Curriculum
Since its inception Scoil Mhuire has earned and maintained its record for academic excellence.
The school aims to help all pupils achieve their fullest potential in academic and extra-curricular fields at each stage of their development. In our teaching we aim to help, stimulate, and challenge each student, and this aim is supported by careful monitoring and regular reporting.
A dedicated and accomplished teaching staff, together with an optimum learning environment, ensures that our pupils consistently set the standard in their chosen discipline.
The curriculum provided is balanced, broad and diverse.
A high priority is placed on communication with parents. There is a parent-teacher meeting for every year group each year.
The Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate curricula of the Irish Department of Education and Skills are followed. All students sit the Junior Certificate at the end of 3rd Year. Transition Year is compulsory in 4th Year. All students sit the Leaving Certificate at the end of 6th Year.
Scoil Mhuire is widely acknowledged as one of the key feeder schools to national universities. Our examination results are excellent across a wide ability range. The overwhelming majority of our students go on to study at university.
Junior Cycle Subjects
Junior students may avail of the subjects listed below. We at Scoil Mhuire also pride ourselves in ensuring that junior students have access to a wide range of subjects
Irish
English
Mathematics
History
Geography
Science
Business
A choice of either French or German or Italian
A choice of Music or Art or Home Economics
CSPE
SPHE
Religion
PE
Artistic Performance (Short Course)
Digital Literacy
Senior Cycle Subjects
As students approach Senior cycle, it is critical that the choices are available to them that will allow progression along their chosen path. Below is the list of subjects from which students may select:
Business https://scoilmhuirecork.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Business-Accounting-and-Economics.pptx
German
Biology https://scoilmhuirecork.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Leaving-Certificate-Biology.pdf
History https://scoilmhuirecork.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/History-–-Leaving-Certificate-and-Beyond.pptx
Geography https://scoilmhuirecork.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Geog-Subject-Template.pdf
Accounting https://scoilmhuirecork.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Business-Accounting-and-Economics.pptx
Economics https://scoilmhuirecork.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Business-Accounting-and-Economics.pptx
French
Social & Scientific https://scoilmhuirecork.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Home-Economics.pdf
Physics https://scoilmhuirecork.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/PHYSICS.pdf
Art https://scoilmhuirecork.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Leaving-Certificate-Art-Scoil-Mhuire.pdf
Italian
Chemistry https://scoilmhuirecork.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Subject-Description-Chemistry-1.pdf
Music https://scoilmhuirecork.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/LEAVING-CERT-MUSIC-SMC.pdf