Junior Certificate Business Studies
Junior Cycle Business Studies is really a mix of a few different subjects: Business Theory, Accounting & Economics, so you're getting a good mix and wide range of study.
What's on the Junior Certificate Business Studies course?
- Consumer
- Expenditure
- Financial Service Providers & Insurance
- Income
- Preparing Budgets
- Saving & Borrowing
- Understanding Pay
- Cash Books and Ledgers
- Business and Technology
- Business Documents
- Business Finance
- Entrepreneurs and Enterprise
- Final Accounts
- Marketing
- Planning a Business
- Types of Business
- World of Work
- Demand and Supply
- Economics
- European Union
- Government and the Economy
- International Trade and Globalisation
What's the Business Studies exam like?
With the new Business course introduced in 2019, there's only one paper for all students at common level. You'll get 2 hours to do the exam and it's worth 270 marks.
The exam has two sections: A & B. Section A is worth 90 marks and has 15 questions, all worth the same amount or marks and you need to answer all of them. Section B is worth 180 marks and has just 3 questions worth 60 marks each. Again you must answer all questions.
Any tips for doing well in Junior Cycle Business Studies?
- Answer on your favorite topic first. This will relax you in the exam.
- Read through the paper first and make sure you understand each question and the words in them.
- Make sure you know the meanings of any new terms you come across and use examples where possible to explain what you mean.
- Don't forget your calculator, and make sure you can use it!
- When you are explaining something try to add an example
- Practicing past exam questions is really important, especially in the book-keeping questions.
Download the Junior Cycle Business Studies Syllabus
Download the Junior Cycle Business Studies Chief Examiner's Report (2019)