Education - Primary Teaching

The Bachelor of Education is a four-year, full-time, honours degree (Level 8) designed to qualify students to teach in primary schools.

Applicants must be at least 16 years old on 15 January of the year of entry and must have obtained the following minimum grades at a single sitting of the Leaving Certificate examination:

• Grade H5 on a Higher Level paper in not less than three subjects
• Grade O6/H7 in three other subjects (Higher or Ordinary Level) Applicants must have obtained the following grades, at minimum, in subjects specified:
• Gaeilge - Grade H4
• Mathematics - O4 or H7
• English - O4 or H7 Foundation Level Mathematics does not satisfy the entry requirement in Mathematics. *Minimum grades required in Gaeilge, English and Mathematics can be obtained at different sittings of the Leaving Certificate Examination(s). The requirement to achieve a minimum of Grade H5 in three Higher Level papers and Grade O6/H7 in three other subjects (Higher or Ordinary Level) must be obtained in a single sitting of the Leaving Certificate Examination. GARDA VETTING/CRIMINAL RECORDS BUREAU CHECK Registration will be conditional upon successful completion of the Garda Vetting/CRB checking process.