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Languages in 5th year
Q19: Is it possible to take more than one language as part of the Leaving Certificate (Established) programme?
Q20: How many students are studying more than one language in 5th year?
Is it possible to take more than one
Average number of students studying
language as part if the Leaving Certificate?
more than one language in 5th year
English-Medium
12
Irish-Medium
7
Mixed
Boys
37%
63%
8
15
Girls
19
Smaller Schools
500
14
Non-Fee-Paying Voluntary Secondary
15
Fee-Paying Voluntary Secondary
YES 37%
11
ETB Schools
10
Community and Comp Schools
6
NO 63%
0
5
10
15
20
Figure 25: Languages in 5th year
Question 19 asks if it is possible for students to take more than one foreign language as part of the Leaving Certificate
(Established) programme.
Question 20 asks how many students are currently studying more than one foreign language in 5th year. Overall 37%
of schools allow more than one foreign language to be taken at Leaving Certificate, and in these schools the average
number of students doing so is only 11. The girls’ schools average 19 girls and the boys’ schools average 15 boys
studying more than one language, while in mixed schools it is only 8 students.
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Audit of Foreign Languages Provision in Post-Primary Schools 2017
Post-Primary Languages Initiative February 2017 Draft Report