"Junior Cycle places students at the centre of the educational experience, enabling them to actively participate in their communities and in society and to be resourceful and confident learners in all aspects of their lives"
A new area of study has been introduced - Wellbeing. This is an area of learning consisting of Social, Personal and Health Education (S.P.H.E.), Physical Education (P.E.) and Civic, Social and Political Education (C.P.S.E.).