Balancing act continues as Leaving Cert grades drop back by an average of just over 1%
Timelines for fully removing pandemic-related post-marking adjustment will continue to be informed by the 2026 experience
State Examinations Commission (SEC)
You have your Leaving Cert results. Now what?
Stay calm and ensure you are clear on how to interpret your grades as they relate to your college requirements
Covid impacts and enhanced grades: five takeaways from 2026 Leaving Cert results
Friday’s results, in the aggregate, are close to those awarded in 2020
Leaving Cert 2026: A unique second-level journey ends
Whatever results you have just received are a mark of your resilience over six uniquely challenging years
Leaving Cert results grade inflation cut again as number of H1s falls
Percentage of H1 grades falls from 12.1% to 10.1% as State continues unwinding of measure
Leaving Cert results: Life isn’t about exams, fractions or poets
The Irish Times will publish a special supplement for those navigating one of the most important milestones in Irish education
Pupils were ‘getting sick in bathrooms’ after ‘impossible’ Leaving Cert paper, parents say
State Exams Commission says correspondence from candidates and parents is ‘considered in the refinement of the draft marking scheme’
More time, extra points: parents of dyslexic children sitting Leaving Cert have their say
Parents suggest extra marks could help level the playing field for dyslexic students
Leaving Cert history paper was ‘very challenging’; Junior cycle French ‘an absolute horror show’
State Examinations Commission apologises for error in higher level biology
Leaving Cert biology paper contains mistake that may have caught out students
State Examinations Commission apologises for error, which will be taken into account in marking
Leaving Cert 2026: Exams body apologises for error in biology paper
Irish paper two praised as fair and manageable
Number sitting Leaving Cert climbs to record level
Over the Leaving Cert, Leaving Cert Applied and Junior Cert, 146,553 candidates will sit their exams
Leaving Cert 2026: How to manage the days before the exam and how to tackle the papers
Exam-day performance is determined by physical, psychological and emotional wellbeing, as well as preparedness in the subject
Just 10 extra minutes in Leaving Cert not enough for dyslexic students, say advocates
About 30,000 students to get extra time in Junior and Leaving Cert under interim scheme for those with additional needs
Feeder Schools 2025: What you need to know about latest data for Irish schools
Data is compiled from State Examinations Commission Leaving Cert sits list and lists provided by higher education institutions
Feeder Schools: How to make sense of school progression charts
14,000 of the 2025 Leaving Cert class decided that applying to the CAO was not right for them
Leaving Cert 2026 results will be lowest in six years as grade inflation tackled
‘It is essential that we return to normal, pre-pandemic arrangements,’ Helen McEntee says
My daughter got her top CAO choice after a recheck. I’m not sure she should take it
There are financial implications parents should be aware of in these circumstances
Number of Junior Cert top grades doubles after change to bands
More than 55,000 distinctions awarded after revision of system
Twice as many Leaving Cert students have results withheld over cheating
State Examinations Commission warns of consequences for cheats and those found helping them
Can the Leaving Cert be AI-proofed?
Changes to how project work is handled are vital to prevent takeover by AI
Key CAO questions for 2025 Leaving Cert students before third-level offers
Irish Times Helpdesk staffed by highly experienced guidance counsellors remains available on Sunday
Taking teachers seriously as professionals would solve some big problems in Irish education
Primary and post-primary schools are struggling to fill teaching posts and having to resort to employing unqualified people. Why?
Beyond Leaving Cert results: From CAO offers to further education, what are the next steps?
Leaving Cert students are about to discover the fruits of their labour
Leaving Cert 2025: Grades deflate as H1s make up 12% of higher-level exam results
More than 65,000 students receive their results at 10am today
Reformed Leaving Cert would allow too many opportunities to cheat using AI
Every step is already susceptible to AI intervention, from brainstorming ideas to generating a structure for each section, to writing the entire piece
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
More students to get higher Junior Cycle grades under reforms
Move follows criticism from students and teachers over ‘harsh’ scoring system
Leaving Cert 2025: How much lower will students’ grades be this year amid deflation?
Students will be competing for college places against applicants with bumper grades from previous years
Examinations Commission explores use of AI to mark Leaving Cert
Teachers fear rise of tools such as ChatGPT pose threat to the integrity of coursework
Leaving Cert Oral English exam a potentially great idea but piling assessments on stressed students and teachers is not
By 2029, 41 subjects will have been redeveloped. Most will have an additional component such as a project or investigation
Q&A: Why are teachers worried about AI and the Leaving Cert?
Teachers' union seeks legal indemnity to protect members who must authenticate students' work
As a visually impaired Leaving Cert student, I feel ignored, frustrated and voiceless
Students with visual impairments should be able to access modified or enlarged mock State exam papers
Leaving Cert oral exams to be held during Easter holidays over next three years despite opposition
State Examinations Commission advised Minister for Education Norma Foley Easter is least disruptive period for students
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