Five Kildare schools are to have a brand new Leaving Cert subject
Five County Kildare schools are among those selected to offer the new Leaving Certificate subjects of Drama, Film and Theatre Studies and Climate Action and Sustainable Development.
Some 57 post-primary schools have been picked to introduce Leaving Certificate Drama, Film and Theatre Studies from the start of the 2025/26 school year. These include Patrician Secondary School, Newbridge and Cross and Passion College, Kilcullen.
In addition, 43 schools have been selected for Leaving Certificate Climate Action and Sustainable Development, including: Maynooth Post Primary School, Piper’s Hill College, Naas and Naas Community College.
The announcement by Minister for Education Norma Foley is aimed at ”providing young people with an opportunity to study a range of subjects that align with their talents and passions.”
Minister Foley said: “It was fantastic to see a strong level of interest from schools of all types in Kildare and across the country in taking part in this first phase of delivering the new Leaving Certificate subjects. These are being introduced to provide greater choice for students to better reflect their range of interests and support the development of a wider range of talents and skills.”
The new subjects will be available from the start of the 2025/26 school year.
“The applications received demonstrated the extraordinary talent, qualifications, experience, and commitment by teachers in schools across Ireland interested in introducing these two new subjects to their students. The level and variety of current subject provision in the selected schools and the enthusiasm shown by their school leaders, teachers, students and school communities was nothing short of exemplary and I have every confidence that the rollout of both subjects will be a success,” added Ms Foley.
She said it means students in 100 schools nationwide will have the chance to develop their interests, strengths and talents in these areas.”
Teachers in the selected schools will begin working with Oide, the teacher support service, this school year, a year in advance of teaching the subject.