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Junior Cert results: how did the country do?
Nearly 60,000 students will receive their Junior Certificate results today. Here’s how they did.
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Nearly 60,000 students will receive their Junior Certificate results today. Here’s how they did.
“Between my finger and my thumb…”
The minister says the SEC has two jobs now: to ensure no student suffers as a result of the error, and to stop it recurring.
Lady Gaga on the business paper, horse burgers in the French exam. Gas Al
They’re mad as hell and they’re not going to take it anymore.
Warning: the following article contains trigonometry.
Science minister Sean Sherlock believes the State Examinations Commission will ensure no student loses out over the error.
The English version of a Maths question mistakenly inserted an extra number – which meant two answers are possible.
Following a promise to prioritise their applications, 250 unemployed and substitute teachers have been hired by the States Examinations Commission.
Never try to be cool in front of a teenager. It never works out.
“Only 2 hours, 46 minutes until it’s over”
Today is World Poetry Day, and it’s Leaving Cert Paper 2 all over again.
What does AC/DC stand for? Who discovered the double helix? Do you know?
Do you know your sonnets from your soliloquies?
Do you know your vikings from your victories?
It’s National Geography Awareness Week, so it’s time to put yourself to the test.
Teachers’ unions say they weren’t consulted about the changes, while opposition parties are sceptical of their need.
Reforms announced by Ruairí Quinn this afternoon replace terminal exams with continual assessment – with the terminal exams scrapped altogether by 2020.
Just HOW well did Ireland do at the Paralympics? And which country’s population has the most smokers?
Only the stereotypically male strongholds of Maths and Metalwork see boys have a higher proportion of A grades than girls.
Delegates to Young Fine Gael’s summer school pass a motion saying teachers’ summers should be spent correcting papers.
The State Examinations Commission will now issue a new paper and CD for Irish Leaving Cert students sitting paper one on Monday.
Students undertaking Junior and Leaving Cert exams have been reminded to talk about any stress they might be feeling, eat a healthy diet and get enough sleep over the next two weeks.
Stress tests have a different meaning today for more than 116,000 third and sixth year students.
Those attending Dublin exam centres have also been warned about delays because of the Olympic Torch relay event.
Over 50,000 students, 13 days, 3.1 million exam papers, 105 subjects. Shudder.
The Government is being urged to “harness” the enthusiasm among teenagers for cars and include road safety training on the programme.
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Minister of Education gives his approval to NCCA’s proposals to change the focus of the Junior Cert from rote learning and state exams.
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