- Levels
- Higher and Ordinary level
- In 5th Year now
- New specification from September 2025
- Additional Assessment Component
- Yes, as in every redeveloped specification (see the specification for details)
Strands
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Investigating Business
IE-LC-BUS.IB · 20 learning outcomes
Developing questions to research, Managing information, Project planning, Analysing and evaluating information, Presenting findings and perspectives, Acknowledging sources
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Exploring the Business Environment
IE-LC-BUS.EBE · 29 learning outcomes
Key stakeholders in business, Forms of business, business regulation and governance, Business and the economy, The influence of national and EU policy, Irish business globally and internationally, Applying my learning
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Understanding enterprise
IE-LC-BUS.UE · 34 learning outcomes
Enterprise in its broadest sense, Idea development, Business planning, The target market, Operations and finance, Growth, development, and expansion, Managing risk, Applying my learning
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Leading in Business
IE-LC-BUS.LB · 35 learning outcomes
Leading and managing an organisation, Leading and managing people, The importance of communication, The rationale for planning, Applying my learning
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Being Informed and Making Informed Decisions
IE-LC-BUS.BIMD · 20 learning outcomes
Making informed decisions as a consumer, Making informed financial decisions, Being an informed employee
Other Leaving Cert subjects
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Latin
- Ancient Greek
- Arabic
- Drama, Film and Theatre Studies
- Climate Action and Sustainable Development
- Geography
- Physical Education
- Engineering
- Construction Technology
- Life, Community and Work
- Accounting
- Agricultural Science
- Applied Mathematics
- Art
- Classical Studies
- Computer Science
- Design and Communication Graphics
- Economics
- English
- French
- Irish
- German
- Hebrew Studies
- History
- Home Economics, Scientific and Social
- Italian
- Japanese
- Lithuanian
- Mandarin Chinese
- Mathematics
- Music
- Physics and Chemistry
- Polish
- Politics and Society
- Portuguese
- Religious Education
- Russian
- Spanish
- Technology
Questions teachers ask
- What levels is Leaving Cert Business taken at?
- Higher and Ordinary level.
- Can Heapso plan Leaving Cert Business?
- Yes. Heapso plans units, lessons and revision worksheets for Business, set to 5th or 6th Year. Pip writes in its own words and doesn't reproduce exam papers or marking schemes. Check the official specification for exact requirements.