At Leaving Certificate level all students study the Leaving Certificate core subjects plus three subject options. Every effort will be made to accommodate student preferences, however, these cannot be guaranteed.
Subjects in the optional lists are only available if there is sufficient demand and resources for them.
Students wishing to do higher level subjects at Leaving Certificate level must have completed higher level at Junior Cycle.
SENIOR CYCLE SUBJECTS
- Irish
- English
- Maths
- French
- Spanish
- Accounting
- Art
- Biology
- Business Studies
- Chemistry
- Geography
- History
- Home Economics: Social and Scientific
- Leaving Certificate Physical Education
- Music
- Physics
- Religion
- Politics and Society
- Technology
The LCVP(Leaving Cert. Vocational Programme) is offered to suitable senior cycle students.
All senior cycle students have timetabled classes of Career Guidance.
– It is school policy that students may not drop subjects at Leaving Certificate level except in exceptional circumstances and in consultation with the Year Head concerned and the Guidance team.
LEAVING CERTIFICATE 2025 REGISTRATION - PLEASE READ ALL OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CAREFULLY:
The LEAVING CERTIFICATE 2025 REGISTRATION SERVICE, the Candidate Self Service Portal (CSSP), is now open for registration for the 2025 Leaving Certificate exams.
The CSSP allows candidates to confirm their subject entries and levels.
It will remain open for this purpose until 5pm Friday 25 October 2024.
The portal will be pre-populated with the data entered by schools through the PPOD October returns process (i.e. Names, Date of Births, Subjects & Levels). This means that only those subjects which candidates have been studying in schools will be displayed on the portal.
It is essential to register through the Portal as this Portal will provide candidates with the opportunity to confirm their subject choice and levels, to also allow future access to their results and for the later stages of the process such as the appeals application process.
Candidates will have the opportunity to add any subjects that they are studying outside of school or to delete subjects if they are no longer intending to present for examinations in particular subjects. It is extremely important that candidates take the time to ensure that their examination entries are correct on the portal before they submit.Support is available in school if any student would like to have help
Once a candidate has confirmed their subjects and levels on the portal they will not be able to log back into the portal to update their data. Candidates will receive a confirmation email outlining the subjects and levels they are entered for. If a candidate notices an error on their confirmation email they must contact the school in relation to the error.
IMPORTANT – PLEASE TAKE TIME WITH THIS PROCESS TO AVOID ERRORS:
Access to the Portal for Leaving Certificate candidates is available here: https://www.examinations.ie/cssp/2025/
A CSSP Before You Start Guide 2025 is attached here for you to read BEFORE starting the process:
To access the portal, candidates will need the following:
- their examination number (SEE Ms. Plunkett for exam number support)
- Personal Identification Number (PIN). The PIN will be the first 4 digits of the candidate’s Personal Public Services Number (PPS number). In the event that a candidate does not have a PPS number or a PPS was not recorded a unique PIN will be created and issued to the school prior to the portal opening. (SEE Ms. Plunkett for help with this if needed)
- an email address and mobile phone number to which the candidate will have regular access to over the coming months. The email address you supply MUST be accessible up to Christmas 2025.
EXAMINATION FEES 2025: there are no examination fees for 2025 exams.
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