Leaving Cert Subjects
Orla Aherne, Investment Consultant
What subjects did you take in school and how have these influenced your career path?
I chose Biology, Chemistry, Applied Maths and Accounting for my Leaving Cert. All largely irrelevant!
With the benefit of hindsight, I wish I’d done Economics but it can be difficult to know at age 18 what job you’ll end up in and what subjects would be beneficial.
Kate Walsh, Beauty Therapist
What subjects did you take in school and how have these influenced your career path?
French has always stood to me and I believe that business studies has given me a brief insight into the career I have chosen and how to run a business etc.
Michael Bohane, QA Manager
What subjects did you take in school and how have these influenced your career path?
My Leaving Cert subjects were Irish, English, Maths, French, Chemistry, Biology and Business Organisation. My main interest was science so I chose two science subjects and one business related subject to keep things interesting.
My subjects were appropriate for my University course except I was required to take Physics in the first year. This was quite challenging not having taken Physics to Leaving Cert but not impossible. I don't think I would do anything differently if I had to repeat the process.