Junior cycle (lower secondary education) is a three year programme which is usually taken by students between the ages of 12/13 and 15/16 years.
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English, Irish, Maths, History, Geography, Science
Physical Activity, Religious Education and SPHE.
Following a two-week opportunity to sample each of the option subjects, students choose two of the following: Music or Technical Graphics, Home Economics or Engineering, Art or Woodwork. Business Studies and French are studied by all students for one year. Students then choose between either business studies or French in Second Year.
The Schoolbooks schemes that have been introduced will remove the cost from families of funding schoolbooks for children and young people. These schemes provide funding for pupils and students enrolled in post-primary schools in the Free Education Scheme..