Certain subjects are divided into sections A&B. In order to obtain maximum benefit from the Institute's courses, students should study carefully the subject divisions before enrolling. By doing this, students will know IN ADVANCE details of material to be covered during this course.
Examination Techniques: how to answer questions, manage time etc.are dealt with in all classes.
Junior Certificate 2010
Course Content
1. Business Studies (H)
Section A
Topics from:-
(i) Final Accounts & Balance Sheet
(ii) Club Accounts
(iii) Books of First Entry & Ledgers
(iv) Business Documents
(v) Household Budget
2. English (H)
Section A
Topics from:-
(i) An Approach to Poetry
(ii) Fiction-Seen and Unseen
(iii) Unseen Prose
(iv) Media Studies
(v) Drama (Studied and Unseen:addressing questions and how to construct answers)
(vi) Personal Writing
3. French (H)
Section A
Topics from:-
(i) Listening Comprehension
(ii) Letter, Postcard Writing and Messages
(iii) Comprehension and Grammar
4. Gaeilge (H)
Section A - Páipéar 1
Topics from:-
(i) Léamhthuiscint
(ii) Scríobhnóireacht
(a) Aiste
(b) Scéal
(c) Díospóireacht
(iii) Cluastuiscint
(iv) Gramadach
(v) Comhrá
5. Geography (H)
Section A
Part 1
Reading, understanding and answering the types of questions examined in this section.
Part 2
Topics from:-
(i) Population
(ii) Settlement
(iii) Economic Activities
(iv) Ordnance Survey
(v) Aerial Photographs
(vi) Physical Environment
Emphasis placed on linking and relating these headings together.
6. History (H)
Section A
Irish History
(i) Plantations in Ireland
(ii) Revolution in Ireland - 1798
(iii) The Great Famine
(iv) Parnell and Home Rule
(v) Ireland in the 20th Century
International History
(i) Renaissance and Reformation
(ii) Age of Revolution
(iii) Industrial Revolution
(iv) The Rise of Fascism
(v) Social Change in the 20th Century
Students will also be given guidelines on answering Picture and Document questions.
Evaluation of source material will also be addressed.
7. Maths (H) Syllabus A (Bring Log Tables)
Section A
Topics from:-
(i) Trigonometry: Sine, Cosine, Tangent, Sine rule and its application
(ii) Co-ordinate Geometry: Slope, Distance between two points, the Equation of a line.
(iii) Geometry; a selection of Theorem proofs and solving Geometric problems using Theorems
Section B
Topics from:-
(i) Algebra: Factors, Solving Equations
(ii) Graphs: Linear, Quadratic Functions
(iii) Statistics: Bar Charts, Histograms, Frequency Tables, Mean and Mode, Cumulative Frequency, Ogive, Median.
(iv) Area and Volume: Cylinder, Sphere, Cone etc.
8. Science (H)
Section A
(i) Light, Sound and Wave
(ii) Forces, Lever and Pressure
(iii) Magnetism, Static and Current Electricity
(iv) Heat, Temperature, Transfer of Heat
(v) Household Electricity, Density and Motion
(vi) Human Biology - Digestive, Breathing and Blood Systems
(vii) Photosynthesis and Respiration
Section B
(i) Periodic Table, Atomic Structure and Ionic Bonding
(ii) Air, Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide and Burning
(iii) Separation of Mixtures, Hard and Soft Water
(iv) Covalent Bonding, Acids and Bases
(v) Metals, Activity Series, Electrochemistry
(vi) Ecology and Soil
(vii) Plant Biology - Reproduction, Seeds and Transpiration
(viii) Human Biology - Skeleton, Excretion, Eye, Micro-Organisms
