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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
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Leaving Cert class divide of 138 points linked with students’ family backgrounds
Children of professionals get average of 464 points compared with 326 for those born to lowest-skilled parents
Leaving Cert Italian: unfamiliar vocabulary may have thrown some students
Paper had sufficient challenges to allow top scorers to show off their vocabulary
Leaving Cert religion: a nuanced paper challenged students to think critically
‘It was an interesting paper - challenging in parts but doable, and with plenty of choice’
Leaving Cert politics and society: a tricky paper with ‘lofty’ questions
‘Best way to succeed is to look at what is going on in society and not be too fixated on rote learning’
Leaving Cert applied maths: mix of old and new as final exams draw to a close
Despite a few curveballs there was little overall deviation from past papers
‘We have heard horrible stories of what can happen’: Leaving Cert holidays spell euphoria for students but anxiety for parents
Portuguese resort Albufeira is the hottest destination for post-exam trips this year, while the Greek island of Zante is popular among south Dublin schools
Leaving Cert physical education: a contemporary exam, but students challenged for time
Candidates may have found themselves challenged to up the pace and take section A at a sprint
Leaving Cert economics: ‘Nice paper with plenty of choice’
Many exam moments were reproductions of previous questions, sometimes with only a minor name change
Leaving Cert music: few bum notes in exam which featured Queen, The Beatles, Tchaikovsky and Bach
Students presented with a mix of original and covered Beatles tunes, including Eleanor Rigby, Blackbird and Come Together
Leaving Cert design and communication graphics: a straightforward paper with space-aged twist
Dynamic mechanisms question related to a spiral galaxy in space
Leaving Cert accounting: well-practiced students happy with ‘fair’ exam
‘Everything has appeared in some form before and patterns from previous years remained’
Leaving Cert physics: ‘ample’ choice gave students a fair opportunity to show their ability
Candiates were able to draw extensively on their practical laboratory experience
Leaving Cert Spanish: some struggled with ‘challenging’ vocabulary
Listening comprehension was tricky for some but not unfair
Leaving Cert chemistry: A ‘fair’ paper with plenty of choice and few surprises
Students familiar with past papers should feel confident in their performance,
Leaving Cert agricultural science: A ‘disquieting’ paper with some daunting first impressions
In a stressful exam scenario, students could easily have been spooked by some surprises
Leaving Cert mandarin Chinese: ‘More complex than in previous years’
Students needed to have a comprehensive grasp of the language
Extra lab funding needed to avoid ‘unfair’ advantage under Leaving Cert reforms
Senior cycle reforms will require physics, chemistry and biology students to complete science investigations worth 40% of marks
Leaving Cert German: ‘More student-friendly than the mock exams’
A very accessible, relevant paper which remained close to the style of previous exams
Leaving Cert art, visual studies: Students needed to be methodical in addressing all elements of questions
Fair and open-ended questions posed little barrier to those hoping for chance to display their knowledge, says teacher
Leaving Cert business exam: ‘Students had to think on their feet’
Many candidates will have recognised the majority of higher-level questions from previous papers, ASTI representative says
A teacher in school convinced me I was a useless lump of dung
His voice always made me shiver, but he also contributed greatly – albeit inadvertently – to my moral development
Leaving Cert history: An exam that ‘played the hits’
Land reform, home rule, Edward Carson, John Redmond, the GAA, Eamonn de Valera and the Eucharistic Congress make a welcome appearance
Leaving Cert French: a challenge for those seeking top grades
Answers for questions required knowledge of idioms which some students ‘realistically would not have’
Leaving Cert student diary: ‘I’ve done my best to stay calm and composed’
Seán Cleary is doing his best to keep up his athletics and volunteering in the middle of the State exams
Emer O’Neill on the Leaving Cert: ‘My elbow was in bits and I had to write for hours’
The TV presenter secured a sports scholarship in the US after finishing second level
‘Great confidence boost’: Reaction to today’s Leaving Cert biology and Junior Cycle French exams
It’s day five of the exams for more than 100,000 students around the country
Leaving Cert Irish paper two: student-friendly, but challenging in parts
Some of the language in a reading comprehension on the topical issue of artificial intelligence was challenging
Students ‘delighted’ after maths, but Irish exam poses challenges for some
Teachers said students would have been comfortable working through the short maths questions, while long questions required some careful reading and thinking
‘Many will feel deflated’: Live reaction to today’s Leaving Cert and Junior Cycle exams
Leaving Certs face maths paper 2 and Irish paper 1, while Junior Cycle students have science and business studies
Leaving Cert Irish paper one: ‘At first glance many would have felt disappointed’
Language in the listening comprehension was ‘challenging’ and at a ‘fast pace’
Leaving Cert student diary: ‘I’m trying to avoid burnout’
Megan Glynn is doing her best to balance study with sleep, meals and family time
Paul Murphy on the Leaving Cert: ‘There’s an enormous class bias in it. I’m a product of that’
The Dublin-based TD went on to study law after school but left his PhD studies to pursue a career in politics
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