1. September 2015 Y14 Parent/Pupil Evening UCAS / CAO

2. Grace Meehan QUB Sandra O’Herlihy UCC

3. Our Aim is to prepare all students for Higher / Further Education / Next Stage 90% + will go to University directly Gap Year Employment / training Need parental support to enable our students to make an informed choice for their next stage in their career

4. The class of 2015 are: Following 54 courses with different titles In 28 different Institutions

5. Degree Aberystwyth Belfast Met Durham Edinburgh Edinburgh Napier Exeter Glasgow Hull Leeds Liverpool Liverpool Hope Liverpool John Moores Manchester Man Metropolitan Newcastle Oxford

6. Degree Open University Queen Margret Edinburgh Queen's Belfast Sheffield Southampton St. Andrews St. George's London St. Mary's Belfast Ulster University Cork Galway Trinity USA Deloitte Bright Start programme

7. Area of Institution Year 1 Fee (typical course) (£) Cumulative Fee (typical course) (£) N. Ireland University 3,68510,395 English University 9,00027,000 Scottish University 9,00036,000 Price Check – Tuition Fees

8. Area of InstitutionAccommodation Weekly Living Costs Tuition Fees Total Annual Cost N. Ireland University £76.60-£90.65£159.80£3,465£9,857 English University £67.14-£130£167.80£9,000£15,712 Scottish University £148-£185£191.50£9,000£16,660 London University £90-£150£247.90£9,000£18,916 Price Check – Cost of Living

9. Conversion of A Levels to Irish Leaving Cert Points Four subjects are scored – either 4 A Levels or 3 A Levels and a fourth AS subject. Twenty-five bonus points are awarded for A Level Maths.

10. Study Aerospace Engineering Applied Psychology Art and Design Biomedical Engineering Biomedical Science Business Economics Business with Computing Business with Marketing Combined Honours Common and Civil Law with French Computer Science Computer Science including Professional Experience Computer Science with Industrial Placement Computing and Information Technology Computing Science Creative Music Technology Criminology and Sociology Drama Earth Sciences Economics and Business Management

11. Study English English and Film Studies English Language and Spanish English with Creative Writing Film Studies Food Quality, Safety and Nutrition French French and Spanish General Engineering Geography History and Social Anthropology International Politics and Conflict Studies Law Law with French Law Mathematical and Theoretical Physics Mathematics with Finance Mechanical Engineering Medicine Natural Sciences Nursing (Children's)

12. Study Nutrition Pharmacy Physics with Astrophysics Physiotherapy Primary Education with QTS Primary Teaching with English Literature Psychology Psychology with DPP/DIAS Social Work Software Engineering Spanish Therapeutic Radiography Zoology

13. Minimum target is 3 A Levels at Grade C Know that A and B Grades will dominate many conditional offers from Universities for competitive courses. One hour per subject per day – a very good measure of how hard you are working

14. Study Facilities Available Mon to Thursday 3.30-5.00pm - supervised

15. Early Applicants – completed from student side by 9 October to allow school to complete and submit by 15 October Remainder completed before mid term from student side Open days – UU Thursday 10 September – QUB Friday 11 September plus Family on Saturday 12 September from 10.30am - 4.00pm – St Mary’s Tuesday 15 September

16. https://hpat-ulster.acer.edu.au/files/HPAT-U- Info-Book-2015.pdf https://hpat-ulster.acer.edu.au/files/HPAT-U- Info-Book-2015.pdf https://hpat-ireland.acer.edu.au/files/HPAT- Ireland_2015.pdf https://hpat-ireland.acer.edu.au/files/HPAT- Ireland_2015.pdf http://www.admissionstestingservice.org/ima ges/126939-interactive-key-dates-calendar- 2015.pdf http://www.admissionstestingservice.org/ima ges/126939-interactive-key-dates-calendar- 2015.pdf

17. Conservatoires – 1 October deadline UCAS 15 January 2016 UCAS Extra 25 February 2016

18. Additional Support Provided by – CLT Link – Mr Leneghan – Year Head – Mrs Mary O’Brien – Tutors Mrs O’Neill Dr McHugh Miss McGowan Miss Carrol