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Leaving cert oral exams postponed at short notice for 500 pupils

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Leaving cert oral exams postponed for 500 pupils

Around 500 Leaving Certificate students had their Irish oral examinations postponed this weekend due to examiners being unable to attend because of high levels of Covid in society. Seven schools have been affected, the State Examinations Commission ...

09 Apr 2022 at 18:12

National News

‘No grades cliff edge’ for Leaving Certificate 2023 students

Education Minister Norma Foley has said there will be “no cliff edge” for grades in next year’s Leaving Certificate. The Fianna Fail TD said “very similar” accommodations will be made for the Leaving Cert class of 2023 that were made for this ...

02 Sept 2022 at 14:46

National News

‘I’m over the moon’: Dublin student gets top mark of 625 in Leaving Certificate

Emotions were running high as students across the country opened their long-awaited Leaving Certificate grades on Friday. More than 61,000 students sat the examinations in June. Their results were issued online at 10am on Friday through the ...

02 Sept 2022 at 17:04

National News

Results day for more than 61,000 Leaving Cert students

More than 61,000 students have received their Leaving Certificate results. Some 58,056 Leaving Cert students and 3,051 Leaving Cert Applied students sat exams across the country earlier this summer. Their results were issued online from ...

02 Sept 2022 at 11:12

National News

The amount of Leaving Cert students who have had results withheld for cheating revealed

A total of 39 Leaving Cert students have had their results permanently withheld for cheating, the State Examinations Commission (SEC) has confirmed. This includes full results withheld, or marks withheld, from candidates found to be in ...

07 Sept 2023 at 11:00

National News

Part of Leaving Cert reform shelved as education sector ‘grapples with AI’

Artificial intelligence (AI) can bring both benefits and challenges for State exams, the Education Minister has said as she shelved teacher-based assessments due to the potential impacts of the new technology. The State Examinations ...

20 Sept 2023 at 15:56

Teacher-based assessment for Leaving Certificate delayed over AI concerns

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Education minister seeks report on impact of AI on teacher-based assessment

Aspects of a reformed Leaving Certificate are to be assessed by the State Examinations Commission due to the potential impact of generative artificial intelligence (AI) on teacher-based assessment, the Education Minister has said. ...

20 Sept 2023 at 09:35

National News

Record number of students begin Leaving and Junior Cert exams at schools in Ireland and Libya

A record number of students are due to begin their higher level examinations today (June 7). According to the State Examinations Commission (SEC), 135,033 candidates are sitting Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied ...

07 Jun 2023 at 10:24

National News

Leaving Cert 2024: Everything you need to know ahead of the exams

Take a deep breath: after a few years of stop-start schooling, Wednesday will see the first of the written papers in this year’s Leaving Certificate when English paper one lands at 9.30am. As we quickly approach the start ...

04 Jun 2024 at 11:20

More than 60,000 students receive Leaving Certificate results

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More than 60,000 students to receive Leaving Certificate results

More than 60,000 students have received their Leaving Certificate results, in what will be the last year of grade inflation linked to the pandemic disruption to education. The State Examinations Commission (SEC) made ...

23 Aug 2024 at 15:59

National News

OPINION: 2025 Leaving Cert students shafted as 'Covid kids' will nab college places

Some students getting their Leaving Cert 2025 results this week will miss out on their preferred college place to someone who sat the exams in the last five years due to a phased reversal of grade inflation. This ...

22 Aug 2025 at 10:02

National News

Record number of students prepare to sit Leaving Cert and Junior Cert examinations

A record number of candidates are due to commence their Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied and Junior Cycle examinations across the country this Wednesday. More than 140,000 students will sit the ...

04 Jun 2025 at 08:06

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