# leaving-certificate - Friday 29 April, 2022
# Your Say
# Your Say
The State Examinations Commission chief said that media coverage “undoubtedly” contributes to students’ stress during the exams.
# leaving-certificate - Tuesday 29 March, 2022
# Explainer
# Explainer
Major reforms to the Leaving Cert are to be brought in beginning in 2023.
# leaving-certificate - Tuesday 1 February, 2022
# Leaving Cert
The Minister for Education said that there would be additional choices within the exams. She added that grades would be standardised against grades in 2021, to avoid issues with grade inflation. The Junior Cert exams are also set to go ahead later this year.
# leaving-certificate - Monday 20 December, 2021
# Leaving Cert
# Leaving Cert
It was decided that the exams will take place outside of school time over the first week of the school Easter holidays.
# leaving-certificate - Monday 20 September, 2021
# College
# College
The CAO released its second round of offers to applicants this morning.
# leaving-certificate - Wednesday 8 September, 2021
# Points Race
# Points Race
Simon Harris said the points race for third level places is ‘not the international norm’.
# leaving-certificate - Tuesday 7 September, 2021
# Round One
This afternoon’s Round One offers is official confirmation of whether students got their preferred course. Round One offers must be accepted online by 3pm on Monday 13 September. Four courses have now reached 625 points.
# leaving-certificate - 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.
# Results Day
# Results Day
The results have been released, we take a look at the important numbers from today.
# Results Day
# Results Day
The largest jumps can be seen in the results for higher level subjects, including Irish, Maths and English.
# leaving-certificate - Monday 14 June, 2021
# Leaving Cert
# Leaving Cert
Concerns were raised today that some students did not receive fair treatment in the oral exams.
# leaving-certificate - Sunday 13 June, 2021
# Quiz
# Quiz
This year’s Leaving Certificate exams kicked off this week.
# leaving-certificate - 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.
# leaving-certificate - Tuesday 8 June, 2021
# Your Say
# Your Say
This year’s exams kick off tomorrow.
# One Day To Go
# One Day To Go
The written exams start on Wednesday and run until 29 June.
# leaving-certificate - Sunday 6 June, 2021
# Covid Precautions
# Covid Precautions
While some students have opted for Accredited Grades, thousands will sit their Leaving Cert examinations this month.
# leaving-certificate - Saturday 5 June, 2021
# Limerick
# Limerick
Over the past fortnight there have been 800 confirmed cases in Limerick.
# leaving-certificate - Wednesday 2 June, 2021
# Leaving Certificate
Students sitting this month's exams will receive their results on 3 September. Results will be issued directly through the Candidate Self-Service Portal. Sinn Féin has criticised the move claiming it will lead to an increase in stress for students.
# leaving-certificate - Monday 12 April, 2021
# Gaeilge
# Gaeilge
Students can choose between sitting exams, receiving accredited grades, or both.
# leaving-certificate - Thursday 25 March, 2021
# Leaving Cert 2021
# Leaving Cert 2021
The aides’ role is to support the school in planning and running exams and accredited grades.
# leaving-certificate - Saturday 20 March, 2021
# Poll
# Poll
The higher education minister wants to see the system adapted to “do better by students”.
# Third Level
# Third Level
Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris said he intends to “overhaul” the CAO application form next year.
# leaving-certificate - Tuesday 23 February, 2021
# Living With Covid
# Living With Covid
Cabinet agreed to the phased re-opening of schools today.
# leaving-certificate - Thursday 18 February, 2021
# Exams
# Exams
“I trust my teachers, but I don’t trust the algorithm,” one student said.
# leaving-certificate - Sunday 14 February, 2021
# Waiting Cert
# Waiting Cert
The Minister for Housing has said the government is not setting any “artificial” timeline on when an announcement can be expected.
# leaving-certificate - 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.
# leaving-certificate - Thursday 7 January, 2021
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
Students facing a return to school are worried about their health and the health of their loved ones with Covid-19 rampant in the community.
# leaving-certificate - 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.
# leaving-certificate - Friday 16 October, 2020
# Review
# Review
The new results were given to students at 12pm today.
# leaving-certificate - Wednesday 14 October, 2020
# Leaving Certificate
# Leaving Certificate
Over 6,000 students received new grades following an error with the system.
# leaving-certificate - Saturday 3 October, 2020
# Calculated Grades
# Calculated Grades
The results of the review were announced this evening by the Department of Education.
# leaving-certificate - Thursday 1 October, 2020
# Leaving Certificate
# Leaving Certificate
Education Minister Norma Foley has apologised to students again after errors in the calculated grades system were revealed.
# Leaving Cert
# Leaving Cert
To date, €163,000 has been paid to Polymetrika for the calculated grades system.
# Leaving Cert
# Leaving Cert
The cost of the calculated grades system is €160,000.
# leaving-certificate - Monday 28 September, 2020
# Calculated Grades
# Calculated Grades
Students can also apply to sit the postponed exams in November.
# leaving-certificate - 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.
# leaving-certificate - Friday 11 September, 2020
# Round One
# Round One
This afternoon’s Round One offers is official confirmation of whether students got their preferred course.
# leaving-certificate - Thursday 10 September, 2020
# The Institute
# The Institute
The Institute of Education wrote to the Taoiseach today claiming its students had been penalised by “the bias” within the process.
# leaving-certificate - Sunday 6 September, 2020
# Results Day
# Results Day
Leaving Cert calculated grade results are due to be released tomorrow morning at 9am.
# leaving-certificate - Friday 4 September, 2020
# Leaving Cert
# Leaving Cert
With the Leaving Certificate results out on Monday, the minister said an apprenticeship is a great way to get the career you want.
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