:

General overview of the exam paper

Key grammar points

• Tenses: Present, Past, Subjunctive
• Some special verbs: Ser and Estar
• Por y Para
• Pronouns

Reading Comprehension

• Exam techniques
• Vocabulary
• Synonyms and False Friends

Writing

• Opinion piece (Structure, topics, vocabulary, idiomatic expressions…)
• Dialogue construction

Listening comprehension

• Vocabulary from past papers
• Vocabulary for the weather report
• Strategies to maximise marks