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EVERY STUDENT WILL STUDY TWO BANDED SUBJECTS TO JUNIOR CERTIFICATE LEVEL TOGETHER WITH THE CORE SUBJECTS:
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St Kierans College Subject Choice for 2 nd Year St Kieran's College EVERY STUDENT WILL STUDY TWO BANDED SUBJECTS TO JUNIOR CERTIFICATE LEVEL TOGETHER WITH THE CORE SUBJECTS: Irish English Mathematics History Geography Science
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BANDED SUBJECTS: ART TECHNICAL GRAPHICS MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY (WOOD) MUSIC TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS STUDIES
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ART
Natural Ability Creativity Very little “study” but time consuming Especially re. Practical Section of the Junior Cert Exam
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TECHNICAL GRAPHICS
Spatial ability Precision – attention to detail Very little “study” (book work) but homework can be time consuming
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TECHNOLOGY
Element of Physics, Design, Drawing and Manual Skills Creativity, precision – attention to detail
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MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY (WOOD)
Manual skills and precision with little “study” involved [in conjunction with City Vocational School]
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MUSIC
Natural ability Creativity Interest Practical Section of Junior Certificate
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BUSINESS STUDIES
Some value as foundation subject for Accounting, Economics and Business in Leaving Certificate
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USEFUL WEBSITES
www.qualifax.ie www.careersportal.ie www.curriculumonline.ie
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Although students will only study two banded subjects in 2nd and 3rd year, they are requested to select three subjects in order of preference from the list
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The banding of subjects is dictated by the number of students interested in studying each subject.
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Example of Bands
Band A: Business A Technology A
- Tech. Graphics
Music Band B: Business B Technology B Woodwork Art
In this example there are 2 classes each in Business Studies and Technology and one class in each of Technical Graphics, Art, Music and Woodwork
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COMPLETED FORMS TO BE RETURNED ON Date to be confirmed
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