The Leaving Certificate Programme contains 3 different subject groups:
Core Examination subjects, Option Examination subjects and Core Non-examination subjects.
Core Examination Subjects
All students, except those with specific exemptions, must study all core examination subjects. There are three subjects in this group:
- Irish
- English
- Mathematics
Option Examination Subjects
Students choose four of the subjects listed below, in addition to their three core subjects. These subjects are available, subject to sufficient demand.
- Accounting
- Agricultural Science
- Art
- Biology
- Business
- Chemistry
- Construction Studies
- Design & Communication Graphics
- Engineering
- French
- Geography
- History
- Home Economics (Social & Scientific)
- Music
- Physics
- Religious Education
Core Non-examination Subject
- Career Guidance
- Information & Communications Technology
- Physical Education
- Religious Education
- Social and Personal Health Education (SPHE)
Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme option (LCVP)
The Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP) is an intervention designed to enhance the vocational dimension of the Leaving Certificate. The programme was introduced in 1994 in response to the challenge placed on Ireland’s education system by a changing work and business environment. The LCVP combines the academic strengths of the Leaving Certificate with a new and dynamic focus on self–directed learning, innovation and enterprise. It consists of two Link Modules, Preparation for the World of Work and Enterprise Education, which are taken over two years in addition to the other Leaving Certificate subjects. To be eligible for this programme, students must already take certain pairs of option subjects in their Leaving Certificate. Points are awarded in the Leaving Certificate for LCVP.
For further information on the LCVP, follow this link: