Junior Cycle planning, 1st to 3rd Year

• EnglishHigher and Ordinary level · 39 learning outcomes
• Irish (Irish-medium schools, T1)Higher and Ordinary level · 52 learning outcomes
• Irish (English-medium schools, T2)Higher and Ordinary level · 46 learning outcomes
• MathematicsHigher and Ordinary level · 34 learning outcomes
• ScienceCommon level · 46 learning outcomes
• Business StudiesCommon level · 37 learning outcomes
• GeographyCommon level · 28 learning outcomes
• HistoryCommon level · 38 learning outcomes
• Modern Foreign Languages (French, German, Italian, Spanish)Common level · 36 learning outcomes
• Home EconomicsCommon level · 41 learning outcomes
• MusicCommon level · 36 learning outcomes
• Visual ArtCommon level · 45 learning outcomes
• Religious EducationCommon level · 31 learning outcomes
• Jewish StudiesCommon level · 27 learning outcomes
• ClassicsCommon level · 58 learning outcomes
• Applied TechnologyCommon level · 32 learning outcomes
• EngineeringCommon level · 36 learning outcomes
• GraphicsCommon level · 37 learning outcomes
• Wood TechnologyCommon level · 38 learning outcomes

• Physical Education28 learning outcomes
• Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE)39 learning outcomes
• Civic, Social and Political Education (CSPE)37 learning outcomes
• Coding32 learning outcomes
• Digital Media Literacy33 learning outcomes
• Philosophy73 learning outcomes
• Chinese Language and Culture53 learning outcomes
• Artistic Performance21 learning outcomes
• CSI: Exploring Forensic Science (Level 2)47 learning outcomes
• A Personal Project: Caring for Animals (Level 2)49 learning outcomes
• History (Level 2)29 learning outcomes
• Enterprise in Animation (Level 2)43 learning outcomes
• Around the World in Eighty Days (Level 1)50 learning outcomes
• Food, Glorious Food (Level 1)52 learning outcomes
• Keeping Well, Looking Good, Feeling Great (Level 1)49 learning outcomes

• Communication, language and literacy (Level 1 Learning Programme)
• Numeracy (Level 1 Learning Programme)
• Personal care and wellbeing (Level 1 Learning Programme)
• Being part of a community (Level 1 Learning Programme)
• The arts (Level 1 Learning Programme)
• Physical education (Level 1 Learning Programme)
• Communicating and Literacy (Level 2 Learning Programme)
• Numeracy (Level 2 Learning Programme)
• Personal Care (Level 2 Learning Programme)
• Living in a Community (Level 2 Learning Programme)
• Preparing for Work (Level 2 Learning Programme)
• Junior Certificate School Programme (JCSP) (Programme)

The Framework for Junior Cycle (2015) sets 24 statements of learning and eight key skills:

• Being literate
• Being numerate
• Being creative
• Communicating
• Managing information and thinking
• Managing myself
• Staying well
• Working with others

Under Circular 0062/2026, students sitting Junior Cycle exams in 2027 and 2028 complete at least one Classroom-Based Assessment per subject, and there is no Assessment Task. Check your subject's specification for which CBA is required.

What are the Junior Cycle key skills?

There are eight: Being literate, Being numerate, Being creative, Communicating, Managing information and thinking, Managing myself, Staying well and Working with others. Each subject specification shows how its learning outcomes build them.

Which subjects are taken at Higher and Ordinary level?

English, Gaeilge and Mathematics are examined at Higher and Ordinary level. Other subjects are at Common level. Classroom-Based Assessments are always at common level.

Do you include past exam papers?

No. Past papers and marking schemes are published by the State Examinations Commission at examinations.ie. We link to them.

Can Heapso plan Junior Cycle lessons?

Yes. Choose 1st, 2nd or 3rd Year and your subject, describe the topic, and add the learning outcomes you're teaching. Pip cites only the outcomes you choose.