Students interested in current affairs and politics could be set to take a ‘politics and society’ subject for the Leaving Cert from next year.
According to the Irish Times, the subject will be offered to 25 schools as a subject for fifth year students – with the first points being awarded from the subject in 2018.
Subjects up for discussion will include voting systems at both local and national level, social class and patriarchy, human rights, globalisation and right and left-wing political positions.
It is believed teachers with a degree or post-graduate degree in politics, sociology and anthropology will be sought for the positions, while a formal announcement inviting schools to take part in the new subject will be issued later this week.
The subject will be offered at both higher and ordinary level, with both a written exam and citizen project accounting for the marks.
The written exam will count for 80 per cent of the points, while the citizenship project will account for the final 20 percent of the final grade.
