The Junior Cycle comprises of 1st, 2nd & 3rd year and culminates in the Junior Cycle Examination held in June at the end of 3rd Year. Causeway Comprehensive offers a broad curriculum at Junior Cycle. Students attend classes in 10 core subjects and have additional choice of 7 optional subjects which they pick two.
In 2020 Causeway CS changed to one hour classes
Our School is fully engaged in the New Junior Cycle Programme. Please click on link for further details New Junior Cycle
Junior Cycle Subjects
Core Subjects :
- English
- Irish
- Maths
- History
- Science
- Geography
- French/Spanish
- Religion - Non Exam
- ICT (Digital Literacy)
- Wellbeing (PE,SPHE, CSPE & Life Skills ) - Non Exam
Short Courses : ICT & PE
Optional Subjects
Students pick any two subjects from the following
- Business
- Art
- Music
- Home Economic
- Woodwork
- Engineering (Metalwork)
- Technical Graphics
All first year students will partake in Subject sampling for the first 8 weeks
For further information see leaflet on Junior Cycle by clicking the link below
Junior Cycle leaflet