Student Experiences of the Leaving Certificate Applied Programme

THE PROVISION AND TAKE-UP OF THE LEAVING CERTIFICATE APPLIED PROGRAMME 17Figure 3.3: LCA Provision by School Sector, 1997-200780.070.060.050.0%40.030.020.010.00.01997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007YearSecondary Vocational Comm/compSource: DES Statistical Reports, various years; DES Education Statistics database.It is also useful to look at the proportion of students who take LCA.This can be assessed by looking at the numbers taking the first year of theLCA programme, the numbers taking the second year of the programme orthe number of examination candidates. Figure 3.4 shows the proportion ofstudents in the first year of the senior cycle taking different LeavingCertificate programmes. While the majority (six in ten) of students continueto take the established Leaving Certificate programme, participation in theLCA programme has increased from 4 per cent to 8 per cent over time.Figure 3.4: Participation in Year One of the Leaving Certificate, 1997-2007100.080.060.0%40.020.00.01997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007YearLCA LCE LCVPSource: DES Statistical Reports, various years; DES Education Statistics database.