Can you study for a leaving certificate paper and do the exam as an adult?

davepatr07

Hi there,

Odd question however I am dedicated to life long learning. I've already done the Leaving Cert back in the day, however just for the sake of keeping my brain going and learning new stuff, I never did the History paper for LC in school and would be interested in taking the Leaving Certificate Honours paper or indeed any other papers on the curriculum as a mature/adult learner. Can this be done?

Thanks

cj maxx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058352500/can-you-study-for-a-leaving-certificate-paper-and-do-the-exam-as-an-adult

As far as I know, yes . When I did my Leaving many years ago there was an adult in doing one exam . I hope so as I'm also thinking of the same . Just to keep my brain active

Jellybaby_1

So does it mean you would be able to study just one particular subject for a couple of years? I'd be interested to do that too, in History. Where could you do this study? I have a terrible feeling I'd have to do the full curriculum of subjects, which I couldn't do.

cj maxx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122166840#Comment_122166840

I don’t know but I’d doubt it . You’re not looking to do the full leaving cert , just History . Go to your local school and get copy of the current book and maybe a copy of past exams ( available in shops or Folens .ie . If you’re only looking for History , I’m sure 1 years study would do . Best advice is to speak to your local secondary school . Good luck

Diddly Squat

My aunt did this, she was never happy with the results she got in maths when she did the exam so she went back many years later and did it again

DougalMcG

To answer the OP, yes. It is possible to study as an independent student for a single Leaving Cert exam.

Just be sure to look over the subject syllabus supplied by the Department of Education, and check the State Examinations Commission website for the exam timetable and to register for the exam.

I can't post links as I'm a newbie, but it should be easy enough to find this information with a search engine.

Good luck. 😊

sekond

A lot of the LC exams have a project element to them now - history is one of those. There is a research topic that needs to be submitted through the school. You would need to have a school that was willing to submit/sign off on your project.

The Further Education colleges used to run LC classes for adults - so you might be better off looking at your local FET provider to see do they offer classes - which would mean you wouldn't have to worry about finding somewhere to agree for you to sit the exam/

The other option, if you are just interested in the subject is to look at some of the lifelong learning stuff in universities. They almost all do them now, and there aren't usually any entry requirements (and you can focus on the stuff you are really interested in, and not have to do the bits of history that you aren't, but that are on the curriculum).

As an example - these are all the ones that UCD offer:

Course List - UCD Access and Lifelong Learning

LambshankRedemption

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123876042#Comment_123876042

If i had the time I'd actually love to do that! I did get a B, but I'm wondering what I did got wrong and wish i could prove I could do better.