#State Exams

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Wait over for Junior Cert students as exam results land
Wait over for Junior Cert students as exam results land
Percentage of students receiving ‘distinction’ marks slipped this year across almost all subjects

Wed, 09 Oct, 2024

Royal High School
73,000 students to receive their Junior Cycle exam results today
Junior Cert results are available to schools a week earlier than usual due to online marking and an increase in the number of teachers marking exams

Wed, 09 Oct, 2024

Jennifer Horgan: Little systemic change in Leaving Cert but there have been some positive steps
Jennifer Horgan: Little systemic change in Leaving Cert but there have been some positive steps
Among the positives is a shift in emphasis away from the bottleneck mindset that tended to funnel all students towards university

Fri, 23 Aug, 2024

Cara Darmody: I won’t be going away and will continue to call out disability discrimination
S Why has it become acceptable to leave children rotting on waiting lists?
Ireland is not a good country for those children with autism and intellectual disabilities

Sat, 17 Aug, 2024

Teenage boy attending to online school class
Leaving Cert: Five things parents can do to help your teen through exam time stress
With the Leaving Cert starting today, what are five things parents need to know to help their teen through it? Here’s what experts say

Wed, 05 Jun, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Profitable airlines resist green tax 
Irish Examiner view: Profitable airlines resist green tax 
Those planning a flight to the sun are now facing an unpleasant development — a hike in the cost of those flights, according to the aviation industry

Wed, 05 Jun, 2024

Letters to the Editor: Time for Leaving Cert reform
Letters to the Editor: Time for Leaving Cert reform
One reader writes in to say that with the amount of time students will spend on written assessments over the coming days, it's little wonder that they complain about the volume of information they have to retain

Wed, 05 Jun, 2024

Leaving and Junior Cert students encouraged to 'mind themselves' as exams get under way 
Leaving and Junior Cert students encouraged to 'mind themselves' as exams get under way 
Education Minister Norma Foley said she was sending her 'very best wishes' to all students

Wed, 05 Jun, 2024

Student girl thinking
Colman Noctor: Tips for dealing with exam stress ahead of the Leaving Cert
"While exams can be helpful for assessing aspects of a student’s knowledge and skills, they should not be the sole or dominant evaluation method."

Tue, 04 Jun, 2024

'Urgent' appeal for Leaving Cert and Junior Cert students with dyslexia to get extra exam time
'Urgent' appeal for Leaving Cert and Junior Cert students with dyslexia to get extra exam time
Dyslexia Association of Ireland points out dyslexic university students get extra time, but Leaving and Junior Cert students are at an unfair disadvantage

Mon, 03 Jun, 2024

Exam cheating rises
Denis Lehane: The Leaving Cert needs to lighten up
With everyone wanting to be the next Tony O'Reilly or Mary Robinson, the Leaving Cert has taken on a life of its own.

Mon, 03 Jun, 2024

Exam cheating rises
Letters to the Editor: No extra exam time for neurodiverse students
A reader says education authorities seem to believe creating equal learning experiences for students gives neurodiverse learners an unfair advantage

Tue, 28 May, 2024

Teenage boy attending to online school class
Dear Dáithí: I'm worried my son is studying too much
He is 18 and an adult and you say you can’t tell him what to do. Of course you can. He can vote for whoever he wants next week, but he can’t vote you out of office

Mon, 27 May, 2024

Extra time for dyslexic students in Leaving Certificate exams an 'unfair advantage'
Extra time for dyslexic students in Leaving Certificate exams an 'unfair advantage'
Representatives of both the Department of Education and the State Examinations Commission warn that giving a time advantage could have 'unintended consequences'

Sun, 19 May, 2024

Exam cheating rises
S Jennifer Horgan: Treatment of Irish language is damaging and divisive — we need to preserve it
Our beloved language isn't doing well

Fri, 05 Jan, 2024

Timing of oral exams for Leaving Cert students is being evaluated 
Timing of oral exams for Leaving Cert students is being evaluated 
State Examinations Commission is assessing the impact of holding Leaving Cert oral exams during the Easter break, following calls to return to pre-pandemic norms

Wed, 29 Nov, 2023

'We have a lot of happy students': Covid cohort of Junior Cycle pupils get results 
'We have a lot of happy students': Covid cohort of Junior Cycle pupils get results 
This cohort of Junior Cycle students began their secondary school journey in 2020 and were met with face masks and social distancing

Wed, 18 Oct, 2023

Rear view of high school students attending a class.
Letters to the Editor: Students will benefit from third-party assessment in State exams 
A teacher welcomes the restoration of impartial third-party assessment, while other readers look at issues including war in Ukraine and Israel's presence in the West Bank

Wed, 04 Oct, 2023

Mid adult professor teaching a lecture from desktop PC at computer lab.
AI fears prompt minister to suspend plans for teacher-based assessments in Leaving Cert 
The State Examinations Commission has been commissioned to assess the role and impact of AI in exams. Until that is completed, plans for teacher-based assessments have been paused

Wed, 20 Sep, 2023

Royal High School
Junior Cycle results to be issued on October 18 
The 2023 date is earlier than last year, when students received their results in late November

Mon, 11 Sep, 2023

College place numbers
CAO: Harris welcomes reduction in number of courses offered by 'cruel' random selection
Last year, 47 courses went to random selection which sees entry to a course determined by a lottery. The number fell significantly to 17 courses this year

Wed, 30 Aug, 2023

CAO offers: 59% of students receive first preference degree course
CAO offers: 59% of students receive first preference degree course
Despite another year of record Leaving Cert results, which were boosted after initial marking to keep in line with the Class of 2022, points have dropped for more than half (52.4%) of Level 8 college courses

Wed, 30 Aug, 2023

CAO offers: Did your course go up? See all the first-round cut-off points
CAO offers: Did your course go up? See all the first-round cut-off points
Here, you can use the Irish Examiner's interactive CAO calculator to find the latest points information for both Level 8 and Level 7/6 courses

Wed, 30 Aug, 2023

Leaving Certificate results
Q&A: Everything you need to know about CAO offers and what to do next
Today, almost 84,300 people who applied for college places through the Central Applications Office (CAO) will find out if they have received an offer when the first round of cut-off points is published.

Wed, 30 Aug, 2023

SITTING LEAVING CERT
S Jennifer Horgan: Students pushed into shameful points lottery that defines who they become
I’m an educator with a passion for education. The Leaving Cert has little to do with education

Fri, 25 Aug, 2023

Law beckons for Traveller youth activist after Leaving Cert success
Law beckons for Traveller youth activist after Leaving Cert success
Latisha McCrudden, 18, from Roscommon, hopes to study law at University of Galway

Fri, 25 Aug, 2023

File photo THIS YEARÕS POSTPONED Leaving Certificate examinations get underway later today, with just 2,569 students set to sit
Share your messages of support with the Leaving Cert class of 2023 
On Friday, almost 62,000 Leaving Cert students received their results in what has become a rite of passage for young people in Ireland.

Fri, 25 Aug, 2023

Cork student who got eight H1s hails hobbies outside school as factor in his success
Cork student who got eight H1s hails hobbies outside school as factor in his success
The student at Christian Brothers College received his results on Friday as the 2023 results were issued to students across the country

Fri, 25 Aug, 2023

SITTING LEAVING CERT
Grade inflation 'detrimental' to students 'who work hard to get a H1' 
Breakthrough Maths founder TJ Hegarty is warning this year’s grade inflation is 'detrimental' to students who work hard to get a H1 in subjects like maths

Fri, 25 Aug, 2023

Leaving Certificate results
Leaving Cert: Cork school sees 10 students get maximum points
The principal said: 'These students faced very challenging circumstances and the Leaving Cert was the first State exam they sat.'

Fri, 25 Aug, 2023

Autism campaigner Cara Darmody becomes youngest person to pass Leaving Cert maths
Autism campaigner Cara Darmody becomes youngest person to pass Leaving Cert maths
'Never in my wildest dreams did I think that I'd get 97%. I thought that it would be brilliant if I even got 60%'

Fri, 25 Aug, 2023

Live Aid Concert - Wembley Stadium
Queen and Madness bring lighter notes to Leaving Cert music exam
Most students will have been happy to see Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ feature as the 25-mark question on the listening paper, which has not been examined in depth since 2012

Thu, 22 Jun, 2023

Accounting exam suited 'match fit' students who had done 'plenty of practice'
Accounting exam suited 'match fit' students who had done 'plenty of practice'
This year’s accounting exam suited someone who was “match fit, with plenty of practice”, as the Leaving Cert exams continued on Wednesday evening.

Wed, 21 Jun, 2023

Cork Airport and a turtle blown off route to Ireland feature in Spanish exam
Cork Airport and a turtle blown off route to Ireland feature in Spanish exam
The Leaving Cert exams continued this Tuesday morning with both higher and ordinary-level Spanish

Tue, 20 Jun, 2023

Farming challenges and Mandarin Chinese for Leaving students as Junior Cycle exams finish
Farming challenges and Mandarin Chinese for Leaving students as Junior Cycle exams finish
The Leaving Cert exams continued Monday with agricultural science on Monday afternoon, and the non-curricular languages, as well as Polish, Portuguese, Lithuanian, and Mandarin Chinese.

Mon, 19 Jun, 2023

Drones feature on Junior Cert engineering exam; Leaving Cert construction students tested on vernacular homes
Drones feature on Junior Cert engineering exam; Leaving Cert construction students tested on vernacular homes
The 2023 State exams continue on Monday with Leaving Cert Polish, Lithuanian, Portuguese, and Mandarin Chinese, as well as the non-curricular languages, Hebrew studies and Ancient Greek

Fri, 16 Jun, 2023

Leaving Certs left smiling after German paper on music festivals and airport chaos
Leaving Certs left smiling after German paper on music festivals and airport chaos
The State exams continued on Friday with Leaving Cert German, and Junior Cycle music, and Junior Cycle Jewish Studies

Fri, 16 Jun, 2023

Leaving Cert art students took on the unknown as new curriculum makes positive debut
Leaving Cert art students took on the unknown as new curriculum makes positive debut
This is the first year for the new art history curriculum to be examined but teachers say they are 'quite happy' 

Thu, 15 Jun, 2023

Sprechen sie Deutsch? Could you pass a 'lovely' German JC exam or a challenging Business Leaving Cert?
Sprechen sie Deutsch? Could you pass a 'lovely' German JC exam or a challenging Business Leaving Cert?
The 2023 State exams continued this Thursday morning with Leaving Cert Business and Junior Cycle German

Thu, 15 Jun, 2023

Moon landing features on Leaving Cert history while poor audio hampers Junior Cycle Spanish students
Moon landing features on Leaving Cert history while poor audio hampers Junior Cycle Spanish students
State exams continued on Wednesday afternoon with Leaving Cert history and Junior Cycle Spanish

Wed, 14 Jun, 2023

Challenging vocab for Leaving Cert French but a very 'student-friendly' JC home economics exam
Challenging vocab for Leaving Cert French but a very 'student-friendly' JC home economics exam
The 2023 exams continued this Wednesday morning with Leaving Cert French and Junior Cycle home economics.

Wed, 14 Jun, 2023

Curveballs for Leaving cert Biology students; Some challenges for Junior cert French
Curveballs for Leaving cert Biology students; Some challenges for Junior cert French
This year's question about the skeleton might have jarred some students, Biology teacher Margaret McGagh believed, as it asked about the ‘innominate’ bones, which are part of the appendicular skeleton.

Tue, 13 Jun, 2023

Could you tackle a 'manageable' Leaving Cert Irish paper 2, or even a JC graphics exam about Lego?
Could you tackle a 'manageable' Leaving Cert Irish paper 2, or even a JC graphics exam about Lego?
The State exams continued this Tuesday morning with Leaving Cert Irish paper 2, Junior Cycle graphics, and Junior Cycle Italian

Tue, 13 Jun, 2023

Leaving cert Irish provided a 'few tricky moments' while JC business 'thoroughly' examined
Leaving cert Irish provided a 'few tricky moments' while JC business 'thoroughly' examined
The State examinations continued this Monday evening, with Leaving Cert Irish paper 1 and Junior Cycle business studies

Mon, 12 Jun, 2023

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