Programme

Fifth Year (11th Grade)

Ages 16 to 17. The first year of the Leaving Certificate: senior subjects in depth and professional typing speed.

Keyboard Fluency: Advanced SpeedPushing past 40 words per minute: long texts, technical vocabulary, formulas, references and consistent accuracy.10 lessons

English: Shakespeare - MacbethPlot, characters, themes, imagery and key quotations from Macbeth, and how to write a strong essay on a play.10 lessons

English: The Comparative StudyComparing novels, plays and films by theme, cultural context, vision and viewpoint, and literary genre.10 lessons

English: Poetry in DepthStudying a poet's work: Keats, Hopkins, Dickinson and Yeats, with techniques, themes and how to write about a poet.10 lessons

Maths: Functions and CalculusFunctions and graphs, limits, the derivative, rules of differentiation, tangents, maxima and minima and rates of change.10 lessons

Maths: Complex Numbers, Sequences and SeriesImaginary numbers, the Argand diagram, arithmetic and geometric sequences and series, and proof by induction.10 lessons

Maths: Probability and StatisticsCounting, arrangements and choices, conditional probability, the normal distribution, correlation and hypothesis testing.10 lessons

Biology: Cells, Enzymes and EnergyCell structure, membranes, osmosis, enzymes, photosynthesis, respiration, mitosis and meiosis.10 lessons

Chemistry: Atomic Structure, Bonding and the MoleElectron configuration, the periodic table, ionic and covalent bonding, shapes of molecules, the mole and balancing equations.10 lessons

Physics: Mechanics and MotionDisplacement, velocity and acceleration, equations of motion, Newton's laws, momentum, work, energy and power.10 lessons

History: Reform and Change in Ireland 1815 to 1914The Act of Union, Catholic Emancipation, the Great Famine, the land question, Parnell and Home Rule, co-operatives, women's suffrage and the 1913 Lockout.10 lessons

Geography: Regional Geography of Ireland and EuropeWhat a region is, physical, economic and cultural regions, core and peripheral regions, EU regional policy and urban regions.10 lessons

Economics: How Markets WorkScarcity and choice, demand and supply, equilibrium, elasticity, market structures, the role of government and the euro area.10 lessons

Accounting: Financial StatementsThe accounting equation, double entry, the trial balance, final accounts, depreciation, adjustments and ratio analysis.10 lessons

Computer Science: Algorithms, Data and NetworksAbstraction, Boolean logic, hexadecimal, data structures, databases and SQL, networks, encryption and the social impact of computing.10 lessons

Politics and Society: Power, Rights and IdentityPower and decision-making, democracy, rights and responsibilities, equality, identity, diversity and the media.10 lessons

Social and Personal: Relationships and WellbeingHealthy and unhealthy relationships, consent and respect, online safety, coping with pressure, mental health and planning ahead.10 lessons

Arts and Music: Art History and Music AnalysisEarly Irish art, Romanesque and Gothic, the Renaissance, Baroque, Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, and analysing set works in music.10 lessons