Unravelling

SUBJECT CHOICEon entry

to theLEAVING CERTIFICATE CYCLE 2015

St Angela's College Wellington Road, Cork

• Choosing subjects NOT in keeping with a student’s interests and aptitudes can affect performance

Facilitates an easier 2 years of study

Why do we regard subject choice as so important?

Entry Requirements

INTEREST

APTITUDE

INFORMATION ABOUT LC SUBJECTS

SUCCESSFUL LC

SUBJECT CHOICE!

Where does a student look to for help and advice on Subject Choice?

Taster Modules in each LC subjectAptitude Testing and feedback / adviceSubject Choice talksSubject Choice bookletAptitude Information BookletInformation on Entry Requirements and SubjectsClass group workIndividual appointmentsConsultation with Subject / Module TeachersWork ExperienceCareer notice boards / Career LibraryTY college experiences and programmesLectures and experiences as part of your TY programme

What information do they have to help them?

Career Library in school

7 Subjects in Total at School

Irish English Maths French or German

+ 3 more- 10 to choose from -

SOCIAL & SCIENTIFIC (Home Economics)

HISTORY

MUSIC

ART

GEOGRAPHY

BIOLOGY

CHEMISTRY

PHYSICS

BUSINESS

ACCOUNTING

NO LIMITS initially

GERMAN

5 subjects in school

Limits what you can apply for

eg. PLC Colleges

eg. Level 6/7 Degrees - CIT

Limits how many points you can get

Choice 15 subjects in school + 1 outside

= 6 subjects

More opportunity to apply for colleges

egs. UCC, CIT.Best 6 subjects counted for Points CAO purposes

Total = 600Total = 625

Choice 26 subjects in school

Same as previous

Easier to manage as they are all in school

Choice 36 subjects in school

+1 outside

1 fallback/insurance subject

Choice 4

“What happens if I have an Exemption and I don’t have 7

subjects???”

What is involved in each subject option?

Talking to Teachers

Looking at curriculum websites

Going through the LC

textbookswww.curriculumonline.ie

www.education.iewww.careersportal.ie

www.ncca.ie

What kind of a learner is your daughter?

Career Categories

Manual / Outdoor

Practical

Scientific

Artistic / Creative

Administrative / Business

Understanding / Social

Influential / People Contact

Helpful websites?

www.careerdirections.ie

www.gradireland.com

www.qualifax.ie

www.careersportal.ie

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What options are there

after school??

Gap Year

/ DeferralFÁS/SOLAS

Apprenticeship

Work

European or American

Universities

Level 8 Honours

Degree in a college or university

Level 7/6 Ordinary

Level Degree /

Higher Certificate

- ITs

PLC Colleges. eg.

College of Commerce

UCAS

Defence Forces

Private Colleges

eg.CSN

eg.CIT, PLC

eg.CIT eg.

CIT, UCC

Third Level Colleges in

IrelandCAO / Points

- Institutes of Technology -

(eg. CIT)CAO / Points

- Private Colleges -(Direct

Application / CAO)Other

- UCAS – Northern

Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales

ApprenticeshipsFÁS / SOLAS

- Defence Forces -(Recruitment

Campaign and Application)

- PLC Colleges - (Application, Entry Requirements and

Interview)

Entry Requirements

GRADE HIGHER LOWER % MARK

Points for Honours Maths

A1 100 60 90 – 100 +25 = 125

A2 90 50 85 - 89 +25 = 115

B1 85 45 80 - 84 +25 = 110

B2 80 40 75 - 79 +25 = 105

B3 75 35 70 - 74 +25 = 100

C1 70 30 65 - 69 +25 = 95

C2 65 25 60 - 64 +25 = 90

C3 60 20 55 - 59 +25 = 85

D1 55 15 50 - 54 +25 = 80

D2 50 10 45 - 49 +25 = 75

D3 45 5 40 - 44 +25 = 70

CAO courses

Total of 600

OR 625

EirQuest Interest & Cambridge Profile Aptitude

Psychometric Assessment in school

• EirQuest• Career Interest Test• 200 questions• JC subjects and

grades• LC possibilities• Choice to include

particular indicators• Highlighted career

areas under consideration

INTERESTS SKILLS

PERSONAL QUALITIESABILITIES

EirQuest / Interest...

• Individual Report gives detailed information on..

• RANKS 300 CAREERS IN 44 CAREER AREAS - INTEREST

• THEN MATCHES YOUR PROFILE INFORMATION AGAINST YOUR INTERESTS

• HIGHLIGHTS YOUR STRENGTHS

Interests

Skills

Personality

Academic Abilities