WAITING LIST Leaving Certificate 2025 Polish Online Saturday Classes

Information required for registration

This class is open to incoming 5th year students only, i.e. students who will sit the Leaving Certificate exams in 2025. Students may apply if :

They attend a school in Ireland
They cannot access Polish language classes within their own school curriculum
They do not reside in Galway city, Cork city or Dublin city, as they can avail of the face-to-face Saturday classes offered there by PPLI.

A level of proficiency in Polish is required to take this class. Classes will commence if minimum student numbers are achieved. They will be held on Saturday mornings. Further details will be available in mid-August. There is no fee to students for this course.

Thank you for taking the time to register.

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* 1. I consent to Post-Primary Languages Ireland to use my data for the purposes of this application.

Yes - I consent

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* 2. First Name:

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* 3. Surname:

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* 4. *School details

Name

Address

Address 2

City/Town

County

Eircode

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* 5. Please confirm that you are sitting the Leaving Certificate in 2025

Yes

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* 6. Date of Birth:

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* 7. Email address that you use on a regular basis:

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* 8. Telephone number:

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* 9. Name of Parent/Guardian

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* 10. Contact telephone number for Parent/Guardian

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* 11. Contact email address for Parent/Guardian

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* 12. Country of origin:

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* 13. Language(s) spoken at home:

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* 14. Other language(s) spoken:

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* 15. Reason(s) for wanting to take Leaving Cert Polish language classes:

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* 16. Reason(s) for wanting to attend Saturday classes:

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* 17. Please outline any experience you have of learning Polish.

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* 18. How would you describe your knowledge of the Polish Language? Tick all that apply.

I can understand basic personal and family information, shopping, local area, social life. I can catch the main point in short, clear, simple messages and announcements.

I can read very short, simple texts. I can find specific, predictable information in simple everyday material such as advertisements, prospectuses, menus and timetables and I can understand short simple personal letters.

I can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar topics and activities.

I can write a short, simple postcard, for example sending holiday greetings. I can fill in forms with personal details, for example entering my name, nationality and address on a hotel registration form.

I can understand descriptions of places, events, personal experiences, feelings and perspectives expressed in everyday language.

I interact with others in various ways: to discuss topics of interest, to exchange information, to compare and contrast viewpoints, to suggest solutions to problems.

I can produce a simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. I can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes & ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.

I can communicate the main point of what is heard/read in predictable, everyday situations, inviting others to explain things, indicating understanding and/or agreement or disagreement.

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* 19. Where did you hear about this class?

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* 20. We would like to ensure that students who begin this course are committed and intend to take it in the Leaving Cert exam - can you provide some details on how you plan to manage attending an additional subject classes on Saturday mornings (many do but we'd like to know that you have the potential to be one of them!).

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* 21. Attendance Policy
Please tick the box to indicate that you understand and agree to the following attendance policy:
Classes are three hours long and take place on Saturday mornings. Students are required to attend and to have their cameras switched on for the full duration of each class. Three unexplained absences within a term will preclude further participation in the course.

I agree

Please note: This is an online class, delivered through Microsoft Teams. A laptop or PC and an adequate internet connection is required. Training on the use of Microsoft Teams will be provided if necessary.

Thank you for your application. We will contact you in mid-August to confirm if you have been successful in securing a place on the course and provide relevant details.

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