What is 4th Year at The Institute of Education?

Subjects

• Year 1, 4^th year ; Choose 4 Leaving Cert Subjects (Joining 5^th Year Classes)
• In Year 2, complete full 5^th Year School and in Year 3 progress on to 6^th Year.
• You may change subject throughout the year at Mid Terms, Christmas & Easter but cannot exceed 4 subjects at any point in time.

 

Timetable

• YOUR timetable will be arranged to meet YOUR unique individual circumstances
• There is maximum flexibility, subject to the parameters of the master timetable,
• Students doing sports may wish to start late in the morning to facilitate early morning training
• Similarly students with afternoon training/activities may wish their day to finish early
• Students commuting long distance may consider having their entire timetable run over 4 instead of 5 days. Leaving 1 whole day without any school. This is subject to the timetable restrictions.

 

Resources

• Students may avail of ALL the ancillary resources available at the Institute. These include:

·       Career Guidance – special assessments can be arranged; plus 1 to1 career guidance

·       Resource Teacher – students with particular learning difficulties can get assistance

·       Dedicated Oral Classes – Throughout the year there are additional oral language classes. With 40% of Leaving Cert marks in languages going for the Oral/Aural component, this is an area of great importance

·       Supervised Study – there is complimentary supervised study throughout the academic year; Mon- Fri- 8 am – 5pm

·       HPAT Seminars- Special HPAT seminars are held during the year for students considering doing Medicine. This test accounts for nearly 1/3 of the overall entry mark.

 

Admissions

• Admission to the 4^th Year program is strictly subject to an interview with the Admissions Office.
• Admission to the 4^th Year Programme is on an individual basis.
• Suitability for the programme will be assessed at interview.

 

Extra Curricular activity

If the student wishes to avail of any of the ongoing extra-curricular activities running throughout the year in conjunction with the 5^th Year school they may do so.

 

There will be Institute House Exams held at Christmas, and summer. Students will be expected to perform to the best of their ability at these exams. There are constant Mini-tests throughout the year as each section in the respective subject is completed. These results along with attendance will be displayed on a website which can be viewed by the parent and student.

There will be a Parent Teacher meeting held in January/February. If a parent wishes however, to contact the school at any stage throughout the year to have a meeting, we will gladly facilitate this.

 

Doing Leaving Cert Requirement Subjects in 5^th year

Certain students may wish to consider doing a Leaving Cert in Requirement subjects at the end of their 5^th year. They will have completed 2 years of a Senior Cycle. Subjects such as Irish, Maths and One Foreign Language are requirement subjects for entry into most Irish 3^rd Level Colleges There is an opportunity to fulfil these requirements at the end of Fifth year and so remove them from the workload in 6^th year. Students may then concentrate on subjects that they wish to use solely for points. The above does NOT apply to students who wish to do Medicine; as ALL subjects must be completed in the ONE sitting.

If you have any queries, with regards our 4^th Year Academic Programme, or wish to make an appointment to speak with one of our Admissions Team, please contact us at 01-6645209.

 

We understand that moving school is a very big decision and not one taken lightly. An appointment will be in the strictest confidence and carries no burden or commitment.

 

We look forward to meeting with you, and wish you the very best in your academic career.