Project Slingshot offers students a college insight

A new initiative aims to change the way secondary school students think about their future education and career prospects.

The Student Slingshot Academy will give transition year pupils the chance to meet with and learn from those studying at third level — giving them insights into specialist areas such as medicine, law, journalism, finance, language, and art.

“Around 55,000 students sit the Leaving Certificate every year. Of those, 70% of them go on to further education. With the way the CAO is structured, the demand on points can make students think some courses are better or worse than others based on how many points they have,” said Patrick Guiney, the founder of Student Slingshot.