Junior Certificate

St. Patrick’s College, Lacken Cross offers a three year Junior Cycle Programme leading to the Junior Certificate Examinations of the Department of Education and Science.

Students in First Year classes take a broad range of subjects, including Social, Personal and Health Education (S.P.H.E.) and Physical Education (P.E.). First year classes are divided alphabetically and are of mixed ability. At the end of First Year, students opt for either History or Geography in Second Year.
All subjects are taught to Honours Level.

Subjects for Junior Cycle:

Irish
English
Mathematics
History
Geography
Science
Religious Education
Civic,Social and Political Education
Physical Education
Social, Personal and Health Education

Subjects for Junior Cycle:

Technical Graphics
Art
Woodwork
Metalwork
French
Home Economics
Business Studies
Music

1st Year students have the opportunity to sample these subjects for a four week period before making a final choice, at Halloween.