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LC Science 2025

Senior options – Physics

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LC competencies

LC 2027 onward will have a new course curriculum for LC Biology, Chemistry, and Physics

Based on Competencies and key skills developed at JC, LC Physics improves on these further over your course of study

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Assessment Structure

All Science subjects are offered at OL and HL

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  • Grading stays same as prior to curriculum changes (H1 = 100points etc)
  • Assessment will be split into two parts;

-AAC – Additional Assessment Component – 40% - Common brief (marked according to level selected)

-Written examination – 60%

  • Both are corrected by SEC – subject teacher will not grade either component

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AAC info

  • Scientific research on an issue related to the brief – released in term 2 of 5th year
  • Experimental research related to an issue within the brief
  • Approx 20 hours to research, design and conduct experiment, and conclude to produce findings
  • Based on one of the three cross cutting themes in LC sciences:
    • Health
    • Sustainability
    • Technology

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AAC process (all sciences)

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What type of student studies Senior Science?

  • Students who enjoyed JC science and want to explore in more detail the topics they particularly had an interest in should definitely consider LC sciences.

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  • It is particularly suited to students who enjoy investigation and problem solving.

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  • Each student must have an aptitude and interest for laboratory work.

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  • LC sciences are course requirements for a huge number of courses of study after LC

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Physics

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Physics and Careers

  • Physics contributes to your future career in many ways. It helps, in conjunction with the other Leaving Certificate subjects, to provide a broad, balanced education for any student.
  • Physics teaches students to think logically and enables them to express their thoughts in a concise manner. The skills and knowledge developed through their study of physics can be useful in a wide variety of situations.
  • Many careers benefit from the logical and numeracy skills developed by the study of physics. Many technical courses involve components of physics.

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Physics and Careers

Physics students learn how to consider any problem; they are not bound by context. This inventive thinking makes physicists desirable in any field. Physics is a great foundation for careers in:

  • Journalism
  • Law
  • Finance
  • Medicine
  • Engineering
  • Aviation
  • Shipping
  • Computer Science
  • Astronomy
  • Optician

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What type of student might Physics suit?

  • Students considering a career in any mathematical or scientific discipline, such as finance, statistics, engineering, physics, or computer science.
  • Those who enjoy learning about how things work.
  • There are strands of physics which overlap with woodwork and construction especially the electricity and heat sections.
  • HL maths is not a requirement to do HL physics. Students should not avoid physics because of not studying HL maths. It is entirely possible to get on well in physics without HL maths.

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