Number of Leaving and Junior Cert students caught cheating more than doubles in a year
Unauthorised use of mobile phones and smart watches were a big factor. The State Examinations Commission has revealed that the number of students cheating during state examinations has more than doubled in the space of a year. As reported by Ken Foxe in the Irish Independent, 86 results had been withheld during 2024’s Leaving Cert cycle […]
1 year ago
Nando’s offering Junior and Leaving Cert students free meals on results day
How very sound of them. Nando’s are offering Junior and Leaving Cert students free meals on results day as part of their yearly tradition. No matter how results went for students, as long as they received their grades, they can at least pick up a free starter or ¼ chicken. All that’s needed of students is […]
2 years ago
Junior Cert results finally have a release date
Nearly 70,000 students have been waiting for results since sitting the exams this past summer. After months of waiting, the State Examinations Commision (SEC) has finally announced when Junior Cert students can expect to get their results this year. 68,405 students sat the exams this summer, submitting more than 550,000 entries to be marked. The […]
3 years ago
No, pornography is not about to become a Junior Cert subject
The classroom isn’t about to become x-rated but important changes could be on the way. Calm down. Pornography isn’t about to suddenly become a subject at Junior Certificate level, nor is it set to be forensically examined by teenagers in some kind of wildly inappropriate school-based context. Following reports on Monday morning that pornography will […]
4 years ago
State exams this year “cannot go ahead as planned”, says students’ union
The ISSU has called current plans a “complete disregard for students’ best interests”. The Irish Second-Level Students’ Union (ISSU) has stated that Ireland’s State Examinations in 2022 “cannot go ahead as planned”. As part of current plans this year for the State exams, students are to be given more choice on their exam papers to […]
4 years ago
Facemasks on buses and changes to exams: Government announces school reopening roadmap
“… at the end of August we will once again hear the joy and laughter of children and young people in our schools.” The government today published the long-awaited Roadmap for the Full Return to School, which will see secondary and primary schools reopening in the Republic of Ireland at the end of August. Schools […]
6 years ago