Towards a Policy on Religious Education
in Post-Primary Schools
Introduction
The recently published Junior Certificate Religious Education Syllabus and its
companion Leaving Certificate Religious Education Syllabus invite renewed reflection
on religious education in post-primary schools.
While a syllabus may outline content appropriate to religious education, it does
not address the context in which such content is presented. The General Directory
for Catechesis states that, when working with young people, content
