This course is designed for 5th year students studying Higher Level Biology. Classes are exam-centered and particular attention is paid to past papers.

Topics include:

• Enzymes
• Photosynthesis
• Respiration
• Bacteria
• Fungi
• Protista (Amoeba)
• Viruses
• Plant Structure
• Plant Transport
• Blood
• Heart
• Lymphatic System
• The Senses
• Endocrine System
• Skeleton
• Nervous System

This course is designed for 5th year students studying Higher Level Chemistry.

Topics include:

• Volumetric Analysis ( Acid / Base)
• Stoichiometry
• Equilibrium
• Rates of Reaction
• Intermolecular and Intramolecular Bonding

The 5th Year course will focus on a mixture of both Paper I and Paper II. For Paper I, the focus will be on building the skills necessary to tackle the exam successfully. Whereas with Paper II, there will be an emphasis on both revision of texts that the students have done already and an analysis of poets they will encounter on the course.

Topics include:

Day 1 – Paper 1 – Comprehension – Structuring your short answer “Question A” responses, with multiple worked examples. Dealing with common question structures and frequently asked “Forms of Language” questions. Maximizing the PCLM Marking Scheme.

Day 2 – Paper 1 – Question B. Selecting and Structuring your 50-mark “Question B” answers. Common trends in “Question B” writing genres and exam selection technique. Approaching the Editorial/ Op-Ed writing with worked examples.

Day 3 – Paper 1 – 100 Mark Composition – Approaching the “Debate/Speech” titles – useful speechwriting techniques and rhetorical flourishes – worked examples and useful lessons from modern speeches.

Day 4 – Paper 2 – Poetry – Emily Dickinson – Selected poems and techniques for addressing exam poetry questions. Sample Essay Answers for ‘poetic techniques’ and ‘use of language’.

Day 5 – Paper 2 – King Lear – (a) Approaching “Language and Imagery” questions in Lear. (b) Key Themes – The Theme of Justice in Lear. Converting quotations into exam paragraphs. Common trends in essay questions.

This comprehensive revision course is designed to help you focus on what you need to succeed in the Leaving Cert French exam. The course offers a comprehension study of core grammar areas including: Le Passé Récent, L’imparfait, Le Conditionnel, Les Verbes Pronominaux & Les Pronoms

This course will also provide you with everything you need to succeed in the Written, Reading and Listening comprehension sections of the exam.

Topics include:

Reading Comprehensions

• 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, Emails, & Reaction Pieces.

This course has been specifically designed to confidently introduce students to literary and written aspects of the Senior Cycle.

In this course, students are provided with excellent material for the remaining poems and prose pieces while also remaining aware of the marking scheme. We will then progress to essay material which looks at more topical aspects in Irish society (healthcare and homelessness) while also introducing the student to the debating style used at higher level. Further to this, we will bring the students more into social questions relating to the Irish oral. Finally, we will finish with a focus on the reading comprehension and provide some revision on nouns in Irish. By the end of the course, students will feel confident just in time for their end of year Exams and for entering 6th year for their Leaving Cert.

In this course students cover key elements of the Senior Cycle Higher Level Maths syllabus.

Paper 2- Topics include:

• Trigonometry
• The Line
• The Circle

Sample Exam Questions