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report on Irish schools

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  • 19-06-2007 8:24am
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    ulrike
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    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!


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    carlowboy
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    Are you talking about LCA etc?


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    ulrike
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    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;)


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    mathew
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    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


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    An Citeog
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    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.


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


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    Limerick Dude
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    Yeah thats true, my school doesn't offer LCA


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


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    Lucas10101
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    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.


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


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    Corruptedmorals
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    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.


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    ulrike
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    Thank you so much for the information!


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