Junior Cycle

The Junior Cycle

All students take the Junior Cycle. So what is involved?

1. The curriculum is followed in each subject.
2. Offer students the opportunity to experience 24 statements of learning juniorcycle_statements_of_learningposter_dec11.pdf
3. Encouraging the development of 8 key skills

4. Classroom Based Assessments (CBAs) have been introduced for all subjects that will be taken for exams as well. In most subjects there are two CBAs, one in second and one in third year

4. Short Courses have been introduced.

A short course is a subject that students study over the 3 years but instead of being assessed by an exam, they do a Class Based Assessment or CBA. A CBA can be a project, a presentation, an activity or an event which students organise etc. In a short course there is only one CBA. The result of these CBAs will be listed on the new style Junior Certificate which is now called a 'Junior Certificate Profile of Achievement'

5. New Junior Cycle grading system - gone are the days of the traditional grades of A, B, C etc. A new grading system has been introduced.

Junior Cycle Subjects in Davis College

Davis College offers a very wide range of subject options to students in both junior and senior cycle. Students do four core subjects and they choose four optional subjects. These eight subjects are taken for exams in the Junior Certificate. In addition, students complete four short courses. These are taken over the three years and are assessed by completing a Class Based Assessment (CBA) in second year. A CBA is a project or assignment completed in class. The results of these will appear on the Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement that students receive after the Junior Certificate.