Annual Report 2024 - Flipbook - Page 54
Languages Provision
Saturday Classes
PPLI facilitates Saturday classes to support students who wish to take the more recently added languages for
the Leaving Certificate that are not accessible to them in their regular school setting. The following table
illustrates the language classes and numbers of students who registered in September 2024.
Saturday Classes
Language
Saturday Classes
Students
Locations
Chinese
7
128
Dublin, Cork Online
Japanese
6
115
Dublin, Cork Online
Lithuanian
1
38
Dublin
Polish
8
195
Dublin, Cork, Galway, Online
Portuguese
2
41
Online
Romanian
4
132
Dublin
Russian
5
99
Dublin, Galway, Online
Total
33
748
Classes in a variety of languages are provided online and at venues in Dublin, Cork, and Galway, primarily on
Saturday mornings. These are attended by just under 750 students, in 33 class groups of fifth- and sixth-year
students. A new online class in Russian was introduced in September 2024 to accommodate regional
demand. There was also a high demand for Chinese, which resulted in the formation of two fifth year online
groups. The full Leaving Certificate curriculum is implemented in all classes.
Impact:
•
The number of students registered for the 2024-25 school year increased to 748 students in the 2024-25
school year registered for the Saturday Class programme provided by PPLI in September 2024.
This number includes new registrations for fifth year and returning students to sixth year.
•
Students are provided with the opportunity to access a Leaving Certificate subject that is not available in
their schools.
•
Students who live in less populated areas are given access to equity of provision by being enabled to
prepare for a curricular or non-curricular language where there is neither a critical mass of students nor an
available teacher.
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