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Leaving Cert and Junior Cert orals and practical exams cancelled - all students to get full marks
The decision was announced this morning by the Department of Education.
Junior Cert results: Girls continue to outperform boys across most subjects
The data shows girls received more A grades than boys in most subjects.
64,300 Junior Cert students get their results today - here's how they got on
Nineteen students secured 11 higher/common-level A grades and distinctions this year.
71 students not given Leaving Cert results over fears they cheated in exams
Those suspected of cheating represent a tiny proportion of the 57,000 students who sat the exams this year.
Latin, Libya and Leitrim: Leaving Cert results by numbers
Everyone has got their results, so here are the most important statistics from today.
It's the first day of exams, but the sky is overcast (and the forecast isn't looking great)
This date last year year saw highs of 25 degrees.
More than 50,000 students to begin (slightly longer) Leaving Cert exam period with English paper I
The exams commission has introduced new measures to safeguard the wellbeing of Leaving Certificate students.
'They're anxious in ways they wouldn't have been 20 years ago': Teachers say Leaving Cert stress on the rise
As the Leaving Cert begins tomorrow, teachers and education experts are warning of growing anxiety among students.
Minister wants to change system after student had to sit Leaving Cert exam the day after her mother died
Rhona Butler said the current process is not fair on the student, family or school involved.
The Junior Cert results are out today - here's all you need to know
Grades in the pillar subjects of Irish, English, and Maths remain relatively unchanged from previous years.
Time is ticking - The CAO change-of-mind deadline is tomorrow
From 5.15pm tomorrow, applicants will no longer be able to change their preferences for the courses they would like to do.
Leaving Cert students sat the first ever Politics exam today - here's what was in it
A tweet from Leo Varadkar featured on the first ever exam.
Stressed about your Leaving or Junior Cert? Here are some tips to help you stay calm
Get plenty of sleep and exercise, and remember that anxiety is normal.
Trinity reverses decision to introduce €450 fee for resit exams
Students protested and held a sit-in over the attempt to introduce the fees.
'We are not cash cows': Hundreds of Trinity students rally through the campus over resit exam fees
A group of up to 40 students had been occupying the college’s dining hall over the past few days.
State exams are a rote learning memory test and aren't serving our children's future needs
Our education system must deliver a quality education that prepares each child for their future lives, writes Geoffrey Browne.
Students' exam fee protest shuts down access to Book of Kells
Trinity students have released a list of demands.
Teenagers to make case for extra time in Junior Cert English exam
Currently, students have two hours to complete each paper.
From Paralympians to mature students - Leaving Cert students come from all walks of life
TheJournal.ie spoke to four Leaving Cert students in the countdown to the results.
This 73-year-old student is doing the Leaving Cert this week
Denis North is taking the English and Geography exams at Kennedy College, New Ross.
English Paper One: Reactions to the first exam of this year's Leaving Cert
Fake news, democracy and inventing the wheel – how did the first day of State exams go?
'The Leaving Cert is a valuable life lesson. If you want something, you need to work hard to get it'
I have never forgotten the idea that I needed to put in long hours if I wanted to achieve something, writes Caoimhín De Barra.
Teachers say 'pay is insufficient' as urgent appeal made for Leaving Cert markers
The SEC said that it would have sufficient numbers in place and did not want to “cause alarm” with the appeal.
University exam stress: 'I've seen many of my friends turn to ADHD drugs'
An engineering student writes about how he is buckling under the strain of too many exams concentrated at the end of the academic year.
Here's how Leaving Cert students did in French, Russian and Japanese
Some performed very well, while others struggled with basic vocabulary.
10 things every student in Ireland is doing right now instead of actually studying
Everything must be organised and tidy before you can do any work whatsoever.
Junior Cert English: 'There isn’t a fifteen-year-old alive that can spit out high quality writing in two hours'
Make the new English Junior Cert exam fairer by adding thirty extra minutes, writes Junior Cert pupil Tara O’Sullivan.
11 ways studying Leaving Cert Irish scarred us all for life
Why’d you have to be in Cáca Milis, Brendan Gleeson? Why?
12 memories you'll only have if you studied Leaving Cert Music
Black and decker black and decker black and decker…
60,000 students will receive their Junior Cert results today - Here's how they got on
There’s been a rise in As almost across the board for students.
Letters to a Fresher: College graduates tell us what they wish they'd known in first year
We asked three recent graduates to write a letter to their former selves. Here’s what they had to say…
Algeria blocks social networks throughout the country to prevent cheating in exams
Over 500,000 high school students were required to resit exams after exam papers were leaked.
Leaving Cert: seven years of hell in seven days
One reader tells us about her experiences of trying to overcome crippling anxiety during her Leaving Cert exams
Grannies across Ireland need to get their hands on this card for exam season
Light a few there Granny.
Male students are getting better grades in higher level maths
More students have been opting to do the higher level paper in recent years.
14 fears anyone who did the Irish oral will relate to
Oh, the flashbacks!
Teachers have been sharing the funniest exam answers they have ever come across
“thou shalt not lotto”
Junior Cert students are getting their results today. Here's how they did
And grades for the junior cycle appear to be holding steady against previous years, without massive improvement.
Unsure about your CAO offer? Here's what you need to know
More than 35,000 people have accepted first round offers.
'We are kidding ourselves if we say the Leaving Cert doesn't matter'
Pressure is on schools to receive top results, writes principal Brendan Feehan.
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