Work on a revised syllabus for Agricultural Science has largely been completed by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA). However, the assessment arrangements for the revised syllabus have not yet been finalised as they will have to be considered in the context of the assessment of other senior cycle science subjects, including the introduction of a second assessment component.
The role of the NCCA is to advise the Minister for Education and Science on matters relating to the curriculum for early childhood education, primary and post-primary schools, and to the assessment procedures employed in schools and examinations on subjects that are part of the curriculum. The revised syllabus was developed in consultation with all of the partners in education and through the representative structures of the NCCA.
With regard to input into the setting of the examination in Agricultural Science, the position is that the preparation of examination papers is a function of the State Examinations Commission which has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations.
