# state-examinations-commission - Wednesday 3 October, 2018
Rebecca Carter received an official offer of her college place last week.
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# state-examinations-commission - Friday 28 September, 2018
Rebecca Carter won her court case against the State Examinations Commission on Wednesday and received an official offer of her college place earlier today.
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# state-examinations-commission - Tuesday 25 September, 2018
Rebecca Carter has been denied a place studying veterinary medicine in UCD because the State Examinations Commission will not hear her appeal until October.
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# state-examinations-commission - Tuesday 13 June, 2017
A copy of today’s Irish higher level paper two was posted to a Facebook group shortly after the exam began this morning.
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# state-examinations-commission - Tuesday 10 May, 2016
The 18-year-old Leaving Cert student is hoping to secure a reader that will allow him to understand exam papers.
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# state-examinations-commission - Wednesday 12 August, 2015
The hard work is over, now it’s time to find out how everyone did.
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# state-examinations-commission - Thursday 2 July, 2015
The woman was pictured appearing to correct the higher level history paper on Tuesday.
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# state-examinations-commission - Saturday 7 June, 2014
How many A4 pages will be used? How many people set the tests? How many subjects are being examined? SO MANY QUESTIONS.
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# state-examinations-commission - Wednesday 9 October, 2013
However, three unlucky candidates who went through the appeals process had their results downgraded.
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# state-examinations-commission - Wednesday 11 September, 2013
Nearly 60,000 students will receive their Junior Certificate results today. Here’s how they did.
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# state-examinations-commission - Sunday 18 August, 2013
Some of your loved ones might be awaiting a college offer – through a system that mightn’t make sense to many. Here’s our crash course.
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# state-examinations-commission - Tuesday 13 August, 2013
Errors in a Leaving Cert paper caused consternation back in June. Eamonn Toland of TheMathsTutor.ie takes a look back at what happened, and outlines the steps that can be taken to prevent a repeat of the problem.
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# state-examinations-commission - Monday 12 August, 2013
The minister had ordered that the SEC take the errors into account when marking the exam. Results are due out on Wednesday.
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# state-examinations-commission - Friday 21 June, 2013
The minister says the SEC has two jobs now: to ensure no student suffers as a result of the error, and to stop it recurring.
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# state-examinations-commission - Wednesday 12 June, 2013
Warning: the following article contains trigonometry.
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# state-examinations-commission - Tuesday 11 June, 2013
Science minister Sean Sherlock believes the State Examinations Commission will ensure no student loses out over the error.
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# state-examinations-commission - Monday 10 June, 2013
The English version of a Maths question mistakenly inserted an extra number – which meant two answers are possible.
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# state-examinations-commission - Friday 14 September, 2012
Only the stereotypically male strongholds of Maths and Metalwork see boys have a higher proportion of A grades than girls.
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# state-examinations-commission - Wednesday 12 September, 2012
There are thousands of nervous households this morning as students get graded on their first State exams.
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# state-examinations-commission - Wednesday 15 August, 2012
More students took higher level Maths this year, looking to nab some bonus points which will drive up college requirements.
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# state-examinations-commission - Wednesday 27 June, 2012
Patrick Kelleher, who finished his exams last week, explains why the system needs a complete overhaul.
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# state-examinations-commission - Tuesday 12 June, 2012
A version of tomorrow’s Leaving Cert honours History paper has appeared online – but the SEC says it’s not the real deal.
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# state-examinations-commission - Monday 11 June, 2012
Schools are collecting replacement papers for this afternoon’s exam after a security breach last week.
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# state-examinations-commission - Wednesday 17 August, 2011
Which subjects had the best pass rates? Which had the fewest taking higher level? We’ve crunched the numbers to find out.
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Anxious moments for students across the country as they find out if they’ve got the points they need…
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# state-examinations-commission - Monday 8 August, 2011
Teachers who choose to mark exam papers during the summer are paid extra on top of their salaries. There are calls for the bonus payments system to be reviewed.
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