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Bruce College Christmas Revision 6th Year

6th Year Enrolment – Christmas Revision Course

Existing 6th Year Bruce College Students can enrol for Christmas Revision Courses below. Please note that any enrolments not made by an existing Bruce College 6th Year student through this portal will be removed. 

Course Dates

This course will take place from Monday 29th December – Saturday 3rd January (excluding Thursday 1st January).

Course Location

Brookfield Health Science Complex, College Road.

 

 

Please note that some Leaving Cert. subjects are divided into two sections e.g. Chemistry (H) C1 & C2 so please click the “Subjects” heading to check the course content of these subjects before booking.This allows the student to choose the section that best suits their needs.

The list of topics under each subject are intended as a general guide and may change.

Accounting (H)

 

 

 

Topics taken from the list below;

Course1 FINANCIAL ACOUNTING

Control accounts

Suspense accounts part1

Suspense accounts part2

Ratios used for analysis

Interpretation of accounts

Course 2 MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING

Production Cost Budgets

Cash Budgets type1

Cash Budgets type2

Flexible Budgets

CVP (Marginal Costing

 

Agricultural Science (H)
Topics taken from the list below:

Element of:

  1. Physical Properties of soils
  2. Tillage of crops
  3. Dairy and beef cattle

 

Art History (H)
We will be focusing on some of the topics listed below 
 
Content Area 1 
Europe and the World
Realism and Impressionism - c.1850-1900
  • Realism
  • Modernity
  • Impressionism
  • Neo-Impressionism
  • Post Impression
 
Content  Area  2 
Ireland and Its Place in the World
Pre-Christian Ireland - 4000 BC-500 AD
  • The Stone Age
  • The Bronze Age
  • The Iron Age
 
Focusing in both areas on:
Context, Innovation and Invention, Artists and Artworks, Analysis, Art Elements and Design Principles and Media and Areas of Practice
 
Content Area 3
Today’s World
  • Visual Thinking Strategies
  • How to analyse art/ artefact
 
Exam Preparation 
A close look at the Visual Studies exam paper
  • Structure
  • Marking Scheme - Coherence and Focus, Subject knowledge, Relevant examples, Visual language
  • Timing
  • Essay structure
  • Sample questions and study of possible answers
  • Use of art terminology - Visual and critical language
Applied Maths (H)

1 Kinematics in 1 Dimension (Uniform Accelerated Motion)

2 Vectors

3 Dynamics (Newton's Laws of Motion)

4 Kinematics in 2 Dimensions (Projectiles)

5 Graph Theory and Matrices

6 Kruskal's, Prim's and Dijkstra's Algorithms

7 Critical Path Analysis

Business (H)

Topics taken from the list below:

Business (H)

Topics taken from the list below:

Course 1

  1. Unit 1- People in Business
  2. Unit 2- Enterprise
  3. Unit 3- Managing 1
  4. ABQ (Units 2, 3 & 4  examinable 2025)
  5. Unit 4-Managing 2

Course 2

  1. Calculation Style Questions- Ratio analysis
  2. Unit 5- Business in Action
  3. Unit 6- The Domestic Environment
  4. Unit 7- The International Environment
  5. Exam Techniques/Layout/Top Tips/Time Management
Biology (H)

Topics taken from the list below;

Course 1

  1. DNA/RNA/Protein synthesis/Genetic Engineering
  2. Transport systems in living organisms
  3. Respiration/Breathing
  4. Genetic crosses/Heredity
  5. Microbiology/Viruses/Cell Biology

Course 2

  1. Nutrition/Digestion/ Enzymes
  2. Human anatomy and physiology
  3. Photosynthesis/Plant Biology
  4. Mandatory Experiments
  5. Reproduction in living organisms
Chemistry (H)
Course 1:
-Tips from a SEC examiner.
-Chemical bonding
-Fuels and Heats of reaction
-Volumetric analysis (acid /base)
 
Course 2:
-Tips from a SEC examiner
-Organic experiments
-Families of organic compounds
-pH and indicators
-Volumetric analysis
Construction Studies (H)

1. Sustainable Design

2. Passive Solar

3. Building Detail

4. Building Design

5. U-Values

 

Design Communication Assignment Day

Outputs explained and broken down

2. Presentation Technique

3. Solid Works requirements explained

4. Part(B).. New Concept/Modification Investigated

Economics (H)

Costs revenue and profit (strand 2 - the firm )

Market structures (strand 3)

Elasticity - (strand 2 - the consumer)

English (H)

 

 

Topics taken from the list below:

Course content:
 

Day 1: Reading Comprehension
Day 2: Characters in Macbeth
Day 3: Studied Poetry 1 W.B Yeats
Day 4: Studied Poetry 2 Elizabeth Bishop~
Day 5: Comparative Study

 

 

 

 

French (H)

Exam Overview

· Grammar: Revision of key tenses (Présent, Imparfait, Passé Composé, Futur, Conditionnel, Présent du subjonctif)

· Revision of key Oral topics (vous-même, votre quartier, l'école, le sport, votre temps libre, les médias, les vacances; how to respond to difficult/unexpected questions.

· How to impress the examiner.)

German (H)

 

Topics will be taken from the list below:

•Grammar

•Free-writing

•Aural

•Text 2

•Oral

 

 

Geography (H)

Topics taken from the list below:

GEOGRAPHY COURSE 1

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

-Plate Tectonics

-Rocks

-Folding, Faulting & Weathering

-Process of Erosion/Deposition

-Fieldwork

GEOGRAPHY COURSE 2

Regional Geography:

-Ireland Regions G.D.A and Mid Western.

-European Regions Paris Basin & Mezzigorno

-Sub Continental Regions Brazil & India

-Population Dynmics & Urbanisation.

 

History (H)
Day Course 1 Course 2
Day 1 DBQ-1885/86 Elections DBQ-1885/86 Elections
Day 2 DBQ-1913 Strike & Lockout DBQ-1913 Strike & Lockout
Day 3 USA-Foreign Policy 1945-72 Dictatorship & Democracy – Hitler’s Germany 1933-39
Day 4 Northern Ireland – Brookborough/O’Neill 1949-1969 Pursuit of Sovereignty – Cumann na nGaedhael 1923-1932
Day 5 Research Study Report Research Study Report
Home Economics (H)
  1. Food Studies Section:

    · The Nutrients

    · The food commodities

    · Diets

     

    Resource Management Section:

    · Family Resource Management

    · Household finance

    · Housing

     

    · Exam Technique

    · Section B Q 1 paper questions and sample answers

Irish (H)

This 6th Year course offers a focused and supportive approach to preparing for the Leaving Cert. All poetry and prose on the syllabus will be covered, with particular emphasis on the pieces most likely to appear in the 2026 exams. Students will explore sample essays targeting key topics and themes, gaining practical insight into effective structure and expression. Guidance will also be provided for the aural exam, including tips, vocabulary support, and practice with past questions and marking schemes to build confidence and exam technique.

Maths (H)
MATHS(H)Paper 1  Classes -9am,10.20,11.45 &2pm
Algebra
Complex numbers
Functions
Differentiation

Logs and Exponents

MATHS (H) Paper Class 2-3.10pm class
The circle
The line
Statistics
Trigonometry
Mock Papers
 
Maths (H) Paper 2 Classes 9am & 10.20am 
Day 1. Probability
Day 2. Statistics (z scores and inferential statistics)
Day 3. Trigonometry, (solving and trig graphs)
Day 4. Trigonometry (identities, compound and double angles)
Day 5. Area and Volume (sectors, triangles, arcs and circles)
All notes given with exam questions and fully completed solutions included.
 
Course delivered by a Higher-Level Dept. Of Education Maths examiner, and includes the following: exam techniques and tips, understand how the papers are marked/corrected, what the department are looking for when answering questions and how to improve your grade.
 
Please bring calculator and log tables.
Maths (O)
Topics taken from the list below:

  1. Trigonometry
  2. Algebra
  3. Calculus
  4. Geometry
  5. Complex numbers
Physics (H)

Topics will be taken form the list below:

Course 1

  1. Electricity (Experiments)
  2. Heat
  3. Mechanics (Momentum and Gravitation)
  4. Circular motion/Angular velocity
  5. Light (Spectrometer and waves)
  6. Sound

Course 2

  1. Electricity (Experiments)
  2. Static Electricity
  3. Electromagnetic Induction
  4. Semi-Conductors
  5. Light(Reflection, Refraction etc.)

 

 

Spanish (H)
  1. Written Production

    2. Grammar

    3. Reading Comprehension

    4. Dialogue Construction

Monday 29th December – Saturday 3rd January (excluding Thursday 1st January)

Timetable is subject to change

Classes start at 9.am and finish at 4:20pm

Onsite Timetable

 

Online Timetable

 

 

One Day Course Timetable