Leaving Cert
# leaving-cert - Thursday 28 March, 2013
The 5 at 5: Thursday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
Dept. of Education to overhaul Leaving Cert programme and points race
Plans include reducing the number of degree programmes, cutting grade bands and changing the predictability of exams.
# leaving-cert - Thursday 21 March, 2013
6 poets to stir up some secondary school memories
Today is World Poetry Day, and it’s Leaving Cert Paper 2 all over again.
# leaving-cert - Friday 1 February, 2013
It’s CAO deadline day
A spokesperson for the CAO said although students can still submit late applications, it only applies to some courses.
# leaving-cert - Wednesday 26 December, 2012
It’s the bumper secondary school Christmas test!
What does AC/DC stand for? Who discovered the double helix? Do you know?
# leaving-cert - Sunday 2 December, 2012
Get your Soundings out… it’s a secondary school English test
Do you know your sonnets from your soliloquies?
# leaving-cert - Sunday 25 November, 2012
Squeaky bum time! It’s a secondary school history test…
Do you know your vikings from your victories?
# leaving-cert - Sunday 11 November, 2012
Squeaky bum time! Here’s a secondary school geography test
It’s National Geography Awareness Week, so it’s time to put yourself to the test.
# leaving-cert - Thursday 18 October, 2012
Column: Is mathematical ability just something you’re born with?
A new method suggests anyone can excel with numbers – and nobody should count themselves out, writes Pamela Fitzgerald.
# leaving-cert - Friday 12 October, 2012
Nicolas Roche: Everybody cheats at some stage in some aspect of life
The Irishman was critical of cyclists, such as Lance Armstrong, that have been accused of sustained doping practices.
# leaving-cert - Thursday 6 September, 2012
How much does the average Irish girl spend on her Debs?
You might be shocked.
# leaving-cert - Thursday 30 August, 2012
Round 2: over 3,000 applicants receive new offers for college
1,185 applicants have received their first offer from CAO.
# leaving-cert - Friday 24 August, 2012
Column: The Leaving Cert ‘points race’ is bad – but it’s better than alternatives
‘Radical’ new proposals for interviews are really a return to the past, writes Joanna Tuffy TD. Instead, we need a much wider debate on third level education.
# leaving-cert - Tuesday 21 August, 2012
Universities propose radical overhaul of Leaving Cert points system
A submission to Ruairà Quinn sees Ireland’s seven universities outline issues with the Leaving Cert – and how to change it.
# leaving-cert - Monday 20 August, 2012
Maths and IT courses see biggest surge in CAO points race
Mathematics and Physics at the University of Limerick saw the highest points surge – up by a whopping 145 points.
CAO offers: the main points
STEM is the new acronym of the day, standing for the popular-again subjects of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Rental accommodation options for students fall again this summer
Latest Daft.ie report shows rent rises in Dublin and Cork since last year, and a drop in available rental properties nationwide.
# leaving-cert - Saturday 18 August, 2012
Points, petrol and Roses of Tralee: The week in numbers
Just how expensive was Robin van Persie? And how badly are you penalised if you breach trade sanctions?
Here is the week’s news… skewed
BREAKING via The Mire wire: The GAA dismisses reports of vajazzling – and the Mars Curiosity rover faces a hostile reaction from the natives.
Explainer: A beginner’s guide to the CAO Points system
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.
# leaving-cert - Thursday 16 August, 2012
‘Who needs a Leaving Cert?’ The best tweets from results day (and night)
How it all looked on Twitter.
# leaving-cert - Wednesday 15 August, 2012
Do you use what you learn in school… after you leave school?
The Leaving Cert results have been occupying the minds of over 55,000 students today – TheJournal.ie team reflects on how much of the senior cycle curriculum we go on to use in real life…
The 5 at 5: Wednesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
Teacher of the Year labels the Leaving Cert ‘cruel and unusual punishment’
Would Evelyn O’Connor like to go back and sit the exams again? Not a hope!
Which Leaving Cert subjects produce the most A grades?
Some subjects produced proportionally more top grades – while others had higher failure rates than most.
Almost 11,000 Leaving Cert students to benefit from bonus Maths points
The college points race begins in earnest on Monday – but already the bonus points project seems to be working.
VIDEO: US rapper Flo Rida takes time out* to give props to LC students
*Well, 10 seconds exactly…
Poll: Do you think Leaving Certificate results are important?
Almost 56,000 students will be getting their results today – but do Leaving Cert results affect your future?
The 9 at 9: Wednesday
The nine stories you need to know this morning.
‘You deserve to celebrate your achievements’ – Minister congratulates LC students
Leaving Cert results are being issued to over 55,800 students around Ireland today.
2012 Leaving Cert results ‘broadly similar to previous years’
More students took higher level Maths this year, looking to nab some bonus points which will drive up college requirements.
# leaving-cert - Tuesday 14 August, 2012
Sausage rolls and Samuel L Jackson: Leaving Cert result nerves kick in
Feeling the nerves about tomorrow’s Leaving Cert results? Don’t worry – you’re not alone.
Column: ‘I fear failing expectations’ – how the Leaving Cert results wait feels
Shelley Stafford describes the strange sensation of being in limbo, counting the days until that fateful envelope arrives.
Need advice on your Leaving Cert results?
Guidance counsellors will be manning the 2012 Exam Helpline to provide information for students, parents and teachers.
# leaving-cert - Monday 13 August, 2012
The 9 at 9: Monday
The nine stories you need to know this morning.
Calls for greater vigilance of alcohol sales ahead of Leaving Cert results
Parents have been reminded of the influential they can play in guiding their children’s drinking behaviour by leading by example, discussing the topic of alcohol openly, setting out clear rules for them.
# leaving-cert - Sunday 12 August, 2012
5 alternative sixth year holiday ideas
Leaving Certificate students have worked hard, now where are they going to play hard? Here are some less than ordinary sixth year holiday destinations.
# leaving-cert - Tuesday 7 August, 2012
McBrearty turns down Australian offers to focus on Donegal development
The young attacker has opted to commit to Jimmy McGuinness’s side rather than head Down Under.
# leaving-cert - Monday 30 July, 2012
FG youth wing says teachers should be forced to correct State exams
Delegates to Young Fine Gael’s summer school pass a motion saying teachers’ summers should be spent correcting papers.
# leaving-cert - Wednesday 27 June, 2012
Column: Why the Leaving Cert is broken… by someone who just took it
Patrick Kelleher, who finished his exams last week, explains why the system needs a complete overhaul.
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