1. Writing up your Other Areas of Learning (OALs)
These will be part of your Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement

2. Sample JCPA

3. What is on the JCPA
The Results of your JC Exams
The Descriptors for your CBA1 and CBA2
The OALs (you will provide this info)

4. What are OALs ? Use these to help you think of some
The OALs are school related and not about activities you may do outside school e.g.
Winning an award in sports, writing, end of year ceremony….
Being part of a school team sports team, choir, drama group….
Member of Students’ Council.
Entered a competition.
Participated in a school show, science fair etc..
Organised a charity event
Helped out at Parent Teacher nights or similar.
Any learning experience outside of exam subjects

5. Write down least 3 and no more than 5 OALs
Some examples
You should write them in the third person: Mary won an award….

7. This is the name of a teacher that can be a reference for your participation in the OAL.
Teacher References

9. How to send the informarion
Go to the OAL link on the school Website.
When you click the link you will open this form

10. Start copying and pasting your OALs from your word Document into the form-like so

11. Don’t forget to hit submit at the end, or it won’t save!
Do at least 3 OALs