Junior cycle:
This syllabus, covers teaching and learning in German for the first, second and third years in post-primary school. It is assessed by examination at the end of third year at Ordinary and Higher Level.
Note: A new specification for Junior Cycle German will be taken by first year students from September 2017.
Senior Cycle:
Leaving Certificate German follows a common syllabus framework for the teaching and examining of modern languages in the Leaving Certificate. The syllabus aims to develop learners’ communicative skills in the German, to develop their strategies for effective language learning and raise their awareness of cultural, social and political diversity.
Assessment is by means of a written examination, and an aural and oral examination at two levels, Ordinary level and Higher level.