# leaving-certificate - Monday 14 June, 2021
# Leaving Cert
# Leaving Cert
Concerns were raised today that some students did not receive fair treatment in the oral exams.
# leaving-certificate - Sunday 13 June, 2021
# Quiz
# Quiz
This year’s Leaving Certificate exams kicked off this week.
# leaving-certificate - Wednesday 9 June, 2021
# Leaving Cert
# Leaving Cert
While some students have opted for Accredited Grades, thousands will sit their exams over the coming weeks.
# leaving-certificate - Tuesday 8 June, 2021
# Your Say
# Your Say
This year’s exams kick off tomorrow.
# One Day To Go
# One Day To Go
The written exams start on Wednesday and run until 29 June.
# leaving-certificate - Sunday 6 June, 2021
# Covid Precautions
# Covid Precautions
While some students have opted for Accredited Grades, thousands will sit their Leaving Cert examinations this month.
# leaving-certificate - Saturday 5 June, 2021
# Limerick
# Limerick
Over the past fortnight there have been 800 confirmed cases in Limerick.
# leaving-certificate - Wednesday 2 June, 2021
# Leaving Certificate
Students sitting this month's exams will receive their results on 3 September. Results will be issued directly through the Candidate Self-Service Portal. Sinn Féin has criticised the move claiming it will lead to an increase in stress for students.
# leaving-certificate - Monday 12 April, 2021
# Gaeilge
# Gaeilge
Students can choose between sitting exams, receiving accredited grades, or both.
# leaving-certificate - Thursday 25 March, 2021
# Leaving Cert 2021
# Leaving Cert 2021
The aides’ role is to support the school in planning and running exams and accredited grades.
# leaving-certificate - Saturday 20 March, 2021
# Poll
# Poll
The higher education minister wants to see the system adapted to “do better by students”.
# Third Level
# Third Level
Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris said he intends to “overhaul” the CAO application form next year.
# leaving-certificate - Tuesday 23 February, 2021
# Living With Covid
# Living With Covid
Cabinet agreed to the phased re-opening of schools today.
# leaving-certificate - Thursday 18 February, 2021
# Exams
# Exams
“I trust my teachers, but I don’t trust the algorithm,” one student said.
# leaving-certificate - Sunday 14 February, 2021
# Waiting Cert
# Waiting Cert
The Minister for Housing has said the government is not setting any “artificial” timeline on when an announcement can be expected.
# leaving-certificate - Wednesday 27 January, 2021
# Leaving Cert
# Leaving Cert
Alternatives to the Leaving Cert exam are being considered by the national advisory committee on the exams this afternoon.
# leaving-certificate - Thursday 7 January, 2021
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
Students facing a return to school are worried about their health and the health of their loved ones with Covid-19 rampant in the community.
# leaving-certificate - Monday 16 November, 2020
# Leaving Cert
# Leaving Cert
Candidates were given the option earlier this year to receive Calculated Grades and/or to sit written exams.
# leaving-certificate - Friday 16 October, 2020
# Review
# Review
The new results were given to students at 12pm today.
# leaving-certificate - Wednesday 14 October, 2020
# Leaving Certificate
# Leaving Certificate
Over 6,000 students received new grades following an error with the system.
# leaving-certificate - Saturday 3 October, 2020
# Calculated Grades
# Calculated Grades
The results of the review were announced this evening by the Department of Education.
# leaving-certificate - Thursday 1 October, 2020
# Leaving Certificate
# Leaving Certificate
Education Minister Norma Foley has apologised to students again after errors in the calculated grades system were revealed.
# Leaving Cert
# Leaving Cert
To date, €163,000 has been paid to Polymetrika for the calculated grades system.
# Leaving Cert
# Leaving Cert
The cost of the calculated grades system is €160,000.
# leaving-certificate - Monday 28 September, 2020
# Calculated Grades
# Calculated Grades
Students can also apply to sit the postponed exams in November.
# leaving-certificate - Wednesday 16 September, 2020
# Leaving Certificate
# Leaving Certificate
The action is being taken by a student who missed out on a place to study medicine at Trinity College by two points.
# leaving-certificate - Friday 11 September, 2020
# Round One
# Round One
This afternoon’s Round One offers is official confirmation of whether students got their preferred course.
# leaving-certificate - Thursday 10 September, 2020
# The Institute
# The Institute
The Institute of Education wrote to the Taoiseach today claiming its students had been penalised by “the bias” within the process.
# leaving-certificate - Sunday 6 September, 2020
# Results Day
# Results Day
Leaving Cert calculated grade results are due to be released tomorrow morning at 9am.
# leaving-certificate - Friday 4 September, 2020
# Leaving Cert
# Leaving Cert
With the Leaving Certificate results out on Monday, the minister said an apprenticeship is a great way to get the career you want.
# leaving-certificate - Thursday 3 September, 2020
# Podcast
# Podcast
We take a look at how the calculated grades system will work.
# leaving-certificate - Tuesday 25 August, 2020
# Courts
# Courts
The High Court last week quashed a decision to prevent Elijah Burke availing of the calculated grade system.
# leaving-certificate - Friday 17 July, 2020
# Results Day
# Results Day
The publication of this year’s results will not be available until 7 September.
# leaving-certificate - Thursday 16 July, 2020
# Results Day
# Results Day
It comes weeks later than the traditional August results day for the Leaving Cert exams.
# leaving-certificate - Thursday 28 May, 2020
# Schools
# Schools
The deadline to register has been extended until midday tomorrow.
# leaving-certificate - Friday 22 May, 2020
# Calculated Grades
# Calculated Grades
The ASTI has said that teachers need to be fully protected if there is a legal challenge to calculated grades.
# leaving-certificate - Friday 8 May, 2020
# Leaving Cert
# Leaving Cert
Teachers will provide an estimate of the percentage mark each student is likely to have achieved.
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May 8th 2020, 2:17 PM
# leaving-certificate - Thursday 7 May, 2020
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
However, concerns have been raised about the legality of predicted grades.
# leaving-certificate - Wednesday 6 May, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
Most students want the exams to be cancelled, according to a new survey.
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