‘I’m not even a bit stressed,’ Honor goes, ‘I haven’t done a focking tap for these exams’
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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
Secondary schools face threat of industrial action after ASTI rejects Leaving Cert reform package
Second level teachers now divided after TUI voted to back measures last week
Reaction to Leaving Cert maths paper one: ‘This was challenging for everyone’
Geography and maths paper one for Leaving Certs; history and maths for Junior Cycle students
Carl O’Brien: ‘Take a deep breath Leaving Cert students - the weekend is a time to recharge’
The exams are a marathon, not a sprint: rest is just as important as study
Leaving Cert student diary: ‘I’m proof there’s an alternative to incredibly stressful exams’
Amy Cox is sitting the Leaving Cert Applied programme, which offers more vocational and practical approaches
Leaving Cert maths: Some students left deflated by ‘off-putting’ higher-level exam
Teachers welcome return of less ‘wordy’ exam dominated by calculus, sequences & series and algebra
Comedian Emma Doran on her Leaving Cert: ‘I had just given birth to my daughter 13 days before’
The comedian and podcaster on sitting the exams as a single mother, and the teacher who told her she’d be good on TV
Leaving Cert geography: ‘Every section contained challenges’
Relief among many students as human impact on biomes appears on exam
Leaving Cert student diary: ‘I’m running on adrenaline ... Albufeira, we’re coming for you!’
Our exam diarist was happy her favourite poet appeared but not with the ‘very specific’ questions on English paper two
Carl O’Brien: ‘Students buoyed by positive start to State exams 2025’
We’ve gathered advice, tips and simple reminders to make the coming days a little bit easier
Reaction to Leaving Cert English paper two as it happened: Relief as much-predicted Eavan Boland features
Engineering and English paper 2 for Leaving Certs as Junior Cycle students face Irish and geography
Leaving Cert English paper two: ‘Dense’ questions posed a challenge amid relief over appearance of much-predicted poets
Candidates will have felt a lot more pushed to react and grapple with the exam than they did in yesterday’s English paper one
Helen McEntee on her Leaving Cert: ‘Let’s put it this way - I wasn’t aiming for 500 or 600 points’
Minister for Education loved art, music and English at secondary school but struggled with physics
‘I think the build up is so much worse’: Leaving Cert students relieved after first exam completed
Belmayne Educate Together students hope to go on to study range of subjects and apprenticeships
Leaving Cert day one as it happened: ‘Challenging’ English paper one and ‘nice’ home economics exam
Live updates: A record number of students – 136,000 – began their State exams on Wednesday morning
Leaving Cert home economics: ‘Practical, topical, no curveballs’
Appearance of predicted materials will have helped offset some of the more niche questions
Carl O’Brien: ‘Day one done’ - Leaving Cert tips for students and their supporters
We’ve gathered advice, tips and simple reminders to make the coming weeks a little bit easier
Leaving Cert diary: ‘My short story was set in interwar Italy when communists and fascists battled it out’
Most writers do several drafts of a story to make it perfect – but not when it’s English paper one
Leaving Cert English paper one: challenging but plenty of choice
Essay options gave students scope to demonstrate their reflective writing skills
Fr Ted co-creator Arthur Mathews on the Leaving Cert: ‘I missed deadline to apply to art college’
Fr Ted co-creator recalls his most influential teacher, ‘pointless’ Irish study and lack of career planning
Leaving Cert and Junior Cycle: Record 140,000 to sit State exams
Controversial post-marking adjustment to mean lower grades on aggregate for class of 2025
The Irish Times view on the Leaving Cert: a landmark test which needs to evolve
The exam needs ongoing reform if Ireland is to deliver education to the highest international standards
Leaving Cert parent: ‘Is there any chance we can have the kitchen table back?’
Whatever happens to in the next few weeks, we know our daughter will meet this challenge like all others. We couldn’t be prouder of her
‘The system is under real pressure’: why do so many Leaving Cert pupils need special supports?
One in four students sitting State exams is availing of ‘reasonable accommodation’ such as spelling waivers, reading assistance or smaller exam centres
Leaving Cert class of 2025 prepares for its final challenge: ‘We hate saying goodbye – it’s emotional’
Athlone Community College students say they are focused, hopeful and surprisingly relaxed before the state exams
Leaving Cert: last-minute subject-by-subject exam tips
Teachers and experts share their best tips for how to best prepare for the exams
Brian Mooney’s Leaving Cert survival guide: Get seated 30 minutes before the exam – and don’t wear a smartwatch
There is no need for parents to overhype the importance of the exams – students put themselves under enough pressure as it is
The Leaving Cert is not a meritocracy. Elitism is baked into Irish education
Grinds, evening classes, weekend blitzes and Easter revision camps are marketed with precision and priced at a premium
The rise of extreme Leaving Cert study regimes online: 5am alarms and marathon cramming sessions
Many Leaving Cert students are sharing their pre-exam regimes on social media - but education experts warn of burnout
Teaching union votes to accept controversial Leaving Cert reforms
Strong TUI support indicates threat of industrial action in schools next autumn has faded
Classroom to College newsletter: your essential Leaving Cert guide
Study tips, expert advice and live reaction to the State exams
Secondary schools to get extra funding to aid roll-out of controversial Leaving Cert reforms
Almost €20 million to be invested in science subjects and laboratories
Leaving Cert 2025: What does grade deflation mean for this year’s students?
In the News podcast: Irish Times Education editor Carl O’Brien on the legacy of grade inflation
The class of 2025 will pay the price of reversing Leaving Cert grade inflation. Is there a fairer approach?
A candidate who secured 550 points last year can expect to get about 538 points in the 2025 exams due to efforts to gradually return exam results to pre-Covid levels
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