St Brigid's College, Loughrea

Chemistry

Mary Crimmins
John Breheny

Chemistry

Chemistry is the study of substances, what they are made of, how they interact and what role they play in living things. In fact it is the study of all materials and is vital to every aspect of your lives.

The Leaving Certificate course is designed to stimulate interest in and enjoyment of the subject. It seeks to develop an appreciation of scientific method, rational thought and to develop skills in laboratory procedures and techniques. To develop skills of observation, analysis, evaluation, communication and problem-solving.

The Chemistry syllabus is designed for 180 hours of class contact time or five class periods per week. Practical work is an integral part of the study of chemistry; it is assessed through the medium of a written paper. There are 28 experiments on the leaving certificate course. Students carry out all of these experiments in groups of two. Chemistry students sit a three hour examination paper for the Leaving Certificate.

Chemistry is an essential subject for entry to certain third level courses such as Veterinary, Dietician, Medical Laboratory Science and Pharmacy. Students find Leaving Cert. Chemistry a great foundation course for studies in Engineering, Science, Medicine, Nursing and many more courses at third level.

Events
Feb
17 2025
Midterm Break
Mar
14 2025
School Closed
Mar
17 2025
St Patrick's Day (school closed)
Apr
14 2025
Easter Holidays
12-Feb-2025
Notice to parents and guardians regarding Junior Cycle SPHE
10-Feb-2025
Huge congratulations to 2024 Leaving Certificate student, Alida Cleary, who was presented with an Entrance Scholarship Award to UCD at the awards ceremony held yesterday in the UCD O' Reilly Hall. Super achievement Alida!
10-Feb-2025
A huge congratulations to our three junior boys' volleyball teams who recently competed against Steiner College Scariff and successfully progressed to the second round! Best of luck in the next stage!
10-Feb-2025
A huge well done to twenty-six of our students who were recognised by Medtronic at the Junior Engineering and Technology Awards for achieving a Distinction in Junior Cycle Engineering in 2024!
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St Brigid's College, Loughrea
Baunoge,
Loughrea,
Co. Galway,
Ireland
H62XF63

091 841 919

Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board
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