A two year course to Leaving Certificate comprising of:

Practical Wood Based Exam
Design & Make Project
Written/Theory/Drawing Exam

Teachers
Finbarr Gallagher ( Room 411 / 410 )
Michael Doherty ( Room 402 )

Course Outline
Year One
Year Two

Practical Wood Based Exam
Design and Make Project

Written / Theory / Drawing Exam
Exam Papers 2010 - Higher | Ordinary

Exam Papers 2009 - Higher | Ordinary
Exam Papers 2008 - Higher | Ordinary
Exam Papers 2007 - Higher | Ordinary
Exam Papers 2006 - Higher | Ordinary

Year One

• Choosing a Site
• Planning Permission
• Acquiring a Mortgage
• The Building Team
• Concrete Production
• Foundations (Strip, Raft, etc)
• Walls (Cavity, Solid, Partition)
• Floors(Solid & Suspended)
• Roofs (Flat & Pitched)
• Windows & Doors
• Fireplaces & Chimneys
• Stairs (Timber)

Year Two

September-November:

• Waste Disposal
• Above & Below Ground Drainage
• Plumbing
• Heating
• Electricity
• Condensation
• U-Values

December:

• Design L.C. Project
• Revision through Past Exam Papers

January-March:

• Produce L.C. Project and Folio of Design & Research work.
• Revision through Past Exam Papers

April-May:

• Practice & Prepare for Practical Exam
• Revision through Past Exam Papers

From Halloween to Easter of Year Two, pupils are asked to choose a topic from their Construction Studies course and design/make a project detailing their investigations.

Photo Albums
2011 Projects
2010 Projects
2009 Projects
2008 Projects

• Four hour exam held in early May of Year Two.
• 25% of Higher Level course
• 30% of Ordinary Level course

Scroll down to view practical exam projects (2010 to 2005, top to bottom).