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Promoting Accounting

as Leaving

CertificateSubject

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No. of students

Percentage of A’s20.7% at HL18.3% at OL

Percentage of ABC’s76% at HL70% at OL

Leaving Certificate Accounting

HL OL Overall

2014 4,212 1,734 5,946

2015 4,748 1,727 6,474

Increase 8.8%

Statistics 2015

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Accounting 2015Breakdown of Grades

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2015 Accounting Engineering% of A’s 20.7% 8.8%

COMPARISON

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• While the Junior Certificate Business Studies Course provides a foundation for Accounting, it is not essential and it is possible to take it up at senior cycle.

• The Accounting course is numerically based but theory and procedures are also covered.

• The course offers a hard working student a real possibility of high grades.

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Accounting is a business studies option with the Leaving Certificate Programme. It covers aspects of business and social life which are not dealt with in any other subject in

that programme.It is concerned with the preparation, recording,

extraction, presentation and analysis of financial information for the purpose of making economic

decisions.Students will also study Management Accounting where

they will learn how to analyse business costs and prepare budgets.

Leaving Certificate Accounting Curriculum

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• Financial Statements preparation• Club Accounts• Company Accounts• Manufacturing Accounts• Break-even Analysis• Accounting Theory and Principles• Farm Accounts• Interpretation of financial statements• Costing • Budgeting

TOPICS COVERED

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Accounting subject is examined at both Higher and Ordinary level. Both involve one three hour exam. The exam paper is made up of three sections:

Sections 1 & 2 – Financial AccountingSection 3 – Management Accounting.

Questions must be answered from all sections of the exam paper.

Exam Structure

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Accounting is a dynamic and challenging career that can take you to the height of your

abilities. Accountancy is a recognised qualification that can be used abroad.

Accountants can work in a wide variety of

finance roles for many types of organisations, including manufacturing companies, local and central government, the health service, banks and insurance companies, actuarial studies, marketing and private accountancy firms. It

would also be an important subject choice for those thinking of starting their own business.

Careers