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    Your Say
    Should the Leaving Cert have fewer traditional written exams?
    20 Mar
    51
    Chin Wag
    Oral exam in English on the cards for Leaving Cert students
    19 Mar
    46
    Third Level
    There was an 8.5% increase in CAO applications this year - here are the most popular first choices
    11 Mar
    CAO offers
    Over half of successful Level 8 applicants got offered their first choice today
    28 Aug 2024
    12
    Gaeilge
    Irish language at 'crisis point' after 2024 sees record number of pupils opt out of Leaving Cert exam
    26 Aug 2024
    66
    Leaving Cert
    Solicitor on Leaving Cert: I took the long route for my education and I have no regrets
    Cian Moriarty
    25 Aug 2024
    34
    free schoolbooks
    Schoolbooks scheme 'death by a thousand cuts' for booksellers amid expansion to Leaving Certs
    14 Jul 2024
    39
    High Court
    Court rejects student's challenge against Leaving Certificate Mandarin Chinese marking system
    29 May 2024
    grade inflation
    Leaving Cert grading system to start returning to normal in 2025 but stay the same this year
    17 Apr 2024
    10
    barbie the movie
    ‘Barbie’ movie to be on Leaving Cert English curriculum in 2026
    19 Feb 2024
    52
    Leaving Cert
    Decision to hold Leaving Cert oral exams over Easter break will bring 'unnecessary' stress, unions say
    15 Dec 2023
    25
    CAO offers
    Leaving Cert grade inflation needs to be unwound in coming years, Minister says
    28 Aug 2023
    24
    Results Day
    Leaving Cert results: Grades adjusted upwards again due to pandemic disruption for students
    Updated 25 Aug 2023
    52
    CAO
    Simon Harris says Leaving Cert isn't 'cruel' but there is 'an obsession with the points race'
    23 Aug 2023
    39
    State Examinations Commission
    Leaving Cert: Commentary over higher-level maths paper one 'will be considered during marking'
    12 Jun 2023
    42
    Quiz
    Quiz: How well do you remember Leaving Certificate syllabus?
    11 Jun 2023
    29
    TheJournal.ie
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    PodcastThe Explainer
    The Explainer: What is it like to sit the Leaving Cert in 2023?
    Luke Saunders, co-founder and CEO of Studyclix, joins us on this week’s episode to give the lie of the land for anyone whose own memory of sitting the exams might be fading. We look at the lasting impact of the Covid pandemic on the exams, and share advice for students and parents alike.
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    English Paper One
    Leaving Cert 2023: Students begin exams with 'well-pitched and broadly appealing' paper
    7 Jun 2023
    7
    Leaving Cert
    Over 130,000 students begin state examinations today - most sitting their first one ever
    7 Jun 2023
    11
    Quiz
    Quiz: How much do you know about Macbeth?
    5 Jun 2023
    42
    Leaving Cert
    CAO Round One offers to be released on 30 August
    25 May 2023
    1
    Leaving Cert
    Leaving Cert results to be issued on 25 August in 'significant step towards pre-pandemic norms'
    Updated 24 May 2023
    10
    Exams
    Leaving Cert students ask Foley to keep 'no cliff edge' vow - and avoid clash with Harry Styles gig
    3 Jan 2023
    15
    Results Day
    ‘I’m over the moon’: Dublin student gets top mark of 625 in Leaving Certificate
    2 Sep 2022
    8
    Exams
    Delay in issuing Leaving Cert results 'will cause huge levels of additional stress and worry'
    Updated 23 Jun 2022
    28
    Your Say
    Poll: Should there be a moratorium on reporting about the Leaving Cert while it's on?
    29 Apr 2022
    28
    Explainer
    Explainer: What changes are being made to the Leaving Certificate?
    29 Mar 2022
    3
    Leaving Cert
    Leaving Cert to go ahead on exams-only basis this year as minister rules out accredited grades
    Updated 1 Feb 2022
    65
    Leaving Cert
    Leaving Cert oral exams and practical music exams to be deferred until Easter break
    20 Dec 2021
    3
    College
    Nearly 1,500 students receive first higher education offer in second CAO round
    20 Sep 2021
    0
    Points Race
    Higher education minister questions if Leaving Cert is ‘right way to go’
    8 Sep 2021
    40
    Round one
    Over 55,000 people offered place in CAO Round One - points rise in teaching, business and health
    7 Sep 2021
    13
    Opinion
    Simon Harris: It's time to end the Leaving Cert points race in Ireland
    Simon Harris TD
    Updated 3 Sep 2021
    84
    Results Day
    From Ancient Greek to Accounting: Leaving Cert results by numbers
    3 Sep 2021
    12
    Results Day
    Leaving Cert: Top grades significantly higher on last year as students get their results
    3 Sep 2021
    38
    Leaving Cert
    Education minister says oral exam marking is still 'ongoing' after concerns students were treated unfairly
    14 Jun 2021
    19
    Quiz
    Quiz: How well do you remember Leaving Cert syllabus?
    13 Jun 2021
    38
    Leaving Cert
    D-Day for some 55,000 students as Leaving Certificate exams get under way
    9 Jun 2021
    13
    Your Say
    Poll: Do you still have the 'Leaving Cert nightmare'?
    8 Jun 2021
    39
    One Day to Go
    Leaving Cert students praised for ‘resilience and goodwill’ ahead of exams
    8 Jun 2021
    3
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