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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

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Education Minister confirms Leaving Cert will go ahead as 'radically different' exams-only

Students will sit “radically different” Leaving Certificate exams this year, as the Minister for Education confirmed they will be held as exams only. Norma Foley ruled out a hybrid approach to the state exams, and said the written exams will be ...

01 Feb 2022 at 15:20

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'It's not fair to students': Kildare Councillor says clarity is needed on Leaving Cert 2022

A Kildare Councillor has said that clarity is needed over the Leaving Certificate (LC) exams for this year. Labour (LP) Cllr Angela Feeney said the government needs to take action now and provide clarity to young people on this year’s Leaving ...

21 Jan 2022 at 15:30

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‘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 ...

02 Sept 2022 at 14:46

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'Anything's doable with enough effort': Kildare student from Travelling Community finds success in Leaving Certificate exams

A Kildare student, who is a member of the Travelling Community, managed to gain 550 points in his Leaving Certificate exams. Seventeen-year-old Paddy Ward will be going forward to study medicine in NUI Galway, on September 20. He said ...

13 Sept 2022 at 13:10

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‘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 ...

02 Sept 2022 at 17:04

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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 ...

02 Sept 2022 at 11:12

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Leaving Certificate fails to prepare students for future challenges, committee told

An Oireachtas Education Committee has heard the Leaving Certificate is failing to prepare students for future challenges. Education experts and business leaders told the committee meeting that a new reformed Leaving ...

01 Dec 2021 at 12:34

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REVEALED: Leaving Certificate Examination results date 2022

The State Examinations Commission (SEC), intends to issue the 2022 Leaving Certificate and Leaving Certificate Applied examination results to candidates on Friday 2 September. Details of the arrangements for the ...

23 Jun 2022 at 13:15

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Flexible Leaving Certificate approach must be adopted, Kildare Senator says

One Senator from Kildare has thrown their support behind the prospect of a flexible Leaving Certificate approach for 2022. Fianna Fáil Senator Fiona O' Loughlin said: "I have been in contact with many in the ...

11 Jan 2022 at 11:00

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Survey reveals majority of students want hybrid Leaving Certificate

The majority of Leaving Certificate students want a hybrid State exam model this year, according to an online survey carried out by the Irish Second Level Student's Union (ISSU). The current plan is for ...

17 Jan 2022 at 12:38

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Results joy for Ukrainian student who tackled Leaving Cert curriculum in a year

There were hugs, cheers and tears of joy at a secondary school in Dublin as some of the country’s 60,000 Leaving Certificate students collected their results. Approximately 80 students at Donahies ...

25 Aug 2023 at 12:59

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