Schools in Ireland follow a national curriculum set down by the Department of Education and all students follow the same courses and take the same state examinations regardless of the type of school they attend.
The Department of Education offers about 30 subjects on the national curriculum and most schools will offer between 15 and 20 of these subjects.
At Junior Certificate level students will usually take a minimum of 7 academic subjects and at Leaving Certificate level a minimum of 6. Subjects that students most frequently choose from are: |
| (Note it is possible to take Japanese and Russian in the Irish Leaving Certificate and classes for these subjects may be arranged on a private tuition basis at an extra charge). |
