NCCA - An Comhairle Náisiúnta Curaclaim agus Measúnachta - National Council for Curriculum and Assessment NCCA - An Comhairle Náisiúnta Curaclaim agus Measúnachta - National Council for Curriculum and Assessment

Engineering

Development of a new specification for Leaving Certificate Engineering has commenced.

NCCA advises the Minister for Education on curriculum and assessment for early childhood education, for primary and post-primary schools. As part of the broader redevelopment of senior cycle, it is envisaged that a revised specification for Leaving Certificate Engineering will be introduced in schools from September 2026. The Development Group for Leaving Certificate Engineering will have a key role in this work. The group includes nominees of the education partners and other key education agencies.

Below you will find information on the subject development work including the background paper and brief for the review for this subject, and a note from each of the development group meetings. 

The draft specification for Leaving Certificate Engineering was made available for consultation from Monday 3rd March until Friday 2nd May 2025.

The consultation involved in-depth engagement with a wide variety of stakeholders across Ireland. NCCA  also contacted schools to participate in school-based focus groups involving teachers, students and school leaders.

The feedback from this consultation helped to inform the work of the Development Group for Leaving Certificate Engineering in refining the draft specification prior to final approval and publication.

The report on the consultation is now published and is available to download below.

 

Written submissions were received from:

The first step in the redevelopment of Leaving Certificate Engineering was the development of a Background paper and brief for the review of the subject. 

A public consultation on the Background Paper and Brief took place from April 8th 2024 to May 17th 2024 and a report on the consultation was published in September 2024. 

The development group for Leaving Certificate Engineering was convened on 27th February 2024 and will progress the development of a redeveloped specification guided by the agreed brief.  

Short descriptions of meetings that have taken place so far can be accessed below.