report on Irish schools

ulrike

Hi!

I'm preparing my report on Irish schools for my university course: That's why I have a quite important question: Is it possible to do every Leaving Certificate at every school or can you at a secondary school only do the established programme, for example? Thanks for helping me!

carlowboy

Are you talking about LCA etc?

ulrike

Yes. I read that there are three examination: The Established LC, the LCVP and the LCA. And that there are secondary, vocational, community and comprehensive schools. So I'm a bit confused;)

mathew

Different schools offer different ones. Some schools only offer the established LC, some do Established and LCVP, some do all three. I would assume that all schools offer the leaving cert applied

An Citeog

ulrike wrote:

Yes. I read that there are three examination: The Established LC, the LCVP and the LCA. And that there are secondary, vocational, community and comprehensive schools. So I'm a bit confused;)

Students who take LCVP also sit the established LC. It's basically like an extra subject to teach skills like CV preparation and report writing. http://www.education.ie/home/home.jsp?maincat=17216&pcategory=17216&ecategory=17233&sectionpage=&subject=17649&language=EN&link=&page=

LCA, on the other hand, is a completely different course with different subjects and is designed for 'weaker' students.

sunflowerz

Only Certain schools offer the LCA
i.e. disadvantaged schools

Limerick Dude

Yeah thats true, my school doesn't offer LCA

carlowboy

You need certain facilities to do LCA. Like an absolutely massive Home Ec room is one I can think of.

Lucas10101

That would be the only facility because my school does LCA and the Home Ec room is sufficient although they don't have to pick that subject so you could have a school where no extra facilities are required.

I think a school would introduce an LCA Scheme if they find theres a high drop-out rate for Junior Cert. These drop-outs would then be encouraged to do LCA and that's why certain schools may introduce it.

carlowboy

But they'd still have to put the facilities in place in case someone wants to do said subject.

Corruptedmorals

Hey it's not just disadvantaged schools that offer LCA, a lot of ordinary public schools so. My school does, not a gigantic drop-out rate, but a good few unable for Leaving Cert. LCVP as well.

ulrike

Thank you so much for the information!