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Leaving Certificate
Discover the latest updates on the Leaving Cert syllabus, with news and adivce on exams, results and your educational journey
College applicants set for a life in limbo for the next few days
The reality of third level is often quite different from how it’s portrayed on screen
Leaving Cert results: ‘Painful’ random selection expected to be used again for several top courses
This year marked the first stage of a gradual reduction in post-marking upward adjustment
Should you repeat the Leaving Certificate?
Repeating the Leaving Cert is not a path to be taken lightly and it is not suitable for everyone
Leaving Cert results day: ‘It wasn’t the end of the world’
Students at Clonturk Community College share their results reaction in north Dublin on Friday
Leaving Cert results 2025 live: ‘I put a lot of hard work in’ says Cork student who achieved eight H1s
Leaving Cert 2025: live updates: This year marks first stage of gradual phasing out of grade inflation
On Leaving Cert results day, it’s important to remember the road to adult life is not linear
Leaving Cert 2025: Take a moment to be proud of your accomplishments
Disappointed with your Leaving Cert results? Here are nine options to consider, including how to appeal
Leaving Cert appeals process 'can be cathartic', says one guidance counsellor
Leaving Cert points calculator: How many CAO points are your results worth?
First round college offers will be out on August 30th
The Irish Times view on the Leaving Cert: winding back the clock on grades
While some students will be disadvantaged, a normal marking system has to return sooner rather than later
What impact will 2025 Leaving Cert results have on the CAO?
Leaving Cert grades still subject to an ongoing distorting effect
Leaving Cert results day 2025: How grades will mark a gradual return to pre-Covid-19 norms
Leaving Cert students to receive results after six uniquely challenging years
Beyond Leaving Cert results: From CAO offers to further education, what are the next steps?
Leaving Cert students are about to discover the fruits of their labour
Leaving Cert grades for 2025 will drop back by average of just over 1% on 2024 results
2025 Leaving Cert results will be available on Candidate Self Service Portal on State Examinations Commission portal
Could this be the most controversial set of Leaving Cert results in history?
This year there has been – as expected – a drop in the average grades
Advice on life in college: ‘Always start writing that report earlier than you think you need to’
Recent TCD and UL graduates offer advice for incoming first years, as well as some professional tips and regrets
Leaving Cert results 2025: Five key takeaways
Class of 2025 is largest group to sit the Leaving Cert for the first time - which may impact CAO
Leaving Cert 2025: Grades deflate as H1s make up 12% of higher-level exam results
More than 65,000 students receive their results at 10am today
Tips for first-year college students: Recent graduates offer advice and share biggest regrets
Recent UCD and DCU graduates offer advice for incoming first years, and share their regrets
The night before Leaving Cert results: Take a deep breath and silence the background noise
Our Classroom to College newsletter is the perfect guide to keep you on track ahead of CAO offers
‘I was commuting from Meath for three hours a day, so I know that it can be hard’
Health students are getting involved in programmes which help their work life balance
‘The idea of students who go to class during the day and party in the evening is dying’
Many third-level students don’t have time to socialise or get involved in clubs and societies
Key dates for the 2025 Leaving Cert class to know
All you need to know about available places, viewing scripts and much more
Leaving Cert results: Will 2025 students be badly disadvantaged by grade deflation?
Some 28% of CAO applicants this year are deferral students who received ‘bumper’ grades
Does the Leaving Cert prepare you for life? Singer Mary Coughlan and a school principal debate
Mary Coughlan has watched her children and grandchildren trying to fit into the Leaving Cert system, while principal John McHugh says it teaches key life skills
‘Round zero’ CAO offers go out to more than 6,000 people
Most Leaving Cert students set to receive third level offers later this month
The environmental cost of that debs dress
Some schools are taking a stand against the cost and the waste of the debs treadmill
My son is clearing out his childhood things – but these items he knew I’d want to keep
I saved my favourite wax crayon colours for special occasions that never came. Now they bring me back to my own childhood
Leaving Certificate student died after blood clotting formed in lungs, inquest hears
Avid camogie player who had been prescribed contraceptive pill had undiagnosed genetic condition
What south Dublin students get up to on a Leaving Cert holiday in Zakynthos
In the News podcast: Irish Times reporter Niamh Browne on her week spent shadowing students on their post-Leaving Cert trip to Greece
Carl O’Brien: ‘Why grade deflation for Leaving Cert students might not be such a bad thing’
Lower grades may mean lower points requirements across many degree courses
A Leaving Cert holiday on Zante: ‘The beauty prep and wardrobe for girls is bonkers’
Students’ annual holiday pilgrimage is in full swing and some parents are even jetting out to stay nearby just in case
Hpat: Can students be ‘coached’ to pass aptitude tests for entry to medical school?
Tests aimed at assessing skills suited to medicine were introduced in 2009. Now, medical schools want to downgrade their importance amid equity and integrity concerns
The Irish Times view on Hpat: doctoring the sytem
le class families continue to find new ways to game the CAO
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