Construction Studies Leaving Cert

Construction Studies as a subject is a combination of both practical projects and theory work. Your final mark is is calculated from the practical exam, a student project and the final exam. Practical skills involving tools and processes are taught to students.

For the final exam construction theory and drawing are examined, the exam focuses on Investigationg thermal effects, sound, illumination, substructure and the superstructure of buildings.

Construction studies is an excellent subject for those who wish to pursue a career in the construction industry.

Construction studies coursework is worth 30% of the overall marks going for the subject. Like more and more coursework these days it ‘s spread out over a long period of time, meaning you can work on it at home, in your own time etc…

The course is broken down into five main areas which include:

Construction preliminaries
Built Environment
Construction services
Design Brief and Experiments
Sectional Scale drawings
 

Subject/Course Choice

Students who have excelled in Materials Technology subjects at Junior Cert are likely to find this subject of interest to them. Students get a good grasp of all areas of engineering and can be beneficial for students who wish to do Technical or Construction related courses at Third Level.

Exam Breakdown:
 

Time allocated : 3 hours
300 marks

(a) Answer Question 1 and four other questions.
(b) All questions carry equal marks.
(c) Answers must be written in ink.
(d) Drawings and sketches to be made in pencil.
(e) Write the number of the question distinctly before each answer.
(f) Neat freehand sketches to illustrate written descriptions should be made.
(g) The name, sizes, dimensions and other necessary particulars of each material
indicated must be noted on the drawings.

Did you know !

Construction Studies is far more popular with boys than girls as is reflected in the statistics below.

In 2011 a total of 6887 students took Construction Studies at Leaving Cert. 368 girls took Construction Studies at Leaving Certificate at higher level while 6519 boys did Construction Studies at Higher Level in 2010.

• 8.8% of students got an A
• 31.1% of students got a B
• 36.2% of students got a C
• 19.7 % of students got a D
• 4.3% of students failed