Phew – that was intense. The first few days of the exams really are the hardest. The weekend, thankfully, offers the chance of some much-needed respite for everyone. Leaving Cert students who sat ...

So, the exam halls are empty once again. We hope you were among the happy and relieved students leaving them earlier today. Be sure to take some time for a well-deserved breather over the weekend. You ...

A teacher has given his initial reaction to Leaving Cert Maths paper one, which students completed on Friday. “Overall, the 2025 Leaving Cert Higher level Maths Paper 1 was quite nice for students, ...

Students exiting the 2023 Leaving Cert higher level maths exam will be feeling pretty tired this evening, teachers believe, following a ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ style exam that was far from a cake walk. The ...

The Junior Cycle maths higher level paper was “far too wordy”, according to teacher Stephen Begley. He said while the exam was accessible and diverse, many questions contained multiple sentences and ...

There is “profound and universal concern” among teachers about the current Junior Certificate framework as only 13% of respondents felt it adequately prepares students for the Leaving Certificate.

For the past few years we have teamed up with the Irish Second-Level Students' Union (ISSU) to bring you the Leaving Cert Diary. So, we decided we'd check in with some Junior Cycle students too. Here, ...