1. 1 ST YEAR SUBJECT CHOICE

2. DEIRDRE NASH GUIDANCE COUNSELLOR GUIDANCE COUNSELLOR

3. CORE SUBJECTS ENGLISH CSPE ENGLISH CSPE IRISH IRISH MATHS MATHS HISTORY HISTORY GEOGRAPHY GEOGRAPHY SCIENCE SCIENCE

4. J.C. OPTIONS – PICK 3 MATERIALS TECH (WOOD) MATERIALS TECH (WOOD) GERMAN or FRENCH GERMAN or FRENCH TECHNICAL GRAPHICS TECHNICAL GRAPHICS TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY MUSIC MUSIC ART ART BUSINESS BUSINESS

5. HOW DO I CHOOSE?

6. CHOOSE A SUBJECT YOU LIKE YOU LIKE YOU’RE GOOD AT YOU’RE GOOD AT

7. SUBJECT DESCRIPTIONS www.ncca.ie www.ncca.ie www.ncca.ie www.careersportal.ie www.careersportal.ie www.careersportal.ie www.curriculumonline.ie www.curriculumonline.ie www.curriculumonline.ie www.scoilnet.ie www.scoilnet.ie

8. PICK IN ORDER 1 ART 2 FRENCH 3 BUSINESS

9. WHAT WE DO WITH YOUR CHOICES

10. ROUND 2 YEAR GROUP CHOICES CREATE OPTION BAND YEAR GROUP CHOICES CREATE OPTION BAND EXAMPLE EXAMPLE ARTFRENCH ART BUSINESSMUSICTECH GRAPHBUSINESS WOODWORKBUSINESSGERMANWOODWORK GERMANTECH GRAPHTECHNOLOGFRENCH

11. UNIVERSITY ENTRY BASED ON LEAVING CERT POINTS BASED ON LEAVING CERT POINTS MOST REQUIRE 6 SUBJECTS FOR ENTRY (INCLUDING 4 HC3s) MOST REQUIRE 6 SUBJECTS FOR ENTRY (INCLUDING 4 HC3s) NUI COLLEGES ( UCD,UCC,College of Surgeons,Maynooth,NUI Galway) require a Pass grade D in IRISH, ENGLISH,ANOTHER LANGUAGE NUI COLLEGES ( UCD,UCC,College of Surgeons,Maynooth,NUI Galway) require a Pass grade D in IRISH, ENGLISH,ANOTHER LANGUAGE

12. SO NO 3 RD LANG= NO UNIVERSITY? UNTRUE! UNTRUE! 3 RD LANGUAGE NOT NEEDED FOR 3 RD LANGUAGE NOT NEEDED FOR  NURSING,ENGINEERING,SCIENCE,FOOD SCIENCE DEGREES IN UCC  Engineering /Agri /science degrees at UCD & Maynooth&NUIG(see www.qualifax.ie  SOME ART DEGREES (Ncad/Crawford)  ENTRY TO I.T.s

13. I.T. entry MUST PASS 5 SUBJECTS MUST PASS 5 SUBJECTS MUST PASS ENGLISH & MATHS MUST PASS ENGLISH & MATHS

14. Gardai/Army/Fas 3 rd language needed for Cadets in Army /Air Corps 3 rd language needed for Cadets in Army /Air Corps NOT needed for entry to Gardai & Fas NOT needed for entry to Gardai & Fas Irish NOT needed for Gardai – but must have a pass in 2 languages out of English,Irish,3 rd language Irish NOT needed for Gardai – but must have a pass in 2 languages out of English,Irish,3 rd language

15. ART & MUSIC Art portfolios needed for entry to most Art colleges, also some Architecture courses (not UCC) Art portfolios needed for entry to most Art colleges, also some Architecture courses (not UCC) V.useful subject for design & multimedia courses V.useful subject for design & multimedia courses Music not needed for entry per se, but entrance tests apply in related courses Music not needed for entry per se, but entrance tests apply in related courses

16. Woodwork & Tech. Graphics Useful for Construction, Design, Architecture courses,but not essential for entry Useful for Construction, Design, Architecture courses,but not essential for entry Woodwork – Construction Studies for LC Woodwork – Construction Studies for LC Tech Graphics – Design Communications for LC Tech Graphics – Design Communications for LC

17. Accountancy & Business Useful subjects for Business related degrees,but not essential for entry. Useful subjects for Business related degrees,but not essential for entry. Difficult to take up L.Cert Accountancy without having done Business for the J.Cert Difficult to take up L.Cert Accountancy without having done Business for the J.Cert

18. Technology 1 st exam in 2009 1 st exam in 2009 Computing, Project work Computing, Project work Useful for careers in I.T., engineering Useful for careers in I.T., engineering

19. HOW TO CHOOSE?? INTEREST INTEREST APTITUDE APTITUDE SYLLABUS - www.education.ie SYLLABUS - www.education.iewww.education.ie GRADE BREAKDOWNS – www.examinations.ie GRADE BREAKDOWNS – www.examinations.ie www.examinations.ie www.qualifax.ie – 3 rd level course database www.qualifax.ie – 3 rd level course database www.qualifax.ie www.careerdirections.ie – careers test, excellent information www.careerdirections.ie – careers test, excellent information www.careerdirections.ie