Leaving Certificate Full-Time School
Expert Teaching, Dedicated Support and a Structured Learning Environment to Help You Achieve Your Goals.
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5th & 6th Year Leaving Cert Programme
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6th Year Leaving Cert Programme
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Repeat Leaving Cert Programme
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Discover Our Full-Time School
At Ashfield College, we provide a structured, supportive learning environment where students are encouraged to reach their full academic potential. With experienced subject teachers, comprehensive study manuals and dedicated supervised study, our Full-Time School is designed to help students prepare confidently for the Leaving Certificate.
Whether you are considering 5th Year, 6th Year or a Repeat Leaving Certificate programme, our team is here to help you explore your options and find the right programme for your academic goals.
Interested in joining Ashfield College?
Contact our admissions team to learn more about our programmes, subject choices and application process, or to request an application form.
Call 01 490 40 50 or email [email protected].
Unsurpassed Results
Maximising Every Student’s Potential for over 49 years
Ashfield College is proud of its record of educational achievement, whether your goal is to study Medicine or to gain a place on the perfect 3rd Level course for you, Ashfield College provides the teaching expertise and resources to support your academic and personal success.
Leaving Certificate Results
Every student is important to us in Ashfield College and we are proud of all our students’ results.
Every year we celebrate wonderful results amongst our students. Here you can see a small example of some of our wonderful Leaving Cert results.
Congratulations to our students Katie O’Shea, Poorvaja Adiraju, Yulia Soldatkina, Aya Al Sayad, and Tom Coghlan on their excellent Leaving Cert results, achieving over 600 points. We had lots of other students who had similar results too!
For more information on Leaving Certificate exam schedules, marking schemes, and results visit the State Examination Commission website.
Meet our Teachers
Ashfield College teachers are highly qualified subject specialists with extensive experience preparing students for the Leaving Certificate.
In our Full-Time School, teachers are responsive, supportive and focused on helping each student progress with confidence. They combine a genuine love of their subjects with a proven record of success in second-level State Examinations.
Many of our teachers are published authors of Leaving Cert textbooks, while others are Leaving Cert State Examiners. Several are also involved in teacher training at a national level.
Renowned Study Manuals
Our classes are supported by the Ashfield College Manuals, professionally produced resources written by our own teachers specifically for use in our Full-Time School.
Manuals are updated annually to reflect the most current Leaving Cert exam papers and syllabus changes. They cover the full syllabus and include clear explanations, exam-style questions, model answers, and subject-specific exam technique.
These manuals are included in school fees and are not available to purchase in shops.
Successful Full-Time School Alumni
We take pride in helping students choose the best route to achieve their ambitions, supported by expert teaching, careful subject choice, structured study planning and guidance when selecting third-level courses.
Many students in our Full-Time School progress directly into their course of choice, supported by consistent feedback, strong study habits and a focused learning environment.
Wide & Unrestricted Subject Choice
Ashfield College’s Leaving Certificate programme offers a choice of 24 subjects at Higher and Ordinary level.
Unlike many schools, timetables in our Full-Time School are designed to suit each student. This means subject choices are as unrestricted as possible, allowing students to build the best combination of subjects for their goals and strengths.
Please note: Subject availability may depend on the date the student registers with Ashfield College.
Supervised Study
This means students can begin homework and revision while still in school, with access to teachers for support and clarification when needed.
The Study Hall is continuously supervised by our Study Mentors, helping to create a calm, structured and distraction-free environment, a key part of how our Full-Time School supports consistent progress.
Continuous Assessment & Examinations
Students complete assessments at key points throughout the school year. We treat assessment as a valuable feedback tool to help students, parents and teachers understand progress in each subject.
Following each assessment period, students receive detailed, practical guidance on what is going well, what needs improvement, and exactly what to do next. Reports are issued for parents after each set of assessments.
In our Full-Time School, we encourage students to view assessments as stepping stones, building confidence and steady progress towards Leaving Cert exams.
Career Guidance & Support
In Ashfield College’s Full-Time School, students are at the heart of everything we do. We work hard to ensure every student feels supported, valued and part of the school community.
We provide a wide range of pastoral and academic supports because we believe students achieve best when they feel well, confident and understood.
Our in-house Support Team includes one-to-one support from Year Heads, our Career Guidance Counsellor and Study Mentors. Throughout the year, students also benefit from talks, seminars and wellbeing initiatives, including our annual Wellbeing Month.
Blended Learning Option Available
Ashfield College offers a Blended Online Full-Time Day School option for 5th Year, 6th Year and Repeat Leaving Certificate programmes. Students can attend live, timetabled online classes from home, with access to recorded lessons, experienced teachers and dedicated academic support throughout the school year. This flexible approach combines the structure of a traditional day school with the convenience of online learning, alongside face-to-face attendance on campus where required.
To learn more about our blended learning option, call 01 490 4050 or email [email protected].
Please note: Some mandatory components must be completed on campus. Full details will be discussed during your interview with the Principal.
Extra Subjects / ‘Out of School’ Subjects
Students who do not attend our Full-Time School can join Ashfield College to study an additional subject that may not be available in their own school.
This option supports students who want to broaden their subject choices and maximise CAO opportunities.
Subjects may include Design & Communication Graphics (DCG), Agricultural Science, Business, Applied Maths and Classical Studies. The syllabus is typically completed in one academic year.
Classes take place after the usual school day (often from 5pm onwards), usually two evenings per week.
Leaving Certificate Full-Time School Student Testimonials
I was looking for a school that would help me maximize my points in the Leaving Cert and help me go through the two-year course in just a year. My uncle recommended the school to me, and I was really impressed with the experience of the teachers and based on what I read about the school and reviews, I was certain that Ashfield was the right school for me. I really enjoyed how free and open the teachers and staff allowed you to be. Respect was reciprocated and teachers were always there to support me and advise me. I had the opportunity to express my thoughts and feelings without being judged or being shut down. We were always treated like adults and the teachers were always looking to prepare us for life in university and the real world. I would 100% recommend Ashfield for anyone who is looking to maximize their points in the Leaving Cert. and grow as an individual. Ashfield gives you the opportunity to pick and choose your subjects and the flexibility to change if you feel the subject you are taking is not the right one for you. All the teachers are experienced and are some of the best in the country
The school was recommended to me and my sister through previous students that were enrolled here. I was told many good things about the quality of the teaching and how exam-focused the learning was, and as a result of how important these senior years are to the rest of your academic life, I felt that Ashfield College was no doubt the best option for me. I greatly enjoyed the small community nature of the school, which goes an extremely long way when building up relations with not only the teachers, but with fellow students aswell. This very much so enhanced my experience during my time at the school and is an advantage that Ashfield students have over any other school in the country. This school has the materials for students who wish to do well in their Leaving Cert, so for that reason, I would only recommend the school to people who are determined to work as hard as possible to achieve this. With the high level of teaching at this school, there's no reason why this feat cannot be achieved by anyone who is willing to put in the work to do so.
I chose Ashfield College in order to advance in my education and excel in my studies. I also chose Ashfield College to get a better understanding of my core subjects and maximise my points in the Leaving Cert. I enjoyed the excellent standard of education, making new friends, and communicating with the wonderful teachers. I would recommend Ashfield College because it has benefitted me in many aspects of my education and social life.
I originally chose Ashfield college, because it offered to cover the Leaving Cert course in one year. This for me was the perfect fresh start that I was in need of. The manuals that each teacher wrote, are very different to a typical schoolbook, these notes helped me to improve in my final year of school. Separate to the truly unique teaching experience that Ashfield College has, I quickly learnt that in this school, both staff and teachers made an enormous effort to provide support and friendships with each student. Everyone in this school was viewed as an equal adult, in return this gave me back major confidence, and helped me to make friends which made the hardest year in school, my most enjoyable! I definitely won’t forget Ashfield, there are simply no words that can describe how incredible this place was, for myself as a student, but equally as a young adult in life.
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