Senior cycle
Leaving Certificate
After the classical junior cycle, students prepare to sit the Irish Leaving Certificate at Mater Dei Academy in Cork.
Continuing the journey
The senior cycle at Mater Dei Academy
At the end of the junior cycle, students are welcome to continue the senior cycle at Mater Dei Academy in Cork to sit the Leaving Certificate. By then, they will already be familiar with the school community, having been part of it for several years.
Beginning in 2nd Year, and every first week of the school year thereafter, Mater Dei Education students join the Mater Dei Academy students for the opening week of schoolwork. They also take part together in school tours, Gaeltacht stays, and end-of-year exams in Mater Dei Academy.
For more information about the Leaving Certificate at Mater Dei Academy, please visit the Mater Dei Academy website.
A familiar community
Students join the Academy having already been part of its community for several years through the junior cycle.
Shared school life
Opening weeks of the school year, school tours and Gaeltacht stays are shared with Academy students from 2nd Year on.
A recognised result
Fifth and Sixth Year are dedicated to preparation for the Irish Leaving Certificate examination.
Start with the classical junior cycle
The four-year junior cycle at Mater Dei Education paves the way to the senior cycle and the Leaving Certificate.