Northern Ireland
Curriculum centralised
Irish offered by some Catholic `maintained' schools
Education for Mutual Understanding
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Four main churches have produced core religious syllabus
11 Plus exam
No Transition Year
Specialised `A' level exam (three/four subjects)
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Less tightly-controlled
Compulsory Irish
No equivalent
Each church teaches its own religious education syllabus
No entrance exams to second level
Transition Year
Broad general Leaving Certificate exam (six-seven subjects)
Source: `Education in Ireland', Irish Peace Research Institute Centre, University of Limerick, 1997.
