Engineering - Student Information

What will I learn in Engineering?

Some of the things you will learn include:

• How to read and follow a technical drawing

• Skills in shaping, cutting and joining materials

• How to use a wide variety of tools and machines correctly and safely

• The properties of different metals and how they are made

• The importance of metal in our everyday lives

• How to use the internet in your research.

Is learning Engineering anything like what I did in primary school?

You will find that aspects of Maths you did in primary school will be useful to you, for example, working out measurements from drawings.You will also have examined different materials in SESE: Science, so you will be building on this knowledge.
May 20
2026
PLC Graduation
May 20
2026
TY Graduation
May 21
2026
6th Year Graduation
May 25
2026
School Awards
11-May-2026
Wider Options is a one year PLC course. For more information, see the photo below
29-Jan-2026
The mock exams will begin for Leaving Certificate students on Tuesday, 3rd February; for 3rd Year students on Thursday, 5th February; and for LCA 6 students on Tuesday, 10th February. All timetables are available at the links below.
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