1. What does it mean for your son?
New JUNIOR Cycle
What does it mean for your son?
OLD JUNIOR CERTIFICATE

3. CBA AT FE Structure of tonight's meeting Subjects Assess Grading
Reporting
Structure of tonight's meeting
CBA AT FE

4. Roll out of Junior Cycle Subjects
3rd Year
2nd Year
1st Year
English
English 
Science
Science 
Business
Irish
Spanish/German
Art
Maths
History
Geography

5. Assessment Mode Number When Classroom Based Assessment (CBA) 2
2nd Year & 3rd Year
Assessment Task (AT) 1*
3rd Year
Final Exam 1
June 3rd Year

6. Classroom Based Assessment
Completed During class time
Corrected by class teacher
Moderated by subject department (SLAR) *
Reported on E-Portal and separately in JCPA 
GRADING
          Exceptional
          Above Expectations
          In Line with Expectations
          Below Expectations

7. Assessment Task – 10% Linked to CBA2
Students complete a formal written Assessment Task Set by the STATE EXAMINATIONS COMMISSION to be submitted to the STATE EXAMINATIONS COMISSION for marking along with the final examination. 
Process
Completed over TWO  40-minute class periods and supervised by the subject teacher.
Class Period 1 : Preparation & Reflection
Class Period 2 : Completion of the Assessment Task. 

8. Final Exam • Written Exam (as before) • 90%
• 90% 
• Common Level except Mathematics, English & Irish
• One 2-hour Exam Paper in all subjects except Art.

9. Grading in NEW JUNIOR CYCLE
Class Based ASSESSMENT
Final Exam 
+ Assessment Task (SEC)
Statement
Exceptional
Above Expectations
In Line with Expectations
Yet to Meet Expectations

10. Results available on Eportal. Parent/Teacher Meetings each year.
reporting
1st Year
2nd Year
3rd Year
Reporting
Christmas House 
Exam
Christmas House Exam
No Christmas Exam where subject has a CBA.
Results available on Eportal.
Summer House Exam
No Summer Exam where subject has a CBA
Mock Exam 
All others Summer Exam
Junior Cert/Cycle Final Examination
JCPA in 5th Year 
Parent/Teacher Meetings each year.
JCPA in the first term of 5th Year/TY containing.​
Final Examination results. (Assessment Task + Final written Examination)​
CBA descriptor.​
Other Areas of Learning. Extra/Co-Curricular activities.