Each year students in St Kieran’s College must make decisions regarding the subjects they wish to sit for their Junior and Leaving Certificate Examinations. These decisions are made towards the end of 1st Year and Transition Year respectively. Students will make their decisions in consultation with their teachers and parents. In order to help both parents and students make a more informed decision regarding the subjects to choose, a meeting will take place for 1st Year and Transition Year parents in the College Theatre/online where advice and assistance will be given in order to ease this process.
The first document is our Guide to Subject Choice for 5th Year. This document provides a summary of the presentation given by our Guidance Counsellors Mr Brian Dowling, Mr Liam Smith and Ms Eadaoin Maher at the meeting with parents each year and outlines some of the factors that parents and students should consider when making subject decisions for the Leaving Certificate and how they may affect their pathway to 3rd Level education, apprenticeships and the world of work later on. To further help in this process we have also included below on the right a subject description of all courses which are on offer here in St Kieran’s at Senior Cycle.
A Guide to Subject Choice at Senior Cycle
It is a great honour for St Kieran’s College to have been selected by the Department of Education as one of only 40 schools nationwide to pilot the new Leaving Certificate Physical Education course. We have integrated this new course into our curriculum. The specification for Leaving Cert PE is available here
We are also very grateful to Mr Brian Dowling, Mr Liam Smith and Ms Eadaoin Maher who are the Career Guidance teachers in St Kieran’s College and continues to guide students in many areas, including their subject choice. Mr Dowling, Mr Liam Smith and Ms Eadaoin Maher possess a wealth of knowledge in the area of subject choice and their presentation is available here
1st Year Subject Choice
After Christmas of their first year in the school, 1st Year students will also make choices regarding subjects for 2nd Year. The information contained in the documents below should help parents and students during this process. The school will organise a meeting for the parents of 1st years, usually in January each year before the Parent/Teacher Meeting and every assistance will be given to both students and parents to ease the process.
1st Year Subject Choice Presentation
If students, or parents, have any questions about the subjects or the process they should contact the school and we would be delighted to help.
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Wednesday 25th |
Staff Day (No school for students) |
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Thursday 26th |
6th Years return to school at 8:50am |
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Thursday 26th |
Induction for First Year students at 2pm |
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Friday 27th |
Third and Fifth Year students return at 8:50am |
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Monday 30th |
Second Year and Transition Year students return to school at 8:50am |
| September | |
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Friday 3rd |
Leaving Certificate Results |
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Friday 17th |
Sports Day (To be confirmed) |
| October | |
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Monday 11th |
TY Work Experience Begins |
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Friday 22nd |
Mid-Term Break Begins |
| November | |
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Monday 1st |
School Reopens after Mid-Term Break |
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Thursday 4th |
LC Careers Information Evening (TBC) |
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Thursday 11th |
Sixth Year P/T Meeting (TBC) |
Please note: It may be necessary to reschedule some of the above times and dates. Please check back to this webpage throughout the year for confirmation of the most up to date information.
| September | |
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Friday 23rd |
Sports Day for all students |
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Monday 26th |
Open Night for Incoming First Years 2023 beginning at 6:30pm |
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Monday 17th - Friday 28th |
TY Work Experience |
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Friday 28th |
Midterm Break Begins at 1pm |
| November | |
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Monday 7th |
School reopens after Mid-Term Break at 8:50am |
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Thursday 10th |
6th Year Careers Information Evening at 7pm |
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Thursday 17th |
6th Year P/T meeting (4:15 -6:45pm) |
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Friday 25th |
Staff Training Day - No school for students |
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Monday 28th |
JCT Cluster Day - No school for students |
| December | |
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Thursday 1st |
3rd Year P/T meeting (4:15-6:45pm) |
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Thursday 8th |
5th Year P/T meeting (4:15-6:45pm) |
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Monday 12th |
Christmas Exams Begin (Provisional) |
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Wednesday 21st @1pm |
Christmas Holidays Begin |
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Thursday 5th |
School reopens after Christmas at 8:50am |
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Tuesday 12th |
Subject Choice Meeting for 1st Year Parents |
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Thursday 19th |
1st Year P/T Meeting (4:15-6:45pm) |
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Thursday 26th |
2nd Year P/T Meeting (4:15-6:45pm) |
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Monday 6th |
St Brigid's Day (School Closed) |
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Friday 10th @1pm |
Mid-Term Break Begins |
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Monday 20th |
Class resumes after Mid-Term Break (8:50am) |
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Thursday 23rd (7pm) |
Subject Choice Meeting for TY Parents |
| March | |
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Saturday 11th |
Entrance Assessment Test |
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Thursday 9th |
Transition Year P/T meeting (4:15-6:45pm) |
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Thursday 17th |
St Patrick's Day (School Closed) |
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Friday 31st @1pm |
Easter Holidays Begin |
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Monday 17th @8:50am |
School Reopens after Easter Holidays |
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Thursday 27th @7pm |
Third Year Parents Information Evening for TY |
| May | |
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Monday 1st |
Bank Holiday (School Closed) |
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Tuesday 2nd |
Free Day (School Closed) |
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Monday 23rd |
End of Year Awards Night |
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Monday 29th |
Summer Exams Begin (Provisional) |
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Friday 2nd @1pm |
Summer Holidays Begin |
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Wednesday 7th |
State Examinations Begin |
