Leaving & Junior Cert: Topical questions on water, eco-design

Home economics papers wrapped up the second week of the Junior Certificate and the higher level exam opened with short questions covering a very broad range of the syllabus.

Margaret Kinsella of the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) said students would have enjoyed a question asking about obesity and for the design of a family menu.

She said a consumerism question incorporated a number of elements of the syllabus, covering packaging, and redress in the Small Claims Court.