Subjects - Biology – Core Topics & Revision

Welcome to our Leaving Certificate Accounting Course with your teacher Robert Lee. Course Content

• Accounting Introduction, Concepts, Bases and Policies
• Double Entry Bookkeeping
• Bank Reconciliation Statements
• Accruals, Prepayments, Capital, Revenue and Bad Debts
• Depreciation
• Control Accounts, Suspense Accounts, Final Accounts (Sole Trader), Company Accounts
• Manufacturing Accounts, Departmental Accounts, Final Accounts
• Published Accounts, Club Accounts, Service Accounts, Farm Accounts, Incomplete Records
• Cash Flow Statements, Interpretation of Accounts, Tabular Statements
• Management Accounting: Costing and Product Costing
• Management Accounting: Marginal Costing (Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis)
• Management Accounting Budgeting, Budget Planning and Budget Control

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Welcome to our all new Leaving Certificate Agricultural Science course with your teacher Lorraine Harrahil.

Course Content

1. Introduction, Exam structure & Farm Safety

2. Animal Physiology Digestive System

3. Animal Physiology Digestive System

4. Rock Type and Soil Formation

 5. Physical Properties of Soil

6. Chemical Propertiesof Soil

 7. Biological Factors and Soil Fertility

8. Fertilisers and Manure

 9. The Scientific Method & Experimentation

10. Mammalian Reproductive System

 11. Sheep – Breeds and Breeding Principles

12. Beef Production

13. Crop Production and Management

14. Potatoes

15. Catch Crops (HIGHER LEVEL ONLY)

16. Grassland

17. Sowing and Reseeding

18. Dairy

19. Pig Production

20. Animal Health and Disease

21. Plant Physiology

22. Plant Classification

23. Environment and Sustainable Farming

24. Experiment Revision 2022

Welcome to our all new Leaving Certificate Applied Maths course with your teacher Damien Downey. Course content

• Linear Motion
• Vectors
• Relative Velocity
• Projecties
• Connected Particles
• Impacts and Collisions
• Statics
• Rotational Bodies
• Differential Equations

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Biology – Leaving Certificate 

This course is led by Biology teacher Aileen O’Sullivan.

Prepare for the Leaving Certificate Biology examination with our course fully aligned to the new Biology specification.

Across 34 structured lessons, you’ll explore key areas including:

• Scientific Method and Experimental Design
• Cell Biology, Enzymes and Photosynthesis
• Human and Plant Systems
• Genetics, Evolution and Ecology
• Practical Work and Mandatory Investigations

Clear, engaging lessons help you understand the new specification, build your knowledge and prepare confidently for the Biology examination.

Suitable for both Higher and Ordinary Level students.

🚧 NEW LEAVING CERTIFICATE BUSINESS COURSE – 2027

Our new Business course, fully aligned with the revised Leaving Certificate Business specification for the 2027 examination, is currently under construction.

The new course will be available from October 2026.

In the meantime...

This existing course is taught by Angela Goucher and follows the previous Business specification.

However, many of the topics and concepts covered remain relevant to the new 2027 specification, so students can use these lessons as an additional learning and revision resource while the new course is being completed.

Course Contents

• People in Business
• Law of Contract
• Solving Consumer and Industrial Conflict
• Enterprise
• Management Skills: Leadership and Motivation, Communication,
• Management Activities, Human Resource Management
• Change in Business, Ratio Analysis
• Tax & Insurance, Finance and Banking
• Stages in the development of a new product or service
• Introduction to Marketing, Marketing mix, Business Expansion
• Types of Business Organisations
• Categories of Industry and Community Development
• The Economy, Ethical and International Business
• The European Union

Please note: This is not the new 2027 Business course.

New 2027 course available October 2026.

Welcome to our Leaving Certificate Chemistry course with your teacher, Edelle McCrudden.  

🚧 2027 Course Update

This course is currently being updated for the new Leaving Certificate 2027 specification.

The updated course content will be added progressively throughout October 2026.

In the meantime, you can access and use the existing course materials, which cover content from the previous Leaving Certificate specification.

  Topics

• History of the Atom, Structure of atom & energy levels
• Periodic Table, Bonding, Bonding Shapes
• Trends and Redox, Molar Calculations
• Acids and Bases
• HL Titrations
• Water Chemistry, Water Experiments and Rates of Reaction
• Gas Laws, Chemical Equilibrium
• Organic Chemistry & Fuels
• Heat of Reaction & Hess’s Law (HL)
• Organic Families, Organic Experiments, Organic Reactions (HL)
• Instrumentation and Radiation
• Redox & electrolysis
• Option Chapters

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Welcome to our all new Leaving Certificate Construction Studies course with your teacher Sean Merrins

Course Contents

Course Overview and Planning Permission

 Site selection, Design and Project Planning

Site Safety

Foundations , Ground Floors and Board Drawing

Radon gas and floor types

Internal and External Walls

Timber frame Construction

U- Value

Openings in Walls

Windows and Board Drawings

Roofs

Insulation and Ventilation

Accessibility

Day Practical Marking Out

 Resigning upgrading existing dwelling (Q3)

Environmental Sustainability and NZEB Homes (Q6)

Passive House (Q10)

Mechanical Heat Recovery System (Q10)

- Introduction to the Course: Welcome to our all-new Leaving Certificate Design and Communication Graphics course at Homeschool.ie! - Core Focus: This subject focuses on developing your ability to comprehend, analyse, and communicate information through both verbal and graphical means. - Skills Development: You will enhance your problem-solving and creative thinking skills by tackling two- and three-dimensional graphic challenges. Key Areas of Study: - Plane and Descriptive Geometry - Communication of Design - Computer Graphics, with a strong emphasis on computer-aided design (CAD). Assessment: - The course is assessed at two levels: Ordinary level and Higher level. - Assessment includes two components:  A student assignment, where CAD is a significant and compulsory element and an examination paper. Teacher: Your teacher for this course is Sean Merrins.