Religious Education
Inquiry, Meaning & Value
Our comprehensive Religious Education programme fosters an atmosphere of pluralism and mutual understanding, encouraging students to engage in deep personal reflection while critically exploring the diverse beliefs, values, and traditions that shape our global community.
Through open dialogue and structured philosophical inquiry, students examine fundamental questions of identity, morality, and human purpose, equipping them with the empathy and critical thinking needed to navigate an interconnected world.
The Davitt Standard
Cultivating spiritual reflection, moral inquiry, and profound respect for diversity to help students navigate ethical questions and grow as empathetic, globally aware citizens.
Religious Education Pathways
Positioning students as critical questioners and reflective searchers, enabling them to actively examine the relevance of religion to life, relationships, and the wider world.
Junior Cycle Religious Education
Positioning students as critical questioners and reflective searchers, enabling them to actively examine the relevance of religion to life, relationships, and the wider world.
Three Interconnecting Strands
Expressing Beliefs, Exploring Questions, and Living our Values.
Classroom-Based Assessments
CBA 1 (A Person of Commitment) & CBA 2 (The Human Search for Meaning).
Learning Through Inquiry
Exploring questions of belief, meaning, morality and values through discussion, research and reflection.
Developing Key Skills
Building critical thinking, communication, reflection and respect for different perspectives.
Senior Cycle Religious Education
Continuing the exploration of meaning, values and belief, Senior Cycle Religious Education creates space for thoughtful discussion, personal reflection and engagement with ethical and social issues.
Exploring Meaning & Values
Students consider questions of identity, purpose, belief and the values that shape their lives.
Religion in Contemporary Life
Exploring ethical issues, diverse worldviews and the role of religion in an interconnected society.
Reflection & Dialogue
Developing the confidence to discuss complex questions thoughtfully and respectfully.
Personal & Social Awareness
Connecting learning with students' own experiences, communities and the wider world.
Students interested in taking Religious Education as an additional Leaving Certificate subject can view the official syllabus below.
Ready to Search for Meaning?
Whether you are building your foundations in Junior Cycle inquiry or mastering ethical frameworks for the Leaving Certificate and beyond, your Religious Education journey starts here.
Speak to the department team to get started.
