Academic Excellence
Our students excel in state examinations on an annual basis. In 2020, 75% of our students who sat the leaving certificate exam progressed to third level education, and in 2021, 81% of our student progressed.
Leaving Certificate:
Students complete a two year senior cycle. Core subjects offered in Meán Scoil Mhuire are:
Students then choose four additional subjects from the following:
- Spanish
- French
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Physics
- Business
- History
- Art
- Music
- Home Economics
- Geography
- Politics & Society
- Accounting
- Religion
Physical Education and Faith Religion are also offered to support academia.
Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme:
The LCVP is a Leaving Certificate with a focus on enterprise and preparation for working life. This two-year programme combines the academic strengths of the Leaving Certificate with a dynamic focus on self-directed learning, enterprise, work and the community. In most ways the LCVP is like the established Leaving Certificate. LCVP students take two additional courses, called Link Modules, in the areas of Preparation for the World of Work and Enterprise Education.
Leaving Certificate Applied:
The Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA) programme is a two-year Leaving Certificate programme aimed at preparing students for adult and working life.
The programme sets out to recognise the talents of all students and to provide opportunities for developing personal responsibility, self-esteem and self-knowledge, and helps students apply what they learn to the real world.
The two-year programme consists of four half-year blocks called sessions. Achievement is credited in each session. Courses are offered in three main areas: Vocational Preparation; General Education; and Vocational Education.