Blackrock College, Dublin, Ireland

Academia

The College was established to support catholic parents in their responsibility for the spiritual, religious moral, academic and physical needs of their children in accordance with the teachings of the Church. Therefore, it is committed to the search for excellence, the uniqueness of the individual, the education of the whole person while experiencing a life in a community founded on gospel values.

In the catholic understanding of education the human and the divine are inseparable. All the activities of administration, management, counselling, academic and pastoral work, prayer and worship, extra-curricular and intra-curricular involvement, aim to prepare the young men for their lives as Christians in the community.

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Academic Departments

Heads of Departments (and Assistant Heads where necessary) organise the various faculties in the College. The College is divided into fourteen departments:

Pastoral Programme
Religious Education
Civics
Mathematics and Applied Maths
Science
Gaeilge
English
Drama, Public Speaking and Media Studies
Continental and Classical Languages
Technical Studies, Art and Music
Business Studies
History
Geography
Computer Science

Subject Choice:

Leaving Certificate students have a choice of twenty-three subjects. In addition to Religious Education, Mathematics, English and Gaeilge (unless an exemption has been granted by the Department of Education) any combination of subjects can be chosen from:

French                               Construction Studies
Spanish                              Art & Design
Italian                              Accounting
German                               Economics
Latin                                Business Studies
Physics                              History
Chemistry                            Geography
Biology                              Music
Applied Mathematics                  Economic History
Technical Drawing                    Social & Scientific

Computer Studies:

Besides the above, Computer Studies are offered and Certificates from CEB, City & Guilds and the Department of Education can be obtained.

Music Lessons:

Music lessons are also offered in most instruments including the Church Organ and Guitar.

Public Speaking

Public Speaking Exams (R.I.A.M.) are prepared for in every year.

Night Study

A Night-Study facility is available five nights a week and lasts for a three hour period.