6th Year Christmas Revision Course
Starting Monday 29th December
Make the most of your Christmas break with our Leaving Certificate Christmas Revision Course at Bruce College.
This 5-day intensive revision course provides students with the exam skills and strategies needed to achieve their academic potential. Taught by our expert teachers, students will develop the subject knowledge and key skills needed to succeed in their exams.
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.
Special Offer
For a limited time only, we are offering 5 courses for the price of 3, a saving of €240.
Why Choose Bruce College?
Bruce College has been a leading provider of exam revision courses in Ireland for over 30 years. In this time thousands of students have benefited from our outstanding teachers and excellent notes, helping them achieve their academic goals in both the Leaving Certificate and Junior Cycle examinations.
One Day Courses
We are also offering intensive one day courses for an array of Leaving Certificate subjects.
Browse the One Day Course Timetable to find out more. The fee of an additional one day course is €65.
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 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)
Element of:
- Physical Properties of soils
- Tillage of crops
- Dairy and beef cattle
Art History (H)
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Realism
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Modernity
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Impressionism
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Neo-Impressionism
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Post Impression
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The Stone Age
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The Bronze Age
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The Iron Age
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Visual Thinking Strategies
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How to analyse art/ artefact
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Structure
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Marking Scheme - Coherence and Focus, Subject knowledge, Relevant examples, Visual language
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Timing
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Essay structure
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Sample questions and study of possible answers
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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
- Unit 1- People in Business
- Unit 2- Enterprise
- Unit 3- Managing 1
- ABQ (Units 2, 3 & 4 examinable 2025)
- Unit 4-Managing 2
Course 2
- Calculation Style Questions- Ratio analysis
- Unit 5- Business in Action
- Unit 6- The Domestic Environment
- Unit 7- The International Environment
- Exam Techniques/Layout/Top Tips/Time Management
Biology (H)
Topics taken from the list below;
Course 1
DNA/RNA/Protein synthesis/Genetic Engineering
1. Transport systems in living organisms
2. Respiration/Breathing
3. Genetic crosses/Heredity
4. 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)
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:
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)
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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)
Topics will be taken from the list below:
- Ceapadóireacht (Díospóireacht, Aiste, Litreacha)
- Léamhthuiscintí (Trialacha Teanga Comhtheacsula)
- Pros Liteartha
- Filíocht
- AnChluastuiscint
Maths (H)
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)
- Trigonometry
- Algebra
- Calculus
- Geometry
- Complex numbers
Physics (H)
Topics will be taken form the list below:
Course 1
- Electricity (Experiments)
- Heat
- Mechanics (Momentum and Gravitation)
- Circular motion/Angular velocity
- Light (Spectrometer and waves)
- Sound
Course 2
- Electricity (Experiments)
- Static Electricity
- Electromagnetic Induction
- Semi-Conductors
- Light(Reflection, Refraction etc.)
Spanish (H)
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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
Full Prices:
Special Offer
We are currently offering 5 courses for the cost of 3, a saving of €200.
This offer ends on Monday 2nd November.
Refund Policy: Refunds will be available up to 16th December (please allow up to 14 days for processing). There is a €25 booking fee included in the price of your booking. Refunds only apply to course prices and not booking fee.
Booking Terms & Conditions
- Bruce College provides part time tuition and intensive revision courses (theCourses) to students who are preparing for the Leaving Certificate, JuniorCertificate and are in full-time second level education (the Student).
- The School reserves the right to decline an enrolment from any student. • The College reserves the right to withdraw its services from a Student for any breach of discipline, the definition of which is at the sole discretion of the College management.
- The Course details (as found on www.brucecollege.ie) outline the content and objectives of the Course. The Student is responsible for determining the course enrolled is appropriate for their needs. Views or opinions expressed by teachers during the course are entirely their own. The School does not accept liability for errors on any advice given or views expressed by teachers or in any notes or documentation provided to students by teachers.
- The College reserve the right to amend without recourse to refund , the Course detail, including the course content, structure and schedule , including commencement dates, times and location of classes.
- Students may only attend classes as scheduled by Bruce College based on their subject selection. Breach of this will result in removal from the course. • A student may request in advance of the course a change in subjects. • If requested during the courses the school may be limited in accommodating any change due to class quotas. A surcharge of €10 will apply to changes requested during the course.
- Students are only entitled to notes for classes for which they are enrolled. • Our cancellation policy facilitates a refund on receipt of a written cancellation at least two weeks prior to the course commencement date. There is a non refundable booking fee of €25 included in the price. Please allow a maximum of 28 days for processing.
- If a student cannot attend for any reason, the College will upon request forward any relevant notes. The college will not refund any cancellation or absenteeism after the required two weeks advance cancellation notice.
- In the case of a potential closure due to unforeseen events , (pandemic, weather event, unavailability of property for the course, etc), the college will reschedule classes to another date , at the discretion of the school and before the commencement of the Leaving Cert. and Junior Cert. written exams in June. The school may provide for this course through recorded,online, live classes or a combination of these mediums.
- If the school are unable to reschedule the classes or provide an online alternative before June a refund for the part of the course not complete will be processed.
- The school accept no liability for loss or damage of student property. • Parking is not provided to students or parents,
- Our terms and conditions will be governed by the Laws of Ireland.