Students following the Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP) take 6 or 7 Leaving Certificate subjects and two additional Link Modules: Preparation for the World of Work and Enterprise Education. Students normally choose 6 to 8 subjects from the list of approved subjects. Most students take the Leaving Certificate examination at the end of their senior cycle. Students may follow a two-year Leaving Certificate programme or they may take an additional optional year at the start of their senior cycle.
Senior cycle education in Ireland may be of two or of three year's duration.
