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Students choose our full-time school for the academic standards and structure it offers. They stay for the community, the friendships and the sense of belonging that they find in their time here.

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4th Year (Transition)

Get an academic head start, while building new skills and make new friends.

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5th Year

Lay the foundations for Leaving Cert success.

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6th Year

Master the exam system, understand marking schemes and gain the confidence to excel.

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4th Year at The Institute of Education gave me the space to figure out how I actually study best, without the pressure of exams hanging over me. By the time 5th Year started, I already had habits that worked.

Aoife
Former 4th Year Student

Going in, I genuinely felt ready. Not just 'hopefully I'll be fine' ready, actually ready, because I'd done the papers, I knew the technique, and I wasn't guessing on the day.

Jack
Leaving Certificate 2025 Student

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