What topics are covered in Junior Certificate Home Economics?
Junior Certificate Exam - Breakdown of Marks
Higher Level
- Health & Social Studies - how to take care of your body
- Food Studies - how food nourishes your body, how to prepare food and cook it
- Consumer Studies - how to spend money wisely, how to save money and budget, and how you are protected as a consumer
- Home Management - design in the home, safety and hygiene, services to the home, the environment
- Craftwork & Textiles - how to hand sew and use a sewing machine & make a textile-based project
Junior Certificate Exam - Breakdown of Marks
Higher Level
- Written Paper 50%
- Cookery Practical 35%
- Craft/Research Project 15%
- Written Paper 40%
- Cookery Practical 45%
- Craft/Research Project 15%