Primary School Curriculum

The Primary School Curriculum was developed by the NCCA and launched in 1999. It is presented in six areas which comprise of 11 subjects. Curriculum documents and teacher guidelines are provided for each curriculum subject.

There are no hard copies of the Primary School Curriculum currently available. To purchase a CD-ROM of the curriculum please contact: Government Publications Sales Office, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2.
Tel +353 1 679 3515

You can also view the Primary School Curriculum online at www.curriculumonline.ie

Re-presented Curriculum Documents

In response to the issue of curriculum overload, we have developed re-presented curriculum materials for a number of subjects to make the content objectives more accessible to teachers.

Related publications

Assessment in the Primary School Curriculum: Guidelines for Schools (2008)

Guidelines for Teachers of Students with General Learning Disabilities (online resource) (2007)

Exceptionally Able Students: Draft Guidelines for Teachers (2007)

English as an Additional Language in Primary Schools: Guidelines for Teachers(2006)

Primary School Curriculum, English, Additional Support Material (2005)

Intercultural Education in the Primary School: Guidelines for Schools (2005)

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in the Primary School Curriculum: Guidelines for Teachers (2004)

Modern Languages in Primary Schools: Teacher Guidelines (2001)