The Junior Certificate Home Economics syllabus provides students with the knowledge, understanding and skills necessary for living as individuals and as members of a family. In a time of rapid social change, the study of home economics is very relevant to the present and future social, creative and management needs and skills for living that are so vital to preparing every young person for the opportunities and challenges, which they will meet in the course of their lives. It provides for a wide range of educational experiences in the aesthetic, creative, physical, scientific, social, and environmental domains.
Content
The syllabus is based on a core of five areas of study that will be studied by all students and one optional study, from a choice of three.
Core
- Food studies and culinary skills
- Consumer studies
- Social and health studies
- Resource management and home studies
- Textile studies
Optional study
The optional study allows students the opportunity to undertake a more detailed study of one area of the core.
One optional study may be chosen from the following three:
- Childcare
- Design and craftwork
- Textile skills is an extension of textile studies.
1st year Students Cooking Cupcakes October 2025
