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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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‘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 this ...

02 Sept 2022 at 14:46

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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 through the ...

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 online from ...

02 Sept 2022 at 11:12

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Leaving Certificate fails to prepare students for future challenges

The Leaving Certificate is failing to prepare students for future challenges, TDs have been told. Education experts and business leaders told politicians at an Oireachtas committee meeting that a new reformed Leaving Certificate is ...

01 Dec 2021 at 12:34

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Laois student's Leaving Cert top marks is historic for Rathdowney school

St. Fergal's College student Darragh Hogan has achieved 625 points in his Leaving Cert, recieving the full marks possible to receive. Over the years, countless students attending the school have achieved over 600 points, with ...

03 Sept 2021 at 16:59

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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 2022 ...

23 Jun 2022 at 13:15

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Majority of students want hybrid Leaving Certificate, survey reveals

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 this year's ...

17 Jan 2022 at 12:36

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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 Community School ...

25 Aug 2023 at 12:59

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Part of Leaving Cert reform shelved as education sector ‘grapples with AI’

Artificial intelligence (AI) can bring both benefits and challenges for State exams, the Education Minister has said as she shelved teacher-based assessments due to the potential impacts of the new technology. ...

20 Sept 2023 at 15:56

Teacher-based assessment for Leaving Certificate delayed over AI concerns

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Education minister seeks report on impact of AI on teacher-based assessment

Aspects of a reformed Leaving Certificate are to be assessed by the State Examinations Commission due to the potential impact of generative artificial intelligence (AI) on teacher-based assessment, the ...

20 Sept 2023 at 09:35

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