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TY & Senior Cycle

The TY Programme

This is a unique one year programme for students who have completed the Junior Cert. It provides a bridge to enable them to make the transition from the dependent type of learning associated with the Junior Cert to the more independent learning environment of senior cycle.

TY encourages personal and social development and recognises the need for students to grow in independence. TY fosters academic achievement as students prepare to enter the leaving cert programme, further study, adult and working life.

This course encourages the development of a wide range of transferable critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills. There are currently 28,000 students in approximately 600 schools countrywide doing Transition Year.

TY in St. Attracta's is co-ordinated by a team of 4 teachers. There are 75 students doing TY. They are split into three classes.

The Balcony

The Canteen

Aims of TY

The aims of transition year at St. Attracta's are:

  • Education for maturity with emphasis on social awareness and increased social competence.
  • Education through experience of adult and working life as a basis for personal development and maturity.
  • Promotion of general, technical and academic skills with an emphasis on interdisciplinary and self-directed learning.

 

Subjects offered at Senior Cycle

ENGLISH
GAEILGE
MATHEMATICS

FRENCH
GERMAN

HISTORY
GEOGRAPHY

CONSTRUCTION STUDIES
TECHNOLOGY
DESIGN COMMUNICATION GRAPHICS

PHYSICS
CHEMISTRY
BIOLOGY
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

HOME ECONOMICS
BUSINESS
ACCOUNTING

MUSIC
ART, CRAFT & DESIGN

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

COMPUTER STUDIES

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Chemistry Laboratory

Design Communication Graphics Room

Leaving Cert Vocational Programme (LCVP)

This is an enhanced Leaving Certificate which seeks to prepare students for further education, the world of work and the business of making a living.

In addition to the regular subjects, students take the following LCVP modules: Enterprise education and Preparation for the World of Work.

The modules are recognised for points purposes. Full details of the LCVP are given when students are choosing their leaving cert subjects.