A full range of courses and programmes is available
Adult and Community Education
Over 2000 adults participate in 120 evening courses currently offered in the school. These courses are classified into six categories:-
Languages, Arts and Crafts, Sports and Exercise, Business, Social and Personal Development, Hobbies and Skills.
Degree courses with the Open University in Ireland in Arts, Technology, Mathematics and Social Science are provided.
Also provided are:-
National College of Industrial Relations Diploma in Management and Industrial Relations,
Diploma in the Psychology of Criminal Behaviour,
University of Cambridge Certificates in Information Technology,
LCCI Diploma in Marketing,
University College Cork Diploma in Social and Community Studies,
Art courses with the Open College of the Arts.Prospectus for Adult and Community Education Programme Spring 2003
Secondary Education
The school provides a full six year cycle to Leaving Certificate. Three years lead to the Junior Certificate and a three year programme, including a Transition Year, to Leaving Certificate. Students normally complete the full programme.
Junior Certificate
The curriculum we provide at Junior Certificate level includes the core subjects of Mathematics, English, Irish, History, Geography, Science, French or German, Civic Social and Political Education, Religious Education, Physical Education and Music Appreciation. These subjects are studied by all students. Students have a choice of optional subjects - Art, Business Studies, Technical Graphics, Materials Technology (Wood) and Materials & Technology (Metal). Special tuition is provided for students with learning difficulties.
Transition Year
Our Transition Year programme provides a valuable experience for Fourth Year students to experience at first hand many facets of a working adult life while still continuing with their academic studies. A period of work placement is an integral part of the year's programme.
The programme combines year long studies in English, Mathematics, Irish, Computer Applications, Modern European Languages with shorter introductory studies of most Leaving Certificate subjects. The year also includes work in communication skills, job finding skills, enterprise education including mini-companies and a period of community service which exposes students to the needs of others in society. A special module on European Studies is taken by some of the students in this year. There is a fuller description of the Transition Year programme on the Fourth Year Curriculum page.
Leaving Certificate
Our Leaving Certificate curriculum includes the core subjects of Mathematics, English, Irish, Religious Education, Physical Education and Modules on Enterprise Education and Preparation for Work - these are studied by all students. We offer a wide choice of optional subjects to our Leaving Certificate students: Accounting, Art, Biology, Business, Chemistry, Construction Studies, Economics, Engineering, French, German, Geography, History, Physics and Technical Drawing.
The academic achievements of students at Douglas are seen in the achievement of first place in the Leaving Certificate in Ireland and in Cork in Accounting, Mathematics and Geography in the past few years.
Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP)
We provide the valuable learning modules of this programme for our Leaving Certificate students who meet the Department of Education qualifying criteria. The modules teach students valuable skills such as job-finding, interviews, computer skills, enterprise education, report writing and other career related skills. Assessment is based on project work (60%) and written exam (40%). Points are awarded for Institute of Technology entry as follows: Distinction 70 points, Merit 50 points and Pass 30 points (the universities allow 50, 40 and 30 points respectively).
