Students from Dublin least likely to get third-level grants72% of CAO applicants in Longford get SUSI award compared with 46% in DublinTue Aug 18 2015 - 01:00
Number of CAO courses needing 500 points up by 25%Over 100 honours degree courses taking in less than 10 students, FOI figures showMon Aug 17 2015 - 13:53
Small-intake courses drive up CAO pointsChanges due to increased numbers, maths bonus points and fluctuating demandMon Aug 17 2015 - 08:44
Exclusion of part-time students from free fees scheme challengedAs CAO offers come out, RIA says it’s unfair 20,000 students aren’t eligible for grantsMon Aug 17 2015 - 08:00
Philosophy: the subject that improves children’s literacy, numeracy and conductA course in philosophy will be part of the new Junior Cycle. Its benefits are likely to be many but how will it be taught and assessed?Sat Aug 15 2015 - 01:00
Is there manipulation of Leaving Cert grades?Exams commission adjusts marking scheme if paper is too hard or too easySat Aug 15 2015 - 01:00
Leaving Cert girls top boys in 25 of 32 subjects at higher levelGirls more reluctant to take on science, technology, engineering and mathematicsFri Aug 14 2015 - 06:01
Time for Government to stand up for equality in education‘A troika-imposed measure means children with special educational needs receive only 85 per cent of recommended resource teaching hours’Fri Aug 14 2015 - 05:00
Asylum seeker who got 575 points in Leaving Cert to be helped, says MinisterYoung woman who fled Ukraine hopes to study physiotherapy but cannot afford feesFri Aug 14 2015 - 01:00
Impact of bonus points in Leaving Cert to be reviewedMinister says it is important to ensure maths bonus system ‘is working properly’Thu Aug 13 2015 - 10:28
How to make schoolbags lighterBooksplits cut-and-paste packs allow students to leave at home the section of texbooks not being used in classThu Aug 13 2015 - 05:24
Failure rate in Leaving Cert honours maths up for third yearSurprisingly strong results at ordinary level despite controversial Paper 1Wed Aug 12 2015 - 10:14
Leaving Cert: Increase in uptake of science, technology subjects welcomedStudents urged to keep ‘a sense of perspective’ and explore options outside of third levelWed Aug 12 2015 - 07:41
Surprise jump in grades for Leaving Cert ordinary-level maths after difficult paperRise in honours maths numbers stalls as ‘uplift’ effect of bonus points at its limitWed Aug 12 2015 - 06:15
TCD applicants issued with ‘pre-assigned’ student IDs to help beat housing rushUnion of Students in Ireland steps up campaign to get home-owners to offer rooms as ‘digs’Wed Aug 12 2015 - 01:01
Have a Leaving Cert query? Contact The Irish Times helpdeskVisit irishtimes.com for advice, analysis and reaction in wake of the resultsTue Aug 11 2015 - 15:10
Leaving Cert: more courses to require at least 500 pointsAs more students take higher level maths bonus points awarded push up levelsTue Aug 11 2015 - 10:29
Lease dispute at only school divested from Catholic patronageChristian Brothers’ lease conditions put future of Educate Together school in doubtTue Aug 04 2015 - 08:31
Leaving Cert maths marking scheme adjusted after complaintsState Exams Commission changes grading of ordinary-level paper following criticismTue Aug 04 2015 - 01:00
Religious education not taken seriously, says studyIreland ‘utterly unlike’ other countries in its use of schools for faith formationTue Aug 04 2015 - 01:00
Teachers and SNAs recruited via JobBridge, despite warningsSixteen special needs assistant posts and five primary among 94 internships advertisedMon Aug 03 2015 - 01:00
Tax breaks won’t solve student housing crisis, says MinisterJan O’Sullivan encourages homeowners to ‘rent a room’ to studentsThu Jul 30 2015 - 21:19
Apprenticeships overhaul offers ‘viable alternative’ to 3rd levelFollow example of Jamie Oliver, Stella McCartney, Alex Ferguson, says Jan O’SullivanThu Jul 30 2015 - 13:20
TCD and University of Limerick win gender equality awardsFour third-level colleges unsuccessful in first round of Athena SWAN accreditation schemeThu Jul 30 2015 - 09:01
New apprenticeships set for financial services and restaurantsApprentices will be able study to honours degree level under expansion of schemeThu Jul 30 2015 - 01:00
Two-thirds of third-level students to apply for grantsStudents advised to beat deadline of Saturday August 1st for applicationsWed Jul 29 2015 - 16:55
210 cases of sexual abuse in schools eligible for compensationLimited scope of scheme criticised by abuse survivor Louise O’KeeffeTue Jul 28 2015 - 18:51
How the Catholic Church could solve the school patronage problem‘The church has it within its power to voluntarily cede some control so its schools are inclusive in both word and deed’Mon Jul 27 2015 - 16:30
Southeast university designation possible ‘within three years’Report says ‘no alternative’ to merger between Waterford IT and IT CarlowMon Jul 27 2015 - 14:31
FF accuses Minister of stalling on student accommodation crisisUnion of Students in Ireland says both long-term and emergency measures neededWed Jul 22 2015 - 18:45
Call for tax breaks to encourage building of more student housingOver 25,000 students a year competing for private rental accommodation - HEAWed Jul 22 2015 - 01:00
Boost in student numbers set to add to accommodation squeezeConcern over the shortage of bed spaces on campus is finally hitting the political ranksWed Jul 22 2015 - 01:00
Geoghegan-Quinn to head third-level gender equality reviewReview group includes Limerick professor who turned down invitation to advise NUIGMon Jul 20 2015 - 01:00
Primary principals reveal plan for small rural schoolsOrganisation says proposals will guarantee that existing school buildings remain openTue Jul 07 2015 - 01:00
Politicians protect small schools - but are they best for children?200 small schools are located within an 8km radius of one anotherMon Jul 06 2015 - 01:00
Small school merger plan would have hit Galway-Mayo hardestTaoiseach’s opposition key to rejection by Government of report’s recommendationsMon Jul 06 2015 - 01:00
Irish Loreto nun champions ‘inclusive schools’ in IndiaDisadvantaged children gain 50% of places in Sr Cyril Mooney’s school in CalcuttaSat Jul 04 2015 - 01:00
Primary teachers vote to accept Lansdowne Road pay dealINTO ballot carried by 65% to 35% but other teacher unions set to oppose agreementThu Jul 02 2015 - 16:33
Exam body failed to follow advice on special needs supportsState Examinations Commission did not implement 2008 report’s recommendationsThu Jul 02 2015 - 01:00
Special needs assistant officials clash over allocations delayOireachtas committee hears ‘worrying’ 35% of SNA applications were refused in 2014Wed Jul 01 2015 - 20:51
Students told to prioritise ‘genuine’ interests in CAO choicesCouncillors give advice to third-level applicants ahead of change of mind deadlineTue Jun 30 2015 - 20:18
Jan O’Sullivan seeks extra funding for special needs assistantsMinister to confirm allocations to schools in ‘next 10 days’ as demand for services growsTue Jun 30 2015 - 18:40
Is bitter better? The philosopher’s coffee questAre you a sourist, a bitterist or an Americano? A Trinity College professor has turned his attention to the ancient beverage as part of an intellectual exerciseFri Jun 26 2015 - 06:00
‘Lazy’ strategy set to result in poorer learning - expertDr Pasi Sahlberg: Parental choice likely to mean educational inequality in IrelandFri Jun 26 2015 - 01:00
Provision of special needs supports for state exams to be reviewedLeaving Cert scheme operates on ‘tighter’ basis than Junior Cert, committee toldWed Jun 24 2015 - 19:51
The Leaving Cert: It’s in the bag. Inside State Exams HQNo examiner allocated papers from school or county as scripts held in colour-coded bagsWed Jun 24 2015 - 12:00
Doctoral programme enrolments fall 9% in five yearsHigher Education Authority calls for greater financial support for postgraduatesTue Jun 23 2015 - 18:42
NUIG agrees to gender taskforce recommendationsUniversity welcomes report as Siptu branch questions credibility of group’s findingsTue Jun 23 2015 - 18:29
NUIG staff should undergo gender bias training, report saysGroup calls for new measures to counteract discrimination against women at universityTue Jun 23 2015 - 06:00
