To learn more about what will be covered in each subject, please select from the list below:
Accounting
This course is designed to give students insights and methodologies on how best to approach the various aspects of the Leaving Certificate Accounting syllabus.
Topics covered include:
Club Accounts
Adjustments to the Final Accounts
Interpretation of Accounts
Job and Absorption Costing
Biology
This course is structured to provide students entering 6th Year with the confidence that is essential for achieving their full potential in their Leaving Certificate Biology exam. It will give students a head start in 6th Year by gaining the important knowledge on key topics.
For students who feel not enough of the course was covered in 5th Year or found Biology difficult, this one week course will help you start 6th Year feeling prepared for the Leaving Certificate Biology exam. For students attending this course hoping to achieve top marks, challenging questions with exam focused answers will be covered.
Topics covered include:
- Scientific Method
- Food
- Ecology
- Cell Structure
- Cell Division
- Cell Diversity
- Enzymes
- Photosynthesis
- Respiration
- Osmosis
- Diffusion
Each student will get a set of notes on each topic.
Chemistry
This course has been carefully designed to ensure students start their 6th year feeling confident. While students may have lost time in 5th year, this course will bring them up to speed covering the most important aspects of the curriculum.
Atomic Radius and Electronegativity
The Periodic Table and Formulas
Stoichiometry
Volumetric Analysis
Oxidation/Reduction
English
This course is designed to reinforce the key skills required for success in Leaving Certificate Higher Level English.
Session 1:
- Examination papers overview
- PCLM and the marking process
- Technique and timing
- Paper 1 – Comprehension – Approaching Section A + sample answers/Approaching Section B + sample answers
Session 2:
- Paper 1 – Comprehension – Question B continued + composition
- Personal Essay and Discursive Essay writing + sample answers
Session 3:
- Paper 2 – Single Text – Shakespeare – Othello – Structuring a Leaving Cert Single Text answer successfully
Session 4:
- Paper 2 – Prescribed Poetry – structuring a prescribed poetry answer successfully
- Sample answer based on Patrick Kavanagh’s poetry
- Approaching the unseen poem + sample answers
- Brief overview of Comparative Studies section with a focus on comparative technique and vocabulary + sample answers
Students will leave this course with a definite sense of the requirements for success in this exam as well as a clear understanding of the marking scheme and time management in the exam.
French
This course gives a comprehensive overview of key elements of the Leaving Certificate Higher Level French syllabus.
Topics from:
Oral preparation: Some key topics of general conversation, with a particular emphasis on the set topics as per the exam amendments for 2027. Students will also review the document option.
Grammar: 5 core tenses.
Reading and Listening Exam techniques and vocabulary.
Written production: Narrative story, Diary entry, Opinion piece, Fax/Email.
Irish
This course is designed to reinforce the key skills required for success in Leaving Certificate Higher Level Irish and has been carefully designed to make sure students start their 6th year feeling confident.
During our preparation course we will fine tune our own language skills, analyse the marking scheme, examine the most common pitfalls to be found in answers but focusing on sample answers and core knowledge.
The Essay
Students will look at how to plan and structure an essay, how long the essay should be, and how to avoid common mistakes. A range of social and political topics from past papers will be discusses, along with useful phrases and examples of idiomatic Irish.
Poetry
Is my Irish or subject more important here? Students will learn how to structure a poetry answer and understand what the marking scheme requires. We will look at sample answers and ways to include relevant content and personal response.
Prose Literature
Students will look at how to approach prose questions clearly and effectively. We will examine sample material and discuss common pitfalls, with a focus on quality rather than quantity.
The Oral
Students will be introduced to the layout of the oral exam and the type of preparation that is useful. We will discuss common oral topics, sample answers and ways to improve fluency and confidence. Guidance and support will also be provided for the Sraith Pictiúr, helping students understand how to prepare and approach this section of the oral exam.
Grammar and Accuracy
Grammar will be addressed in a practical and exam-focused way throughout the course. The focus will be on helping students improve accuracy, sentence structure and confidence in both written and spoken Irish.
By the end of the course, students will have revised key parts of the exam, develop greater awareness of common language errors, and gain practical guidance for continuing their preparation in 6th Year.
Maths
This course will revise core topics and prepare students entering 6th Year for Higher Level Maths.
Topics covered include:
Introduction to Probability
Algebra
Trigonometry
Co-ordinate Geometry
Physics
Topics covered include:
Day 1: Mechanics: Newston’s Law and Acceleration due to gravity
Day 2: Sound and Waves: Doppler Effect and Sound Intensity, Light: Reflection and Refraction
Day 3: Heat and Temperature: Thermometers and Specific Heat Capacity
Day 4: Electricity: Current and Conduction