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# exams - Tuesday 8 October, 2019
Junior Cert results: Girls continue to outperform boys across most subjects
The data shows girls received more A grades than boys in most subjects.
# exams - Friday 4 October, 2019
64,300 Junior Cert students get their results today - here's how they got on
Nineteen students secured 11 higher/common-level A grades and distinctions this year.
# exams - Wednesday 14 August, 2019
71 students not given Leaving Cert results over fears they cheated in exams
Those suspected of cheating represent a tiny proportion of the 57,000 students who sat the exams this year.
# exams - Tuesday 13 August, 2019
Latin, Libya and Leitrim: Leaving Cert results by numbers
Everyone has got their results, so here are the most important statistics from today.
# exams - Wednesday 5 June, 2019
It's the first day of exams, but the sky is overcast (and the forecast isn't looking great)
This date last year year saw highs of 25 degrees.
More than 50,000 students to begin (slightly longer) Leaving Cert exam period with English paper I
The exams commission has introduced new measures to safeguard the wellbeing of Leaving Certificate students.
# exams - Tuesday 4 June, 2019
'They're anxious in ways they wouldn't have been 20 years ago': Teachers say Leaving Cert stress on the rise
As the Leaving Cert begins tomorrow, teachers and education experts are warning of growing anxiety among students.
# exams - Friday 18 January, 2019
Minister wants to change system after student had to sit Leaving Cert exam the day after her mother died
Rhona Butler said the current process is not fair on the student, family or school involved.
# exams - Wednesday 12 September, 2018
The Junior Cert results are out today - here's all you need to know
Grades in the pillar subjects of Irish, English, and Maths remain relatively unchanged from previous years.
# exams - Saturday 30 June, 2018
Time is ticking - The CAO change-of-mind deadline is tomorrow
From 5.15pm tomorrow, applicants will no longer be able to change their preferences for the courses they would like to do.
# exams - Wednesday 20 June, 2018
Leaving Cert students sat the first ever Politics exam today - here's what was in it
A tweet from Leo Varadkar featured on the first ever exam.
# exams - Monday 4 June, 2018
Stressed about your Leaving or Junior Cert? Here are some tips to help you stay calm
Get plenty of sleep and exercise, and remember that anxiety is normal.
# exams - Wednesday 28 March, 2018
Trinity reverses decision to introduce €450 fee for resit exams
Students protested and held a sit-in over the attempt to introduce the fees.
# exams - Thursday 15 March, 2018
'We are not cash cows': Hundreds of Trinity students rally through the campus over resit exam fees
A group of up to 40 students had been occupying the college’s dining hall over the past few days.
# exams - Monday 12 March, 2018
State exams are a rote learning memory test and aren't serving our children's future needs
Our education system must deliver a quality education that prepares each child for their future lives, writes Geoffrey Browne.
# exams - Friday 9 March, 2018
Students' exam fee protest shuts down access to Book of Kells
Trinity students have released a list of demands.
# exams - Wednesday 22 November, 2017
Teenagers to make case for extra time in Junior Cert English exam
Currently, students have two hours to complete each paper.
# exams - Sunday 13 August, 2017
From Paralympians to mature students - Leaving Cert students come from all walks of life
TheJournal.ie spoke to four Leaving Cert students in the countdown to the results.
# exams - Saturday 10 June, 2017
This 73-year-old student is doing the Leaving Cert this week
Denis North is taking the English and Geography exams at Kennedy College, New Ross.
# exams - Wednesday 7 June, 2017
English Paper One: Reactions to the first exam of this year's Leaving Cert
Fake news, democracy and inventing the wheel – how did the first day of State exams go?
# exams - Monday 5 June, 2017
'The Leaving Cert is a valuable life lesson. If you want something, you need to work hard to get it'
I have never forgotten the idea that I needed to put in long hours if I wanted to achieve something, writes Caoimhín De Barra.
# exams - Thursday 1 June, 2017
Teachers say 'pay is insufficient' as urgent appeal made for Leaving Cert markers
The SEC said that it would have sufficient numbers in place and did not want to “cause alarm” with the appeal.
# exams - Sunday 14 May, 2017
University exam stress: 'I've seen many of my friends turn to ADHD drugs'
An engineering student writes about how he is buckling under the strain of too many exams concentrated at the end of the academic year.
# exams - Thursday 11 May, 2017
Here's how Leaving Cert students did in French, Russian and Japanese
Some performed very well, while others struggled with basic vocabulary.
# exams - Thursday 4 May, 2017
10 things every student in Ireland is doing right now instead of actually studying
Everything must be organised and tidy before you can do any work whatsoever.
# exams - Monday 20 March, 2017
Junior Cert English: 'There isn’t a fifteen-year-old alive that can spit out high quality writing in two hours'
Make the new English Junior Cert exam fairer by adding thirty extra minutes, writes Junior Cert pupil Tara O’Sullivan.
# exams - Wednesday 9 November, 2016
11 ways studying Leaving Cert Irish scarred us all for life
Why’d you have to be in Cáca Milis, Brendan Gleeson? Why?
# exams - Sunday 2 October, 2016
12 memories you'll only have if you studied Leaving Cert Music
Black and decker black and decker black and decker…
# exams - Wednesday 14 September, 2016
60,000 students will receive their Junior Cert results today - Here's how they got on
There’s been a rise in As almost across the board for students.
# exams - Wednesday 7 September, 2016
Letters to a Fresher: College graduates tell us what they wish they'd known in first year
We asked three recent graduates to write a letter to their former selves. Here’s what they had to say…
# exams - Wednesday 22 June, 2016
Algeria blocks social networks throughout the country to prevent cheating in exams
Over 500,000 high school students were required to resit exams after exam papers were leaked.
# exams - Friday 17 June, 2016
Leaving Cert: seven years of hell in seven days
One reader tells us about her experiences of trying to overcome crippling anxiety during her Leaving Cert exams
# exams - Tuesday 10 May, 2016
Grannies across Ireland need to get their hands on this card for exam season
Light a few there Granny.
# exams - Thursday 28 April, 2016
Male students are getting better grades in higher level maths
More students have been opting to do the higher level paper in recent years.
# exams - Monday 11 April, 2016
14 fears anyone who did the Irish oral will relate to
Oh, the flashbacks!
# exams - Friday 22 January, 2016
Teachers have been sharing the funniest exam answers they have ever come across
“thou shalt not lotto”
# exams - Wednesday 9 September, 2015
Junior Cert students are getting their results today. Here's how they did
And grades for the junior cycle appear to be holding steady against previous years, without massive improvement.
# exams - Friday 21 August, 2015
Unsure about your CAO offer? Here's what you need to know
More than 35,000 people have accepted first round offers.
# exams - Wednesday 12 August, 2015
'We are kidding ourselves if we say the Leaving Cert doesn't matter'
Pressure is on schools to receive top results, writes principal Brendan Feehan.
10 people who REALLY aren't being helpful about the Leaving Cert results
Read these while waiting for results, at your peril.
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Poll: Should homework be banned at primary school level?
THE GREEN PARTY’S election manifesto was launched at the weekend, and one of its standout points was a proposal to phase out homework for primary school pupils.
Some academics have argued that there is no evidence to support the benefits of giving young children homework, and others have suggested that it may even be detrimental to their development.
The move was previously explored by an Oireachtas committee, while at least one Irish school has already stopped giving homework to primary school pupils.
But what do you think? Should primary schools stop giving pupils homework?
Poll Results:
No (2477)
Yes (2354)
I don't know/No opinion (210)
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Opinion: How would I, a refugee in Ireland, vote in this election?
By Evgeny Shtorn
Voting is a privilege and homelessness is the biggest challenge, writes Evgeny Shtorn.
How I Spend My Money: A 23-year-old clerical officer on €23,000 who lives in Louth
By TheJournal.ie reader
The Irish For: Cúpla focal for the happy couple
By Darach Ó Séaghdha - @TheIrishFor
Wedding prayers and toasts can sound so beautiful in Irish, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.
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