Curriculum And Courses

Presented by:Ainin Irfika Jalal

Jeny Ayu Hardiah NingrumAndi Irma Mutmainnahtul Adawiyah

Feby Amalia

And the chosen country: IRELAND

• Population: 4,593,100 (CSO statistical release, 29 August 2013)

• Density : 73.4 /km2 (190.1 /sq mi)

• As member of Union Europe

Education system

• Education is compulsory for children in Ireland from the ages of six to 16 or until students have completed three years of second-level education

• Jenjang pendidikan terdiri dari:- Pre-school education (optional)- primary level - second level- third-level - and further education

Special: Pre-school education

• Pre-school education is usually provided by privately funded childcare facilities or providers.

Primary (first-level) education

• Children do not have to attend school until the age of six• The curriculum for primary education covers the following

key areas:Language, mathematics, social, environment and scientific education, arts education including visual arts music and drama, physical integration, social personal and health education.

• Primary schools are generally privately owned by religious communities (or boards of governors) but are State-funded.

Second-level education

• Junior cycle ( 12-16 years old). The Junior Certificate is taken after three years

• Transition Year is taken following the Junior Certificate examination.

Transition Year follows the Junior Certificate examination. This year is free from formal examinations and allows students to experience a wide range of educational inputs, including work experience.

• Senior Cycle (16-18 years old) During their final two years in the senior cycle, students take one of three programmes, each leading to a State examination - the established Leaving Certificate, the Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme or the Leaving Certificate Applied.

qualifications at primary and post-primary level

• Primary school teachers must be qualified to teach the range of primary school subjects to children aged 4 to 12 years. To qualify as a primary school teacher, you must have completed one of the folowing: A recognised 3-year full-time programme, leading to the

Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) degree A recognised Graduate/Higher Diploma in Education

(Primary) combined with a primary degree at level 8 or a level 9 qualification on the National Framework of Qualifications