The bonus points initiative that enables Leaving Cert students to gain extra points for achieving a pass grade in higher-level mathematics appears to have led to a decline in standards in the ...

Last year saw big changes to how Irish students will tot up their CAO points as the system was switched up for the first time in 25 years. Here's all you need to know about the Leaving Cert ...

This year’s Leaving Cert students will notch up an average of at least 60 CAO points more than they would have achieved had they sat the exam in 2019, the year before Covid hit. Education ...

Leaving Certificate Junior Certificate A new grading system took over from the Leaving Cert points system in 2017 and cut down the number of available grades. The maximum amount of points you can ...

STUDENTS should get Leaving Cert points for participating in sports, charity work or volunteering, it has been claimed. Cavan-Monaghan Senator Joe O'Reilly has called for reform of the grading ...

After getting the results attention begins to turn to the CAO points which come out next week. While there is change to the grading system in this year's Leaving Cert, adding them up is still simple.

Changes to the Leaving Cert points system will now see students get awarded points even if they get below 40%. Education Minister Jan O'Sullivan is looking to bring about a change to the way ...

One student receiving his Leaving Cert results today was looking for a convenient way to compare the CAO points required for courses across the country. Finding nothing suitable, he built a web ...

Ten students at the school have received the maximum Leaving Cert points of 625, and four have been awarded seven H1 grades. In total, 144 students are receiving their results today at the school ...

Points for third-level courses may climb above last year’s record levels if a system similar to calculated grades for the Leaving Certificate is adopted, the chair of the Central Applications ...