# exams - Monday 20 September, 2021
# Points Race
# Points Race
Compare every course and institution with our dedicated site.
# exams - Wednesday 15 September, 2021
# Leaving Cert
# Leaving Cert
The decision to withhold a result or marks is open to appeal.
# exams - Friday 10 September, 2021
# Leaving Cert 2021
# Leaving Cert 2021
It’s an ideal time to reform the Irish educational system, writes Emma DeSouza.
# exams - Tuesday 7 September, 2021
# Exams
# Exams
Compare every course and institution with our dedicated site.
# exams - Monday 6 September, 2021
# Your Say
# Your Say
Leaving Cert results came out for the class of 2021 last week.
# exams - Friday 3 September, 2021
# Opinion
# Opinion
The Minister for Further and Higher Education says the Leaving Cert is not the only avenue to an education.
# exams - Wednesday 9 June, 2021
# Leaving Cert
# Leaving Cert
While some students have opted for Accredited Grades, thousands will sit their exams over the coming weeks.
# exams - Tuesday 8 June, 2021
# Your Say
# Your Say
This year’s exams kick off tomorrow.
# exams - Thursday 18 February, 2021
# Exams
# Exams
“I trust my teachers, but I don’t trust the algorithm,” one student said.
# exams - Tuesday 2 February, 2021
# Waiting Game
# Waiting Game
The Advisory Group tasked with plotting a course for the examinations met again today.
# exams - Wednesday 27 January, 2021
# Leaving Cert
# Leaving Cert
Alternatives to the Leaving Cert exam are being considered by the national advisory committee on the exams this afternoon.
# exams - Wednesday 6 January, 2021
# Stormont
# Stormont
It comes amid stricter lockdown measures to stop a rise in transmission of coronavirus and prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed by new cases.
# Examination
# Examination
England’s Education Secretary Gavin Williamson confirmed the exams would be cancelled.
# exams - Tuesday 8 December, 2020
# Exam Time
# Exam Time
The Education Minister said he wouldn’t stake pupils’ futures “on a lottery of whether their school was hit by Covid”.
# exams - Monday 16 November, 2020
# Leaving Cert
# Leaving Cert
Candidates were given the option earlier this year to receive Calculated Grades and/or to sit written exams.
# exams - Thursday 1 October, 2020
# Leaving Cert
# Leaving Cert
To date, €163,000 has been paid to Polymetrika for the calculated grades system.
# exams - Monday 28 September, 2020
# Calculated Grades
# Calculated Grades
Students can also apply to sit the postponed exams in November.
# exams - Wednesday 16 September, 2020
# Leaving Certificate
# Leaving Certificate
The action is being taken by a student who missed out on a place to study medicine at Trinity College by two points.
# exams - Friday 11 September, 2020
# Calculated Grades
# Calculated Grades
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# exams - Wednesday 19 August, 2020
# Explainer
# Explainer
Here is the thought process behind the Plan C for the Leaving Cert, the appeal process, and where it could all go wrong.
# exams - Saturday 15 August, 2020
# Explainer
# Explainer
There has been concern from the start about ‘standardising’ Leaving Cert grades – this has been somewhat vindicated this week.
# exams - Monday 10 August, 2020
# Scotland
# Scotland
Pass rates for pupils in the most deprived data zones were reduced by 15.2% – for pupils from the most affluent backgrounds the reduction was 6.9%.
# exams - Saturday 23 May, 2020
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
One secondary school teacher says now is also an opportunity to reimagine a new way of educating Irish students.
# exams - Friday 8 May, 2020
# Leaving Cert
# Leaving Cert
Teachers will provide an estimate of the percentage mark each student is likely to have achieved.
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# Your Say
# Your Say
We’re expecting confirmation of what is planned for the Leaving Cert after 3pm today.
# exams - Thursday 7 May, 2020
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
However, concerns have been raised about the legality of predicted grades.
# exams - Wednesday 6 May, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
Most students want the exams to be cancelled, according to a new survey.
# exams - Thursday 16 April, 2020
# Opinion
# Opinion
Poppy Kane says despite the challenges, many students believe the exams give them a sense of control in an uncertain time.
# exams - Thursday 19 March, 2020
# Exams
# Exams
The decision was announced this morning by the Department of Education.
# exams - Tuesday 8 October, 2019
# Gender Breakdown
# Gender Breakdown
The data shows girls received more A grades than boys in most subjects.
# exams - Friday 4 October, 2019
# Results Are In
# Results Are In
Nineteen students secured 11 higher/common-level A grades and distinctions this year.
# exams - Wednesday 14 August, 2019
# Cheat Shot
# Cheat Shot
Those suspected of cheating represent a tiny proportion of the 57,000 students who sat the exams this year.
# exams - Tuesday 13 August, 2019
# Exams
# Exams
Everyone has got their results, so here are the most important statistics from today.
# exams - Wednesday 5 June, 2019
# Leaving Cert Weather
# Leaving Cert Weather
This date last year year saw highs of 25 degrees.
# We've All Been There
# We've All Been There
The exams commission has introduced new measures to safeguard the wellbeing of Leaving Certificate students.
# exams - Tuesday 4 June, 2019
# Leaving Certificate
# Leaving Certificate
As the Leaving Cert begins tomorrow, teachers and education experts are warning of growing anxiety among students.
# exams - Friday 18 January, 2019
# State Exams
# State Exams
Rhona Butler said the current process is not fair on the student, family or school involved.
# exams - Wednesday 12 September, 2018
# Results Are In
# Results Are In
Grades in the pillar subjects of Irish, English, and Maths remain relatively unchanged from previous years.
# exams - Saturday 30 June, 2018
# Decisions Decisions
# Decisions Decisions
From 5.15pm tomorrow, applicants will no longer be able to change their preferences for the courses they would like to do.
