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Category Junior Cycle

2nd Year Maths – The Ultimate Guide

2nd Year Maths — What You Need to Know My abiding memory of 2nd year was involved dealing with spots the size of craters on the moon. God, the trauma…. Teaching 2nd years for the last 13 years, I can…

1st Year Maths — The Ultimate Guide

1st Year Maths Overview Ah, 1st year……..where the innocence and joy of entering ‘big school’ is slowly ebbed away by the sheer volume of homework and information overload of the secondary school system. God, I am some miserable character. Let’s…

In Praise of the Junior Cycle

Let's talk all things 'Junior Cycle'! What is the Junior Cycle? How does it positively affect students, both academically and developmentally? How has it been reformed? Is there still room for improvement? All you need to know about the transitional period between Primary School and the Leaving Cert.

Junior Cycle Grades Explained

Junior Cycle Grades Explained The Junior Cycle Programme has reformed, and so has the Junior Cycle grading system. The new grading system includes a total of 6 grade descriptors: Distinction, Higher Merit, Merit, Achieved, Partially Achieved, and Not Graded. While…

JC Maths Syllabus Simplified

The Junior Cycle Maths Syllabus is a really important piece of literature to read ahead of the exams in June. The Junior Cycle Maths syllabus contains everything you need to know in order to sit the exam, and hence, everything…

Junior Certificate Timetable 2024

For many of us, the Junior Certificate or Junior Cycle exams were the first real taste we get of State Examinations. It can be quite daunting, especially if you’re the oldest child in the family, taking the plunge into uncharted…

Junior Cycle: My Guide

My Guide To The Junior Cycle The Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement (JCPA) is an award administered by the State Examinations Commission of the Department of Education and Skills in Ireland. It is compulsory for every child to complete the…