5th Year August Preparation Courses

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5th Year August Preparation Courses
These courses are designed for students who are entering 5th Year in the 2022/23 academic year. Our expert teachers will introduce students to the key topics they will need to grasp for the Leaving Cert.
Students can experience these live and interactive August Preparation Courses by attending either:
- On-site: We offer on-site classroom-based courses from our Stillorgan venue.
- Online via Live-stream: We also offer students the option of attending these courses via live-stream meaning they can participate from anywhere in Ireland.
Regardless of which option students select, they will be able to interact with our teachers and ask questions. Courses are 7.5 hours in duration, 1.5 hours per day, over one week.
All courses are accompanied by our renowned Dublin Academy study notes. If students opt for Live-streamed courses, our study notes will be posted to their homes free of charge.
SPECIAL OFFER: Buy one course for €395 and get a second course FREE
If you have any further queries, please call our office on 01 442 4442 or email us at [email protected] and we would be delighted to help.
Timetable
Subjects
Topics covered in this Accounting August Preparation Course:
- Final Accounts
- Interpretation of Accounts
- Service Firm
- Cash Budgeting
- Cash Flow
Meet your Accounting Teacher – Don Tierney: Don Tierney has 20 years of experience in teaching Leaving Cert Accounting. Prior to that, he spent two years working as an Accountant. He has a wide range of teaching experience in the subject. Confidence is instilled in his students as the students receive constant guidance and encouragement on how to earn top marks in their exams. He shares with the student’s exam techniques and equally as important, the most frequent and highly avoidable mistakes and over the years a high percentage of his students go on to study Accounting at Third level.
Topics covered in this Biology August Preparation Course:
- Ecology
- Food
- The Cell/Photosynthesis
- Respiration/Enzymes
- Bacteria/Fungi/Viruses/Protista
Meet your Biology Teacher – David Lewis: David Lewis’ ability to relate to students has resulted in him becoming a popular teacher at The Academy. With more than 7 years of experience teaching at the highest level, he is fascinated with innovating new ways of creating effective, personalised exam strategies that are extraordinarily useful and proven to achieve results. David is a member of the Irish Mathematics Teachers’ Association and is specialised in providing students with a clear, fundamental understanding of the syllabus. As an examination corrector in Biology and Maths, David is adept at understanding the mistakes for which students frequently lose marks. David has also authored a Junior Certificate Science textbook in 2020 “Less Stress more success”.
Topics covered in this Chemistry August Prep Course:
- Bohr’s Theory
- Orbitals
- Periodic Table
- Bonding
- Radioactivity
- Atoms
- Moles
- Gas Laws
- Acids and Bases
Topics covered in this Economics August Prep Course:
- National Income
- Fiscal Policy
- Employment and Unemployment
- Financial Sector
- Economic Growth & Development
- Globalisation
- International Trade & Competitiveness
Topics covered in this Leaving Cert French August Prep Course:
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Intro & grammar
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L’épreuve orale (oral exam)
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Journal intime
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Opinion Piece (topic tbc)
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Comprehension Skills
Topics covered in this Irish August Prep Course:
- An Aiste
- Saol an déagóra
- An Tuiseal Ginideach
- An Scrúdú Béil
- Alcól & Drugaí
- Chaitheamh Aimsire
- Prós
- Dán
Topics covered in this August Preparation Course:
- Algebra
- Logs & Indices
- Trigonometry
- Complex Numbers
- The Line
- The Circle
Topics Covered in this Physics August Preparation Course:
- Reflection,
- Refraction
- Lenses
- Heat
Topics covered in this Spanish August Prep Course:
- Key Grammar Terminology
- Verb Tenses
- The Opinion Piece
- La Familia
- La Tecnologia
- The Journalistic Text
- The Subjunctive
Fees
SPECIAL OFFER FOR AUGUST PREPARATION COURSES:
Buy 1 subject, get your 2nd subject FREE.