Students likely to get results later than usual due to alternative set of State exams in July

Many just beginning to grapple with how to best support transgender students

Junior Cycle and Leaving Cert exams to commence on Wednesday, June 8th

Sudden shift to pre-pandemic standards is not expected, says Department of Education

High-points students may lose out on chosen courses, say higher education sources

No ‘fair’ way to deliver hybrid approach to exams this year, says Minister for Education

Move to teacher-assessed marks linked to dramatic increase in grade inflation

Majority of parents and students support hybrid model, surveys indicate

Concern over impact of grade inflation if teacher-assessed marks are awarded again

Timeline for this year’s college application process

Lists normally includes all schools where 11 or more pupils sat the Leaving Cert exam

It is important to understand the component parts: there are two key numbers associated with each school listed

College-educated mothers most likely to fail to spot their daughter’s maths ability

Schools unable to release teachers during term time to work as examiners

Covid-driven teacher shortage prompts steps including possible return of retired staff

Universities ‘won’t get additional funding’ unless they broaden entry routes

Ask Brian: It seems likely next year’s grades will be lower than 2021’s record highs

Low number reflects limited nature of appeals process for teacher-assessed grades

Emphasis on project or practical work would reduce pressure ahead of written exams

Teachers were more generous to girls than boys in this year’s Leaving Cert – but some academics say the evidence doesn’t hold up

CAO says it gave applicants ample opportunities to correct their details

Some students with maximum points failed to get their first choice of college course

Government signed off on system which left students with a 100 per cent score without a place on their first-choice programme.

‘We should go back to grade profiles in pre-Covid times ... it’s the fairest way, all round’

Points for high-demand courses set to surge on record-breaking results during pandemic

Gender gap under estimated marks wider than with traditional exams, SEC finds

Government’s 4,600 extra college places aimed at easing admissions race

High-points courses in health, law, pharmacy and science most likely to be affected

Experts differ over significance of grade inflation in this year’s record-breaking results

To ignore what was achieved in devising a new system which allowed students to flourish would be a major failure

Grades climb to a record high with a sharp increase in the students securing top awards

Results are being released some three weeks later than usual

Sharp rise in number of students securing top grades under new twin-track process

This was an exam year like no other – which poses big questions for the future

Leaving Cert marking scheme explained

Grade inflation is likely when thousands receive their results on Friday

Students will receive results based on accredited grades, exams or both this year

School historical data not being used for calculating grades this year, SEC said

Department publishes subject-by-subject guide to assessment changes next year

Meeting in July 2019 attended by staff from Confucius Institutes at UCD and UCC