Luke Saunders, co-founder and CEO of Studyclix, joins us on this week’s episode to give the lie of the land for anyone whose own memory of sitting the exams might be fading. We look at the lasting impact of the Covid pandemic on the exams, and share advice for students and parents alike.

This year’s higher-level English paper one featured readings about technology, imagery and immigration.

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The majority of students in both exam years will be sitting their first state exam this morning as Junior Cycle exams were cancelled during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.

It’s due to be examined on the Leaving Cert English Paper Two this week.

Leaving Cert results will come out on 25 August, which is closer to the usual release date than the last two years.

The Education Minister said it marks a ‘significant step towards pre-pandemic norms in relation to the timing for issue of results’.

Norma Foley has a challenge ahead to keep everyone happy as she aims to reform the Leaving Certificate.

3,769 individual results were upgraded, meaning more than 20% of the appeals were successful.

Some 61,000 students opened their Leaving Certificate results today.

Education Minister Norma Foley announced changes to next year’s Leaving Cert as over 60,000 students got their results today.

Internal documents have shown the State Examinations Commission expressed concern about the reformed timeline for the senior cycle exams.

The 15-year-old is challenging the requirement that examination answers must be in simplified Mandarin characters.

First year students in most colleges will be starting term several weeks late due to the late release of CAO offers.

Leaving Cert results will be delayed again this year, coming out in early September rather than mid-August.

Leaving Cert results will be delayed again this year, coming out in early September rather than mid-August.

The Leaving Cert exam results will be issued on 2 September.

The State Examinations Commission said that the error will be taken into account during marking.

It marks the full return of traditional written exams following two years of Covid disruption.

The CSSPA, which represents parents from over 340 schools, says students will be ‘hugely disadvantaged and unfairly treated’.

The State Examinations Commission chief said that media coverage “undoubtedly” contributes to students’ stress during the exams.

Major reforms to the Leaving Cert are to be brought in beginning in 2023.

Fees of €116 and €109 for the Leaving Cert and Junior Cert respectively will not have to be paid.

A survey released by the Irish Second-Level Students’ Union this week showed 68% of students want a ‘hybrid-model’ Leaving Cert.

Current plans will see a pre-pandemic Leaving Cert carried out this summer.

Two teachers unions – the ASTI and the TUI – said speculation that State exams would not be held as usual was “unhelpful”.

Students had a choice last year whether to sit an exam or receive an accredited grade.

It was decided that the exams will take place outside of school time over the first week of the school Easter holidays.

Children’s Ombudsman Dr Niall Muldoon said reforms can’t make things worse than they are.

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The CAO released its second round of offers to applicants this morning.

The decision to withhold a result or marks is open to appeal.

Simon Harris said the points race for third level places is ‘not the international norm’.