# Junior Certificate

Last year

2022

# State Exams

Over 67,000 Junior Cert students receive their results today - here's how they got on

The results come six months after students sat the exams.

29.1k

Nov 23rd 2022, 6:00 AM

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# Junior Cert

Junior Certificate examinations will not go ahead this year, Department confirms

Minister for Education Norma Foley briefed teaching unions on the plans this afternoon.

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Feb 17th 2021, 7:25 PM

# State Exams

Majority of parents surveyed opposed to July/August start for Leaving Cert

29 July has been pencilled in as the most likely date by which the Leaving Cert would start.

35.4k

Apr 23rd 2020, 8:51 AM

# gender breakdown

Junior Cert results: Girls continue to outperform boys across most subjects

The data shows girls received more A grades than boys in most subjects.

15.8k

Oct 8th 2019, 6:00 AM

# have a plan

Gardaí issue warning to Junior Cert students about alcohol, drugs and violence

Additional gardaí will be on patrol during Junior Cert celebrations tonight.

14.2k

Oct 4th 2019, 9:12 AM

# Results are In

64,300 Junior Cert students get their results today - here's how they got on

Nineteen students secured 11 higher/common-level A grades and distinctions this year.

45.1k

Oct 4th 2019, 6:00 AM

Voices

Opinion: 'History's special status at Junior Cert level should be celebrated, but the curriculum has major blind spots'

Aspects of Irish history are conspicuous by their absence from the syllabus, writes Caoimhín de Barra.

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Oct 3rd 2019, 7:00 AM

# EXAM IMPIGEONATOR

Pooping pigeon almost forces exam venue change after taking up residence at Dublin school

Several previous attempts to remove the bird from the exam hall “proved futile”, one teacher said.

33.4k

Jun 14th 2019, 8:35 AM

# we've all been there

More than 50,000 students to begin (slightly longer) Leaving Cert exam period with English paper I

The exams commission has introduced new measures to safeguard the wellbeing of Leaving Certificate students.

20.7k

Jun 5th 2019, 6:00 AM

# Results Night

61,000 Junior Cert students get their results today - here's how they got on

Alcohol is a talking point.

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Sep 13th 2017, 6:00 AM

# tis the season

Exam advice for parents: How to support your child during the Junior and Leaving Cert

From organisational support to breathing exercises, there’s plenty a parent can do to help.

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Jun 5th 2017, 7:45 AM

# 11th hour

Teachers say 'pay is insufficient' as urgent appeal made for Leaving Cert markers

The SEC said that it would have sufficient numbers in place and did not want to “cause alarm” with the appeal.

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Jun 1st 2017, 10:15 AM

# At last

60,000 students will receive their Junior Cert results today - Here's how they got on

There’s been a rise in As almost across the board for students.

37.6k

Sep 14th 2016, 6:01 AM

# Me Nerves

No major surprises in English papers as the State exams kicked off today

The first exam for both sets of students this morning will be English paper 1.

31.7k

Jun 8th 2016, 8:40 PM

# Noughts and Crosses

Parents say this book on Junior Cert curriculum is like 50 Shades of Grey

“It was like we both caught fire, spontaneous combustion, we were burning up together.”

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Oct 16th 2015, 8:18 PM

# bright spark

'I sat my Junior Cert aged 71, but would be in the Dáil if given a chance earlier in life'

Pamela Noonan sat her Junior Cert at age 71, having left school when she was just 11.

13.2k

Sep 10th 2015, 4:05 PM

# Cork

Organiser of Junior Cert party apologises after hundreds of teens denied entry

The venue became overcrowded because a number of people had forged tickets, leaving valid ticket holders stuck outside.

47.3k

Jun 20th 2015, 11:35 AM

# deep thinkers

Teens to contemplate life's big questions in Junior Cert philosophy class

Education Minister Jan O’Sullivan thinks it will encourage critical thinking.

10.9k

Dec 30th 2014, 1:41 PM

# Education

Teachers are striking today - Here's why

The Junior Cert does matter, apparently.

15.3k

Dec 2nd 2014, 6:30 AM

# not blinking

Minister to teachers: 'Call off your strike' ... Teachers to minister: 'No'

The strike’s set to go ahead next Tuesday. And neither side is backing down.

16.9k

Nov 25th 2014, 10:43 PM

# Exam Stress

Teachers could go on strike before the end of the month

Teachers are angry about proposed reforms to the Junior Cert.

10.1k

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Nov 12th 2014, 8:26 AM

Voices

Column: It's still okay to say 'NO!' to your Junior Cert teen on drinking

…But saying ‘No’ alone is not good enough. Tell the whole story.

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Sep 10th 2014, 4:10 PM

Voices

Opinion: It's not a Mickey Mouse exam, the Junior Cert does actually matter

To say it doesn’t is an insult to the 60,698 Irish students who studied for 3 years to sit the exam last June.

7.5k

Sep 10th 2014, 1:00 PM

# celebrations

Are you worried about your teen heading out for JC night? Here's some advice...

Parents and those running bars and off licences are being asked to be extra vigilant today.

14.6k

Sep 10th 2014, 7:00 AM

# Me Nerves

More than 60,000 students will get their Junior Cert results today

There was an increase in the number of students taking up higher level maths and more than 90% of the Junior Cycle cohort takes up science.

7.5k

Sep 10th 2014, 6:30 AM

# Me Nerves

Almost 119,000 students are putting pen to paper this morning in state exams

This year marks the first time that all students at Leaving Cert level will sit the new Project Maths exam.

7.4k

Jun 4th 2014, 7:00 AM

# News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Thursday

Everyonne’s talking about the Omagh bomb, Rehab revelations, and President Higgins…

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Apr 10th 2014, 11:30 PM

# Junior Cert

Quinn 'regrets' teachers' decision to ballot for industrial action

27,000 ASTI and TUI members are to be balloted on non-co-operation with the new Junior Cycle.

12.9k

Feb 14th 2014, 7:26 PM

# junior cert reform

New sex education course on the way for reformed junior cycle

The short course will be available in schools from September 2014 and schools can opt in as to whether to adopt it.

11.4k

Jan 21st 2014, 6:30 AM

# Teachers' Union of Ireland

TUI to ballot on Junior Cert cycle disruption if concerns are not addressed

The union will meet with a Department of Education Working Group next month to discuss the new junior cycle.

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Dec 18th 2013, 11:27 AM

# overhaul

Teachers and Dept of Education to discuss concerns over Junior Cert reform

The Department of Education has announced that the first meeting of a new working group set up to discuss the planned overhaul of the Junior Certificate is to take place next month.

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Dec 16th 2013, 6:01 AM

# Exams

TUI says more teachers are needed if planned Junior Cert changes are to be made

The Teachers Union of Ireland said they are concerned there is not enough resources to implement the planned reforms.

6.5k

Oct 29th 2013, 12:21 PM

# Prime Numbers

John Gilligan, corporation tax and Trap’s last day: The week in numbers

Plus: How many texts do people in Ireland send on an average day?

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Sep 14th 2013, 7:30 PM

# Leaving Cert

Quinn demands investigation into Leaving Cert Maths mistakes

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.

7.2k

Jun 21st 2013, 7:30 AM

# Oops

Explainer: Here's the problem with the Leaving Cert honours maths paper

Warning: the following article contains trigonometry.

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Jun 12th 2013, 8:45 PM

# State Exams

Marking of Leaving Cert Maths papers 'will reflect time lost by students'

Science minister Sean Sherlock believes the State Examinations Commission will ensure no student loses out over the error.

15.9k

Jun 11th 2013, 7:22 PM

# Oops

Errors discovered in Leaving Cert Maths and Junior Cert CSPE papers

The English version of a Maths question mistakenly inserted an extra number – which meant two answers are possible.

39.8k

Jun 10th 2013, 8:21 PM

# Good Luck

State exams in numbers: 13 days, 6,000 examiners and 38 million A4 pages

Some 3.1 million exam papers are sitting in boxes across the country right now.

5.5k

Jun 5th 2013, 8:52 AM

# memory lane

Open thread: What did you miss during your Junior/Leaving Cert?

We really hate it when sport and state exams clash.

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Jun 5th 2013, 7:30 AM

Voices

Column: The countdown to Project Maths is on – what should you expect?

This week the State exams begin and Leaving and Junior Certificate students are getting ready to tackle Project Maths. John Devlin has some tips for those worried about the new syllabus.

Jun 4th 2013, 7:00 AM