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Leaving Certificate

Last week
6th April 2025 - 19th April 2025
Fears that pupils will 'miss out' on college spots due to lower Leaving Cert grade inflation
Leaving Cert examiners offer €100,000 contract to research how AI can be used to correct papers
Last month
March 2025
Should the Leaving Cert have fewer traditional written exams?
Oral exam in English on the cards for Leaving Cert students
There was an 8.5% increase in CAO applications this year - here are the most popular first choices
Last year
2024
Over half of successful Level 8 applicants got offered their first choice today
Irish language at 'crisis point' after 2024 sees record number of pupils opt out of Leaving Cert exam
Solicitor on Leaving Cert: I took the long route for my education and I have no regrets
Cian Moriarty
Schoolbooks scheme 'death by a thousand cuts' for booksellers amid expansion to Leaving Certs
Court rejects student's challenge against Leaving Certificate Mandarin Chinese marking system
Leaving Cert grading system to start returning to normal in 2025 but stay the same this year
‘Barbie’ movie to be on Leaving Cert English curriculum in 2026
All time
Decision to hold Leaving Cert oral exams over Easter break will bring 'unnecessary' stress, unions say
Leaving Cert grade inflation needs to be unwound in coming years, Minister says
Leaving Cert results: Grades adjusted upwards again due to pandemic disruption for students
Simon Harris says Leaving Cert isn't 'cruel' but there is 'an obsession with the points race'
Leaving Cert: Commentary over higher-level maths paper one 'will be considered during marking'
Quiz: How well do you remember Leaving Certificate syllabus?
The Explainer: What is it like to sit the Leaving Cert in 2023?
Leaving Cert 2023: Students begin exams with 'well-pitched and broadly appealing' paper
Over 130,000 students begin state examinations today - most sitting their first one ever
Quiz: How much do you know about Macbeth?
CAO Round One offers to be released on 30 August
Leaving Cert results to be issued on 25 August in 'significant step towards pre-pandemic norms'
Leaving Cert students ask Foley to keep 'no cliff edge' vow - and avoid clash with Harry Styles gig
‘I’m over the moon’: Dublin student gets top mark of 625 in Leaving Certificate
Delay in issuing Leaving Cert results 'will cause huge levels of additional stress and worry'
Poll: Should there be a moratorium on reporting about the Leaving Cert while it's on?
Explainer: What changes are being made to the Leaving Certificate?
Leaving Cert to go ahead on exams-only basis this year as minister rules out accredited grades
Leaving Cert oral exams and practical music exams to be deferred until Easter break
Nearly 1,500 students receive first higher education offer in second CAO round
Higher education minister questions if Leaving Cert is ‘right way to go’
Over 55,000 people offered place in CAO Round One - points rise in teaching, business and health
Simon Harris: It's time to end the Leaving Cert points race in Ireland
Simon Harris TD
From Ancient Greek to Accounting: Leaving Cert results by numbers
Leaving Cert: Top grades significantly higher on last year as students get their results
Education minister says oral exam marking is still 'ongoing' after concerns students were treated unfairly
Quiz: How well do you remember Leaving Cert syllabus?
D-Day for some 55,000 students as Leaving Certificate exams get under way