Leaving Cert: Schools instructed not to discuss calculated grades with students60,000 Leaving Cert candidates will receive grades online at 9am on MondaySun Sept 06 2020 - 10:05
Leaving Cert results: All you need to know about calculated gradesConfused about standardisation or school profiling? We answer all your questionsSun Sept 06 2020 - 09:48
Government urged to ensure 20,000 deferred CAO applicants do not lose outResults for 25% of those seeking college places risk being devalued by grade inflationFri Sept 04 2020 - 18:36
‘The forgotten 20,000’: Deferred CAO applicants fear losing out on placesGrade inflation may ‘devalue’ results for thousands of applicants who took gap yearThu Sept 03 2020 - 19:36
Leaving Cert students will not have access to ‘highly sensitive’ class ranking dataTeachers’ unions feared details would damage student relationshipsThu Sept 03 2020 - 08:30
Schools face ‘chronic shortage’ of teachers in months ahead, unions warn‘High risk’ teachers anxious about returning to classrooms, Covid-19 committee hearsWed Sept 02 2020 - 13:42
Trinity climbs nine places in latest world university rankingsTCD holds position as Ireland’s leading university in table, followed by RCSI and UCDWed Sept 02 2020 - 13:04
CAO points set to rise under Leaving Cert calculated gradesTeachers awarded more than twice normal level of top grades to students this yearWed Sept 02 2020 - 02:10
Almost one fifth of teachers’ predicted Leaving Cert examination results to be downgradedControversial plans for ‘school profiling’ in calculated grades process to be dropped, Minister for Education confirmsTue Sept 01 2020 - 15:55
Leaving Cert: Will changes to calculated grades be enough avoid UK-style meltdown?Analysis: Government hopeful it has defused key landmines ahead of next week’s resultsTue Sept 01 2020 - 15:37
Q&A: How will calculated grade changes affect CAO points for college courses?Higher grades will push up points, but additional places may ease some pressureTue Sept 01 2020 - 15:36
Covid-19 cases will occur in schools in coming weeks, Glynn saysOpen letter assures public health teams will protect students and staff throughout returnMon Aug 31 2020 - 11:42
Leaving Cert students to learn details of adjustments to calculated grades process61,000 students are due to receive their calculated results at 9am on September 7thMon Aug 31 2020 - 01:00
Pupils risk losing bus services as private firms prepare to pull outConfey College is one of the schools where private operators say they cannot meet new rulesSun Aug 30 2020 - 16:58
‘I can’t send my children to school ... They’re victims of my disease’Mother says children cannot attend school due to her medical condition, but are not entitled to remote tuitionSat Aug 29 2020 - 02:00
Surge in applications among parents to homeschool childrenMany concerned over the heath risks of returning children to crowded classroomsSat Aug 29 2020 - 02:00
Extra college places to be provided for ‘high-demand’ coursesPlan aims to ease pressure on Leaving Cert applicants for nursing, medicine and lawFri Aug 28 2020 - 01:00
Vast majority of parents worried about safety of schoolsOne-fifth of parents unlikely to avail of Covid-19 vaccine, CSO survey findsThu Aug 27 2020 - 20:04
Schools reopen to a host of unanswered questionsMany principals and teachers say they are still waiting for clarity on key issuesThu Aug 27 2020 - 01:00
Garden shed will have to be used as Covid-19 isolation room, says schoolClonbonny National School says it is unable to comply with physical distancing rulesWed Aug 26 2020 - 18:37
Postponed Leaving Cert exams set for November evenings and weekendsStudents who receive calculated grades will have option of sitting written examsWed Aug 26 2020 - 17:08
Teachers and school principals clash over ‘risky’ school assembliesASTI directs members not to take part in any large gatherings of students and staffWed Aug 26 2020 - 06:00
Covid-19: Teachers call for face masks to be worn by children aged over sixINTO seeks clarity on public health guidance relating to primary and special schoolsTue Aug 25 2020 - 13:37
Back to school ... but to what? ‘We’ve been in purgatory since March’Teachers, pupils and staff are unsure what’s waiting for them when they return next monthSat Aug 22 2020 - 06:00
Pods and bubbles: Will it be enough to keep schools safe?Schools acting to help keep Covid-19 at bay – but unanswered questions remainSat Aug 22 2020 - 02:18
Covid-19: Minister tells parents schools will be ‘safe and welcoming’State exam students to get more choice in 2021 Leaving Cert and Junior Cycle papersFri Aug 21 2020 - 17:59
Parents eligible for free school transport will get €5 a day if children do not use busMove follows safety fears among parents in light of public health adviceFri Aug 21 2020 - 15:53
Secondary students express ‘critical concerns’ over plans for reopening schoolsIrish Second-Level Students’ Union says unanswered questions on issue must be answeredFri Aug 21 2020 - 12:13
Coronavirus: Kildare should remain in lockdown, says NPHETOfficials advise against easing restrictions as county has had 455 cases in 14 daysFri Aug 21 2020 - 04:05
State exams to have wider question choice in 2021 due to closuresMove aims to lessen effect of missed classes on Junior and Leaving Cert candidatesFri Aug 21 2020 - 03:20
Covid-19: NUI Galway students must sign pledge to ‘behave responsibly’Staff also expected to sign ‘community promise’, breaches of which could trigger disciplinary processesFri Aug 21 2020 - 00:01
Many schoolbuses likely to operate without social distancing when schools reopenGovernment says there will be ‘rolling implementation’ of public health advice on busesThu Aug 20 2020 - 19:33
Up to 3,000 calculated Leaving Cert grades may not be awardedDepartment says it was unable to access ‘satisfactory’ evidence for gradesThu Aug 20 2020 - 14:10
Q&A: What does court ruling on calculated grades mean for Leaving Cert students?Court’s finding to affect home-schooled and students taking subjects out of schoolWed Aug 19 2020 - 14:51
Leaving Cert students must wait a week after results day to see teachers’ estimatesStudents will not immediately get to see extent to which their grades were adjustedWed Aug 19 2020 - 03:35
Ireland’s only boarding school for primary children to reopenFundraising drive leads to restart of private school where fees range from €7,000 to €14,000Tue Aug 18 2020 - 16:23
Q&A: Will A-Levels grading controversy affect Leaving Cert students?While the models of calculated grades used across the UK are different, the core principles are the same as Irish systemTue Aug 18 2020 - 04:15
Calls for review of Leaving Cert grading system as Cabinet to discuss new Covid restrictionsOpposition parties call for review of plan after British government U-turn on resultsTue Aug 18 2020 - 01:00
Huge anger in private schools over exclusion from Covid-19 reopening fundFee-paying sector not automatically eligible for €375m school support packageMon Aug 17 2020 - 01:00
Schools have ‘no legal basis’ to force students to attend religion classesCampaigners say legal advice empowers parents to protect their children’s rightsMon Aug 17 2020 - 00:54
Face mask rules pose ‘huge challenge’ for autistic pupilsPolls shows parents worried over lack of clarity on how children will be supportedMon Aug 17 2020 - 00:01
Schools urged not to demand clean uniforms each dayNo reference in public health guidance around daily washing of school uniformsSat Aug 15 2020 - 01:45
Fresh uniform every day? Some schools do solo runsTwo weeks before schools reopen, parents are confused and seek direction and claritySat Aug 15 2020 - 01:00
School profiling should not dictate Leaving Cert grades, warns OmbudsmanA-level results show pupils from poorer backgrounds hit hardest by downgradesThu Aug 13 2020 - 20:02
Q&A: Could Scottish exams debacle happen here?Irish and Scottish calculated grade systems share key principles, so trouble may be aheadWed Aug 12 2020 - 19:53
Minister insists Leaving Cert students’ results will be ‘accurate, reliable and fair’ to allControversy in Scotland after government reverses the downgrading of 124,000 students’ calculated gradesTue Aug 11 2020 - 20:21
Minister promises Leaving Cert students grades will be assessed fairlyRecognising what happened in Scotland ‘may cause anxiety for Irish students’Tue Aug 11 2020 - 19:55
Special needs children will get back-to-school support, Madigan pledgesNot ‘tolerable’ some schools refuse to set up specific classes despite demand from parentsTue Aug 04 2020 - 02:06
Schools reopening: €350m plan will not require pupils and teachers to wear face masksCabinet set to approve plan on Monday that will suggest a pod system in classrooms for older primary pupilsMon Jul 27 2020 - 01:00
Government plan to reopen schools set to cost hundreds of millions of euroExtra teachers, enhanced cleaning regimes and curriculum changes form centrepiece of packageSat Jul 25 2020 - 02:44
