Cabinteely Community School
TY Credit System 2019-20
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Criteria
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Assessment Details
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Credits Awarded
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Attendance & Punctuality
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90% min
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40
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Core Subjects;
Maths, Irish, English
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15 credits per subject
Eportfolio modules
Written Exams twice during the year
Continuous Assessment
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45
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Subject Sampling Modules;
· Art
· Music
· Business/Accounting/Economics
· Biology/Chemistry/Physics
· Home Economics
· Religion
· History/Geography/Politics
· Construction/DCG/Engineering or Photography/Film Studies/Horticulture
· French or Italian
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10 credits per module/subject
Eportfolio modules
Continuous Assessment
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90
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TY Enrichment Modules;
· Car Maintenance/Driver’s Theory/Digital Media Literacy or Hair & beauty/Childcare/ Digital Media Literacy
· Robotics/Coding/Virtual Reality
· Information Technology
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10 credits per module/subject
Portfolio modules
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30
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Work Experience
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Attendance, evaluation, employers report
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45
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Wellbeing Modules;
· PE
· Relationships & Sexuality Education
· World of Work - Career Investigation
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Participation
Portfolio modules
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30
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Extra-Curricular participation – GAISCE etc..
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Sports Teams, committees, mentors, leadership modules, activities
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20
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Portfolio or EPortfolio
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Interview,
Content: storage, workspace, showcase,
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100
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TOTAL
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400
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Credit Awards:
340-400 = Distinction 240-339 = Merit 160-239 = Pass 0-159 Participation only