Please note that these subjects are only a small selection of the total list. However, the subject range will vary from school to school and both the school and the English Language Institute student counsellor will advise on the availability to certain subjects at the school assigned. The main holidays are at Christmas and Easter, with smaller mid-term breaks, usually of four or five days each term. The state examinations are held over the first three weeks of June with results available in late August for the Leaving Certificate and late September for the Junior Certificate. Classes are held each day Monday to Friday from 9.00 am to 4.00 pm, with sports on Wednesday afternoons.
Lunch break is usually for an hour and is taken on campus.
In addition to class work and study, students will receive homework assignments to be completed by the next day's class. Schools Participating in the High School Programme English Language Institute and the participating school will look after the documentation relating to the convalidation of studies here in Ireland. It is essential that students and parents are aware of the requirements for convalidation in their own country before joining the programme. In order to make convalidation possible a full academic year must be completed and school and state examinations passed. A favourable report from the school is also required.