Calls for clarity on date of Leaving Cert results The chair of Central Applications Office has called on Government to clarify "as a matter of urgency" when Leaving Certificate students will receive their results … Education • 16 May
Teachers look forward to detail of Leaving Cert plan Students may be disappointed that they did not get what many of them wanted – accredited grades, but their teachers believe that what they did … Analysis and Comment • 05 Feb
Fees for Leaving Cert and Junior Cycle exams waived Students sitting this year's Leaving Cert and Junior Cycle exams will not have to pay fees, Minister for Education Norma Foley has confirmed. Education • 03 Feb
What are the updated plans for the Leaving Cert? The Government has announced that an exam-only Leaving Cert will go ahead this year after ruling out a hybrid option. But what exactly is in … Ireland • 01 Feb
Minister confirms exam-only Leaving Cert to go ahead Minister for Education Norma Foley has confirmed that this year's Leaving Certificate and Junior Certificate will be held as exams only. Politics • 01 Feb
Leaving Cert solution 'can't include school profiling' Both Sinn Féin and the Labour Party have said that a solution to assessment for this year's Leaving Certificate cannot include school profiling. Education • 27 Jan
Fivefold increase in number of top Leaving Cert grades The number of students achieving six H1s in the Leaving Certificate increased almost fivefold between last year and 2019, new figures released by the State … Education • 23 Jan
Teaching unions say normal Leaving Cert must go ahead Teacher unions say the traditional Leaving Cert exams must take place this year saying there is no justification for offering students additional options. Ireland • 10 Jan
Significant rise in points for most third level courses There has been a significant rise in the points requirement for most third level courses this year, with three quarters of Level 8 courses and … Education • 07 Sep 21
Portal reopened for students to confirm exam choice The Leaving Cert online portal reopened today for candidates to review and confirm their written exam choices, accredited grades or both. Education • 27 Apr 21
Portal for Leaving Cert students opens The online self-service portal for this year's Leaving Certificate students opened at midday and can be accessed over the next seven days. Education • 10 Mar 21
Minister loses appeals over homeschooled students The Minister for Education has lost her appeals against findings that two homeschooled students were unfairly excluded from the Leaving Certificate calculated grades process. Courts • 09 Mar 21
Podcast: Leaving Cert crammers After weeks of tortuous negotiations, the Government announced a plan for the Leaving Cert. Students will be offered the choice of a written exam or … Your Politics • 18 Feb 21
Harris: 'Beyond unhelpful' to walk away from exam talks The Minister for Further and Higher Education has said that it is "beyond unhelpful that anyone would walk away" from talks around this year's Leaving … Education • 12 Feb 21
Talks on Leaving Cert exams and possible alternative This year's Leaving Certificate students could be offered a choice between examinations and an alternative measure, according to the Department of Education. Education • 05 Feb 21
'Viable' prospect of Leaving Cert going ahead - ASTI The possibility of Leaving Certificate exams going ahead as normal is still "a live and viable" prospect, according to the General Secretary of one of … Education • 24 Jan 21
Universities caution over places for impacted students The president of the University of Limerick has said there may not be places at the university for all of the students affected by errors … Education • 04 Oct 20
The week the calculated grades process unravelled Education Correspondent Emma O Kelly looks back on a week when the much-hyped calculated grades process for the Leaving Cert unravelled. Education • 03 Oct 20
Deadline to register for Leaving Cert extended - Foley The deadline for registration to sit this year's postponed Leaving Certificate exams has been extended from tomorrow to next Wednesday, Minister for Education Norma Foley … Education • 01 Oct 20
Downgrading costs Dublin student a place in Medicine Identical twins Aaron and Conor Daly from Rathcoole in Co Dublin had identical ambitions to study medicine. Education • 30 Sep 20
I'm a Leaving Cert student - What happens now? With errors identified in the Leaving Cert calculated grades system, how is the situation going to be resolved? Calculated Grades System • 30 Sep 20
2019 Leaving Cert student brings challenge over grades A student who sat the Leaving Certificate in 2019 has brought a High Court challenge after missing out on her first choice of university course. Courts • 17 Sep 20
School calculated grades available to students The Leaving Cert class of 2020 are now able to find out what marks they were awarded by their schools. Education • 14 Sep 20
Nerves aplenty as Athlone students wait for CAO text Midlands students glued to their phones for their fate to be decided in a text alert sent from the CAO. Coronavirus • 12 Sep 20
Relief for Waterford brothers as school days over Two Waterford brothers who have been through more than most together in recent years will be heading off to college together in the coming weeks … Regional • 11 Sep 20
